Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Now Available On PS4 And Xbox One, But No Free Last-Gen “Upgrade”

In a wild move, EA and Respawn has made Star Wars Jedi: Survivor available on PS4 and Xbox One, a year after the game originally launched on PS5, PC and Xbox Series X|S. This is one of the most high-profile example of a game being backported to consoles from a previous generation … | Continue reading


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Junxions Is A Traffic Management Sim Where You Can Design Your Ultimate Road Junctions

Indie publisher Hooded Horse continues to sign new games under their ever-growing portfolio of strategy games and simulators. And this latest title by Slovakia-based developer CyberStorm fits in the latter with their upcoming title, Junxions. In Junxions, players can design traff … | Continue reading


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Freedom Wars Finally Escapes To PC, Nintendo Switch And PlayStation Consoles Next January

With Tokyo Game Show loaming ever closer, Bandai Namco has announced that they will be remastering the fan-favorite PS Vita title, Freedom Wars for both consoles and PC, a decade since its original release back in 2014. Developed by Dimps and originally published by Sony Computer … | Continue reading


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There Will Be More The Sims In The Future, And You Can Help Shape It

EA and Maxis have released a post outlining the future of The Sims, and in their words, the future is Plumbob Green. As the series hits its 25th anniversary next year, expect to see more The Sims 4, the next The Sims game codenamed Project Rene, and more. Likely with the new, ref … | Continue reading


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Skate Will Launch In Early Access In 2025

Skate (stylised as “skate.”) the upcoming new entry to the Skate series, now has a launch window. And surprisingly, this EA game will be launch as an Early Access release. Big-budget publishers don’t usually release Early Access games, but the game that could’ve been called Skate … | Continue reading


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Wizard Of Legend 2 Enters Early Access This October

Wizard Of Legend 2, sequel to indie roguelite Wizard Of Legend, now has a release date for its Early Access release. Developed by Dead Mage, this game is curiously still published by Humble Games. It shouldn’t be a surprise given Humble Games published the first Wizard Of Legend, … | Continue reading


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Free-To-Play “Racing Royale” Game Faaast Penguin Releases Later This Week

Japan-based developer Historia (the makers of The Caligula Effect 2 on PC, Live A Live and more) have announced the release date of their next game, Faaast Penguin. Faaast Penguin (not a typo) is a free-to-play “racing royale” where 40 players race on obstacle course tracks to be … | Continue reading


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A Deep Look Into The Upcoming Starfield Expansion Shattered Space, Sets Up More Mystery

Bethesda has showcased a new Deep Dive trailer for the upcoming Starfield expansion that’s coming out at the end of September. Shattered Space will see players visiting the homeworld of House Va’ruun, the mostly hostile group within the Settled Systems in the base game, as it’s o … | Continue reading


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Fairy Tail: Beach Volleyball Havoc Is A Volleyball With Wild Magical Curveballs

Here’s a pitch, a beach volleyball game but use characters from an established IP. It’s a wide gamut of games that ranges from Pikachu Volleyball to Dead Or Alive Beach Volleyball. And now here’s one more to add to that list. Fairy Tail: Beach Volleyball Havoc is a beach volleyba … | Continue reading


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Witch The Showdown Combines One-On-One Character Action Duels With Deckbuilding

If you’re looking up if anyone has combined deckbuilding rougelikes with character action, the answer to that is yes with the release of Witch The Showdown. This is a new game developed by Japan-based indie studio Citales Games. In a world where science and magic have merged into … | Continue reading


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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 Review – The Emperor Aprroves

“In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war.” That one line from an opening paragraph from a rulebook for the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop game has become the tagline of this rich universe Games Workshop has built. That line is how we got the phrase “grimdark,” a sett … | Continue reading


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New Civilization VII Livestream Gives A Thorough Look At How The Early Game Plays

Firaxis hosted a livestream showing gameplay of the upcoming historical 4X game, Sid Meier’s Civilization VII. With this version of the game bringing some core changes to the formula, in particular how the game is now spit into three different ages, the livestream sheds light on … | Continue reading


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Zenless Zone Zero Update 1.2 Arriving Next Week – New Agents, New Story, New Location And More

