Slash And Air Dash Through Cyberspace In Katana Rama, Out Now

Malaysian-based indie devs Ghost Machine Games released a new game called Katana Rama. As featured on 20m Podcast’s Malaysia Direct special livestream, Katana Rama has you play a hacker (in more ways than one) making your way into a cyber labyrinth with your trusty katana and you … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Genshin Impact Version 4.1 Arrives Later This Month

Hoyoverse has shared details on what to expect when the Version 4.1 update arrives later this month. The lands, and waters, of Fontaine expands a bit to the north which includes Fortress of Meropide, where the next Archon Quest will take place. At elast two new bosses are being a … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Will Cover The Rest Of The Original Game’s First Disc

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth got a big new trailer and release date at the September 2023 State Of Play broadcast. And since then, more details emerge for the sequel to Final Fantasy VII Remake, and the second of a trilogy or remakes (sort of) based on the 1997 PS1 game. In particul … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Forza Horizon 5 Horizon Creatives (Series 25) Festival Playlist Now Live, New BMWs, Rivian Cars And More

It’s time to get creative with the latest Festival Playlist for Forza Horizon 5, now live. A big game update has improved the custom map and event creation tool Eventlab to now be dubbed Eventlab 2.0. There’s a few new body kits and rims, but the star of this month is the inclusi … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Capcom Reveals Games Lineup For TGS 2023

Capcom will be present at the Tokyo Games Show 2023, both physically and digitally in the form of a special livestream. Capcom is showcasing the following titles at their booth: Alongside their physical presence at TGS 2023, Capcom will also be hosting a livestream, titled TGS 20 … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Cyberpunk 2077 Update 2.0 Releases Ahead Of Phantom Liberty Expansion Release

Cyberpunk 2077 will be getting Update 2.0 a week ahead of the release of the Phantom Liberty expansion. This is a free update for the PS5, Xbox Series and PC versions of the game. Update 2.0 will include vehicle combat, car chases and improved police AI. Vehicle combat can mean y … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Features A Bigger New York, Instant Hero Switching, Faster Traversal Options

In the lead-up to the September 2023 State Of Play broadcast, PlayStation pre-empted expectations by saying the show is focused third-party titles. Which it did, but they also sneaked in a new trailer for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. This trailer is a gameplay breakdown on what’s impro … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Helldivers 2 Releasing In February 2024

Helldivers 2 isn’t coming this year after all, as the September 2023 State Of Play broadcast revealed. But it’s not too long of a wait until the next entry of Arrowhead Game Studios’ friendly firing alien shooter arrives. A new gameplay trailer showcased how chaotic the fights ca … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Releases In February 2024, New Trailer Shows Massive Girth Of Content

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the sequel to Final Fantasy VII Remake, gets a massive new trailer at the end of the September 2023 State Of Play broadcast. Not only we got a release date, it actually isn’t bombarding everyone with confusion this time around, as we get to see the brea … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Foamstars Invites PlayStation Players To The Open Beta Party

Square Enix cordially invites PlayStation players to the Foamstars “Open Beta Party” at the September 2023 State Of Play broadcast. The Open Beta for the upcoming team-shooter will take place on the weekend of September 30 (10 AM Malaysia Time, +8 GMT) to October 2 (3.59 PM Malay … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Ghostrunner 2 Demo Now Live

At the September 2023 State Of Play livestream, 505 Games revealed that Ghostrunner 2 is getting a demo. And it’s now live on all platforms. (PS5, Steam, Epic Games Store, Xbox Series X|S) The demo has you face some cultists inside Dharma Tower. There’s also portions of the demo … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Honkai: Star Rail Releasing On PS5 This October

At the September 2023 State Of Play livestream, Hoyoverse has revealed the release date for its free-to-play RPG gacha game Honkai: Star Rail for PS5. It won’t be long from now until you can enjoy the space-faring adventures and turn-based battles on consoles. Honkai: Star Rail s … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

World Of Tanks Metal Fest Closing Act Sees Iron Maiden Taking Stage

Up the irons. After opening the Metal Fest with Sabaton, and then having Megadeth appearing as a second act, what has Wargaming has in store to close out this multi-game music event? Bloody Iron Maiden. From September 12 to October 3, Iron Maiden’s iconic figurehead Eddie makes a … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

The Crew Motorfest Out Now – Free Trial Live Until September 17

Ubisoft Ivory Tower welcomes you to O’ahu, Hawaii beginning today as The Crew Motorfest is out now. The Crew Motorfest takes a different turn from past entries as it now set not on the entirety of the contiguous United States (albeit a little scaled down), but on island of O’ahu. … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

New PS5 Update Now Live – Dolby Atmos, New Accessibility Features And More

A new PS5 software update has gone live today, rolling out globally. This update adds the features previously announced that was being beta tested, which is now ready to go for everyone. This includes the following features: In addition, the new PS5 update extends support for PS … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Like A Dragon Direct Broadcasting Next Week