A new update for Hoyoverse’s latest freet-to-play game Zenless Zone Zero, set to release on September 25. Update 1.2, “Tour de Inferno”, will allow players to continue the story to a new location, as hinted at the end of Chapter 3. Players will be exploring the Outer Ring, the ou … | Continue reading


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Acer Predator APAC League Sets MITEC KL AS Their Grand Final Venue Next Year

Acer Malaysia has announced that the Asia Pacific (APAC) Predator League 2025 Grand Finals will be hosted at our own backyard next January, at the MITEC Complex in Kuala Lumpur. We’ll be welcoming teams from all 14 APAC regions, who are competing in Dota 2 and VALORANT on 11 & 12 … | Continue reading


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Yoko Taro Says Metaphor: ReFantzio’s UI Is “So Stylish That I Almost Soiled Myself”

More than seven years ago, Atlus asked Yoko Taro to give his opinions on the then-new Studio Zero announcing their new project, a fantasy RPG codenamed Project: ReFantasy. The game designer behind Nier and Drakenguard candidly (and jokingly) asks Atlus and Studio Zero to reconsid … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

New Enotria: The Last Song Trailer Shows More Of The World And Combat

Enotria: The Last Song prepared a new trailer which was showcased back at Gamescom 2024. The new soulslike action-RPG by Jyamma Games definitely looks like a soulslike. But more importantly, its world looks something than just a riff of Dark Souls or Elden Ring. Of course, there’ … | Continue reading


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Black Desert Land Of The Morning Light -Seoul Update Adds New Region, Boss Raid And End-Gear

Pearl Abyss’ ongoing MMORPG Black Desert is now updated with new content as part of Land Of The Morning Light – Seoul. This is the follow-up to last year’s update Land Of The Morning Light. Land Of The Morning Light – Seoul expands the Haso Continent map further with the addition … | Continue reading


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Gameplay Deep Dive Of Dragon Age: The Veilguard Shows New Action Gameplay Still Has Tactical And Strategic Depth

Two weeks ago, BioWare shared a new post that goes deep into explaining the combat and builds available in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. The game debuted with new gameplay that looks way, way, different to how the previous three Dragon Age games ever played before. It’s certainly an … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Call Of Duty Black Ops 6 Beta Biggest In Series History

Activision revealed that the recent Call Of Duty Black Ops 6 beta, which ran from between August 30 to September 9, is the biggest the Call Of Duty has had. Counting the statistic between both the Early Access Beta (August 30-September 4) and Open Beta (September 6-9), COD BLOPS … | Continue reading


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Sega, Atlus Reveal Tokyo Game Show 2024 Booth Line-Up

Attendees of Tokyo Game Show 2024, to be held on September 26-29 at Makuhari Messe, Tokyo, Japan can expect to find a booth by Sega and Atlus. The Sega/Atlus booth at TGS 2024 will exhibit not only games by Sega and Atlus, but also games by other publishers and developers. Some o … | Continue reading


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New Games On PS Plus Game Catalog (PS Plus Extra, Premium/Deluxe) – September 2024

Once again, The PlayStation Plus Game Catalog (or Catalogue for the UK English speakers) is now updated with new games for September. This time, we’re seeing another day one release on top of games we’re be getting on the Extra and Premium/ Deluxe side. We’ll be getting The Pluck … | Continue reading


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Elden Ring Update Nerfs Shadow Of The Erdtree’s Final Boss, Buffs Weapon Arts, Spells And Incantations

Elden Ring has been updated. The new 1.14 patch brings various bug fixes, but more importantly, it has nerfed the overtuned final boss fight that awaits the end of the Shadow Of The Erdtree DLC. The final boss fight now deals less damage and stamina damage on some attacks, the ra … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Finally, A Carmen Sandiego Game Where You Actually Play As Her

Gameloft and HarperCollins Productions announced a new Carmen Sandiego game, simply titled Carmen Sandiego. In the many games and extended media of Carmen Sandiego, she has always been portrayed as the villain that needs to be stopped. This new game by Gameloft finally turned the … | Continue reading


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The Crew Motorfest Year 2 Promises More Roads In Maui, Plus More Info On The Chase Squad Expansion

The 2nd Year of content for Ubisoft’s latest massive multiplayer racer, The Crew Motorfest, has been unveiled during the recent showcase event for the series. As revealed during Summer Game Fest week, the map would be expanded to include the island of Maui, with it connected the … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Jack & Detectives Is A Social Deduction Game Where You Don’t Talk

There’s plenty of different takes on the social deduction game, or a Werewolf game, or an “Among Us-like” if you will. And here’s one more to add in this social-forward genre: a game where talking is not required. Jack & Detectives is a game where one person is Jack, as in the in … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

The Elder Scrolls: Castles Out Now On Mobile

The Elder Scrolls: Castles is out now on iOS and Android. This is the latest game by Bethesda Game Studios and a spiritual successor to Fallout Shelter. In The Elder Scrolls: Castles, you build a castle a populate with subjects and a ruler. Every real-time day is a year passed in … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Satisfactory Player Count Skyrockets Pass 100,000 Players On 1.0 Launch

Coffee Stain’s first-person factory builder and automation game Satisfactory has finally left Early Access with its 1.0 release today, and so many players are currently having a go at it. The game has upwards of 100,000 players currrently playing on Steam, an all-time high on the … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

NBA 2K25 Is Now Available On All Platform, With PC Finally Getting Next Gen Treatment

2K Games and Visual Concepts has released the latest edition of their highly popular sports title, NBA 2K25. It is now officially available worldwide on all Platforms, from PC, the Xbox Series, and PS5s, to even the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PS4. The new game for the next-ge … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

The Crew 2 and The Crew Motorfest Will Be Getting Offline Mode In The Future

Ubisoft has announced in a recent Showcase that both of their current racing titles, The Crew 2 and The Crew Motorfest will be getting an Offline Mode in the coming months, spearing their fates from it’s predecessor, 2014’s The Crew, whose servers closed down back in April, rende … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

PS5 Pro Announced – Mid-Gen Upgrade Console Releasing This November

PlayStation, as expected, has announced the PS5 Pro, the mid-generation upgrade of the PS5. The PS5 Pro will have improved performance that allow higher fidelity graphics while still maintaining 60 FPS. The spec improvements are as follows: The PS5 Pro also supports PS5 Pro Game … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Forza Motorsport Update 12 Adds Challenge Hub, Spectate Mode, New Cars And More

Forza Motorsport is now updated with new features and another month of new car additions. For Update 12, the racing game now adds a Spectate Mode for private multiplayer, enabling the league racing communities for the game to finally able to stream and broadcast their races. Some … | Continue reading


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Be A Schoolgirl Superhero Fighting Monsters In The Name Of Content In Mightreya

Who would win, a kaiju-like being frrom another dimension or a young punchgirl with a mask that can jump, fly, kick and punch? Whatever the answer may be, it should make for good content in the world of Mightreya. Mightreya is an indie game developed by Japan-based developers Waz … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

“PS5 Technical Presentation” By Mark Cerny Goes Live Tonight

PlayStation announced an upcoming livestream presentation happening tonight, 11 PM Malaysia time (+8 GMT). The “PS5 Technical Presentation” will be hosted by Mark Cerny which will focus on “PS5 and innovations in gaming technology”. This is a rather omnious, and also sudden, deve … | Continue reading


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Parking Garage Rally Circuit Steers Itself Onto A September 20 Release

Clear out of your designated parking spaces as the cars are about to roll in. Walaber Entertainment has announced a release date for their upcoming retro racer, Parking Garage Rally Circuit. The game does have the feeling of mixing together the modern Trackmania game, and more re … | Continue reading


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Quirky Racer What The Car Is Now Out On Steam

Well, here is a pleasant surprise. Triband, the folks behind “WHAT THE GOLF?”, has released their latest game onto PC. And it involves a car with legs. WHAT THE CAR? is quite weird in a racing game sense, but doubling as an action adventure game, it does excel in making a whole s … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Heaven 17 Rejects Rockstar Games Offer For Song Feature In GTA VI