For the first time ever, Sega and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio are broadcasting a dedicated Western broadcast (or rather, for the English speaking audience) with RGG Like A Dragon Direct. Expect to see and hear more of the latest news, trailers and more of two upcoming Like A Dragon game … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

September 2023 State Of Play Broadcast Announced, Goes Live Tomorrow

A new State Of Play broadcast has been announced by PlayStation. And it’s going live on September 14, 2 PM PT (September 15, 5 AM Malaysia Time, +8 GMT). The September 2023 State Of Play broadcast is specifically for indie games, PS VR2 games and third-party games. No mention of … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Starfield Getting Nvidia DLSS Support, Ultrawide Monitor Support, And “Eat Food” Prompt In Next Update

A small update for Starfield has been pushed today, providing some stability and performance improvements, including improvements to framerate, alongside some hotfixes for specific quests. But the update also comes with a note from Bethesda Game Studios, hinting on what’s being c … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

The Next The Sims Is “Free To Download”, But Expect The Usual Paid DLCs Alongside Free Updates

The team behind Project Rene, the next big The Sims game that may or may not be The Sims 5, has shared another update on the project in the latest Behind The Sims video. Project Rene has been confirmed to be “free to download”. VP Franchise Creative Lyndsay Pearson said that “whe … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

You Can Mod Starfield Using The PC Game Pass Version (With One Catch)

Starfield, being a Bethesda Game Studios game, is better with mods. While the list of mods available is still in its infancy, if you’re playing the game on PC, it’s still worth checking out just to see how the community has improved the open-world-ish space adventure RPG. There’s … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Resident Evil 4 Remake, AC Mirage And Death Stranding Are Coming To IPhone 15 Pro

By far the most outlandish reveal for a top of the line mobile brand, Apple has announced that Resident Evil 4 Remake and RE Village, Assassin’s Creed Mirage and Death Stranding Director’s Cut are coming to their flagship phone, the recently revealed iPhone 15 Pro. Not cloud vers … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

We Are Getting A 007 Game On Apple Arcade, Coming End Of September

While fans of the James Bond series have been patiently waiting for more news regarding IO Interactive’s Project 007, A game that’s coming to iOS later this month might satisfy that need for a bit. Announced as part of the upcoming Apple Arcade games lineup, Cypher 007 is a top-d … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Steam Celebrates 20th Anniversary

On September 12, 2003, Valve launched Steam. What at the time was seen as a scummy DRM that requires Half-Life 2 to be authenticated through the Internet is now the beloved de-facto PC launcher and games store we know today. Time sure has flown by. Steam has dedicated a sales pag … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Unity Game Engine Adding Fee Based On Game Installs, Game Devs Are Not Happy

Usually the Unity game engine gets some unwarranted hate among gamers, but this bit of news has made new Unity haters among game devs. For a good reason. A new pricing change to the Unity game engine starting January 2024 will now have a “Unity Runtime Fee”, which will see a mont … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

New Nvidia GeForce Driver Improves Starfield Performance

A new graphics driver for Nvidia GeForce users is available to download today. The GeForce Game Ready 537.34 WHQL driver is mostly to prep for the release of Lies Of P and Mortal Kombat 1, which will have Nvidia DLSS 2 support. But folks playing Starfield should find this driver … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

New Forza Motorsport Shows Initial Drive, First Race In New Gameplay

At the recent Forza Monthly stream, Turn 10 gives a peek at the new Forza Motorsport, simply titled Forza Motorsport, with 17 minutes worth of gameplay. This covers what the Forza games have called the “Initial Drive” (the intro sequence), as well as one race weekend in the Build … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Steam Now Supports Indonesian Language

Steam, the biggest PC client and digital store, now supports Bahasa Indonesia. A new update to the client is now live enabling users to change app into Indonesian. On the desktop client, this change can be done by going to Steam Settings, Interface, Steam Client Language (the top … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

New Forza Motorsport “Not A Car Collecting Game” But A “Car Progression Game”, Says Turn 10

With less than one month away from release, Turn 10 has now showed some more gameplay of the new Forza Motorsport at the recent Forza Monthly stream. Though the more interesting tidbit from the show is how developers Turn 10 is positioning Forza Motorsport not as a car collecting … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Armored Core VI 1.02 Patch Buffs Early-Game Weapons

An update for Armored Core VI Fires Of Rubicon has gone live today. The update has some balance changes on weapons, but folks holding on to their sweet, sweet double Zimmermanns can breathe easy: this update is only buffing weapons. No nerfs. Yet. The buffed weapons are assault r … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Forza Horizon 5 Adding Three New Body Kits, Vorsteiner Rims In Next Update

A new Forza Horizon 5 game update is coming ahead of the upcoming Horizon Creatives Festival Playlist series. The game update, going live on September 12, adds three new body kits and one new brand of rims for car customisation. Two existing BMW cars are getting an AC Schnitzer b … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Forza Horizon 5’s EventLab 2.0 Brings Big Improvements To Making Custom Events

Ahead of this week’s Forza Horizon 5 Festival Playlist series change is a major update hitting the open-world racing game. The update targets a very particular part of the game, the custom event creations community that utilises EventLab. EventLab gets a massive overhaul, big eno … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Konami’s eFootball 2024 Update Is Now Available On All Platforms