Martyn Ware, founding member and songwriter for the British synthpop band Heaven 17, have publicly revealed the band rejected a deal by Rockstar Games to feature one of its songs, Temptation, in the upcoming game Grand Theft Auto VI. In a thread of two tweets, Ware revealed how m … | Continue reading


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Roguelike Card Game Balatro Gets A Mobile Release

Balatro, the trailblazing indie game that infuses a game of poker with roguelike elements, is getting released on mobile. First launched on PC, Balatro has proven to be a potent addiction as players play a game of poker with ever-changing goals and deck of cards as they rack up m … | Continue reading


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Ghostrunner 2 Endless Moto DLC Out Now

505 Games and One More Level have released another DLC for Ghostrunner 2, Endless Moto Mode. Endless Moto Mode lets players engage in more of the motorcycle riding gameplay as seen in the main story. In this mode, the road ahead is procedurally generated and the longer you ride, … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Astro Bot Launch Event Taking Off In Malaysia Next Week

Today’s the launch of PlayStation Studios and Team Asobi’s latest game, Astro Bot. The 3D platformer with raving reviews (including us here at Gamer Matters) is availble for purchase today. If you’re in Malaysia, you too can celebrate the occasion by joining in the launch event f … | Continue reading


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Xbox Set To Have A Broadcast During Tokyo Game Show Week, Showcasing Games From Asia and Japan

Xbox has announced an upcoming broadcast show during the upcoming Tokyo Game Show on September 26. They will be sharing content from the likes of Xbox Game Studios, Activision, Blizzard Entertainment, and Bethesda, while also highlighting third-party partners primarily based in J … | Continue reading


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My First Gran Turismo – Gran Turismo 7 Free Demo Coming Later This Year

There’s new Gran Turismo 7 content coming, but it’s for those who haven’t played Gran Turismo 7 yet. PlayStation revealed a new trial version of GT7 called My First Gran Turismo is set to launch later this year around the holiday season. My First Gran Turismo is “designed to attr … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Astro Bot Review – Rediscovering The Power Of Play

For those who have been gaming for years, have you ever stop to recall the moment you fallen in love with the hobby? What’s your first game? How did you get your hands on it? How was that experience? What got you hooked? For me, it was a mix of platformers (the original Spyro The … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2 Launches Next Week

Ready your boltguns to slay xenos in the name of the Emperor, again. The long-awaited sequel to Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine will be available on September 99. While the original 2011 game was developed by Relic, Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2 is by Saber Interactive, an establ … | Continue reading


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Minimalist Racing Management Game Golden Lap Lines Up September 26 Release

It seems like we’re getting Funselektor’s latest racing management game, Golden Lap, in the coming weeks, The game is a sort of a throwback to the 1970s era of F1, as we become a single-seater team principle by hiring drivers and overseeing its race strategy within the backdrop o … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Toei Animation To Publish Their First Indie Game With Noroi Kago: The Grudged Domain

Looks like Toei Animation, the animation studio behind popular anime series such as Dragon Ball, Sailor Moon and One Piece, is now expanding its repertoire by publishing an indie game. Toei Animation will be publishing Toydium’s next game, Noroi Kago: The Grudged Domain. The deve … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

No Man’s Sky Latest Update Adds Fishing And More Watery Features

Abouot 10 years ago the gaming community at large was criticising indie developer Hello Games for overpromising their space game No Man’s Sky. And eight years since launch later, the developer, are still updating No Man’s Sky with new gameplay features and content. Despite them c … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Final Fantasy XVI Launches On PC This Month, Demo Now Available

PC players who have been looking from afar watching PS5 players enjoying Final Fantasy XVI and are shouting “COME TO ME IFRIT” as if to conjure a PC port into existence, rejoice. The summoning ritual works. Final Fantasy XVI, the latest mainline entry to the long-established Fina … | Continue reading


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Graft Is A Survival Horror RPG From The Makers Of Shadowrun Returns and Battletech

Newly-independent developer that now goes by the name Harebrained (previously Harebrained Schemes) has revealed the new game they are working after parting ways with Paradox Interactive. Graft is a “post-cyberpunk survival horror RPG” where the main draw is the ability to graft n … | Continue reading


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