Konami has launched the latest 2024 update for their Free-2-Play football series, eFootball. It includes all of the new features that we got to try out recently and also formally announced Lionel Messi as the game’s long-running Global Ambassador. The new update also brings in 4 … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Xbox Digital Broadcast Returns For TGS 2023

Xbox announced that they will be doing a livestream as part of Tokyo Game Show 2023, just like last year. The Xbox Digital Broadcast as part of TGS 2023 will go lie on September 21, 5 PM Malaysia Time (+8 GMT). Expect to hear updates from Xbox and Bethesda and “see a creatively d … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Bandai Namco Reveals Games Lineup At TGS 2023

Bandai Namco has revealed what it’s bringing to Tokyo Game Show 2023, set to be held from September 21-24. For those in attendance, you can expect to see photo booths and playable demos for upcoming games. There will also be a 30-hour livestream, featuring “THE iDOLM@STER” series … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Starfield Is Bethesda’s Biggest Game Launch Ever With 6 Million Total Players, 1 Million Concurrent Players

We have liftoff. Starfield is out now for real, not just for folks who pay extra to play it early, on September 6. As of September 8 2023, 6AM Malaysia Time, Starfield has amassed 6 million players, about two days after the full launch. Note the use of “players” rather than “copi … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Starfield Review – To Explore Space, Forevermore

You leap forward on your ship’s Grav Drive, and you have reached the remnant of the abandoned wonder of The Old World, centuries later. Still standing and welcoming an explorer who had seen the stars expand beyond what their forefathers would have believed to be possible, Doing n … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Black Desert Adds Cross-Play Servers For Thailand And SEA Regions

Pearl Abyss has announced that Black Desert is adding cross-play servers allowing players in Thailand and Southeast Asia regions to play the MMORPG together. Players can remain in their regions-specific servers, or hop onto the new cross-play servers. The new cross-play servers a … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

EA Sports WRC, Successor To Dirt Rally, Releases This November

It looks like racing fans will be getting a bit busier later this year as another racing game has been announced. Sorry, rally game. EA Sports WRC is the next racing game by Codemasters, now under EA. Instead of a new Dirt Rally, Codies’ next rally game now has the FIA World Rall … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

New Games On Xbox And PC Game Pass – Early September 2023

It’s another wave of new games getting added to Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass. And we’re getting… wait, only three new games? Granted, the additions here are games that are on the radar of many mainstream gamers. Life Of P, the Victorian-themed soulslike based on the tall tale … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

PS Plus 1-Month And 3-Month Subscriptions Gets Price Hike In Malaysia, Thailand

A few days ago, the PlayStation Blog shared the reveal of this month’s free PS Plus games alongside a price hike for 12-months subscriptions of PS Plus in Southeast Asia. However, there is more bad news. The PS Blog is now updated to include that in Malaysia and Thailand, the pri … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Hoyoverse Bringing Five Games To TGS 2023

Hoyoverse has announced that it will be exhibiting at Tokyo Game Show 2023, bringing five of its games to the show floor. There will be offline exhibitions, online special programs, stage performances and game demo opportunities. The five games to be showcased are: Hoyoverse will … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Square Enix Reveals Game Lineup For TGS 2023

Square Enix has revealed the games it will be showcasing at Tokyo Games Show 2023 with the launch of a special website, available in English. This also confirmed the lineup of games available at the Square Enix booth for those attending TGS 2023. You can get a hands-on on the fol … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

NetEase Games Teases New Game Reveal As Part Of Its First TGS Appearance

NetEase Games will be exhibiting at Tokyo Game Show for the first time. The publisher will have an booth presence at TGS 2023, and is teasing a new game announcement. The new game will be a console and PC title, with only this blurred picture as a teaser. The game will be shown a … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Series Sales Pass Three Million Units

Square Enix has announced that the Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series has sold three million units, physically and digitally, worldwide. The sales count includes not only the recent release on PlayStation and Switch platforms, but also the previous release on mobile (iOS, Androi … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Grand Strategy Game Houses Of Calderia Out Now On Steam Early Access

If you wish that there are other games doing their own take on Crusader Kings, you might want to check this out. Great Houses Of Calderia, developed by Resistance Games and published by Firesquid, is out now on Steam Early Access. Set in the fictional lands of Calderia, you must … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Cities: Skylines II Details How Much The Sound Design Is Improved

This week’s dev info drop for urban city-builder Cities: Skylines II shares details on improvements made on the sound design aspect. You can expect Cities: Skylines II to have more ambience, with buildings and zones propagating dynamic audio that will end up into a cacophony of s … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago

Armored Core VI Fires Of Rubicon Doesn’t Just Bring The Raven Name Back, It Makes You Earn It (Spoilers)

In the first three mainline Armored Core games (and subsequent games within those generations), players take on a role of a Raven. It’s a job title to indicate that the Armored Core pilot is an independent mercenary for hire and part of the de-facto freelancing network (which cha … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 year ago