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


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

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


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Acer Announces Their PC Handheld, The Acer Nitro Blaze 7

At the next@Acer 2024 event, Acer has revealed their entry onto the most interesting market of PC right now, the handheld PC market with the intent of fighting the likes of Lenovo, MSI and Steam. They introduced the Acer Nitro Blaze 7. Powered by the AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS CPU and AM … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Acer Unveils New Nitro V 14, V 16 Gaming Laptops

At the next@Acer 2024 event, Acer has revealed a pair of new gaming laptops set to release later this year. The Acer Nitro V 14 and Nitro V 16 makes their debut. Not to be confused with the Acer Nitro 14 and Nitro 16 ( which just launched this year) or the Nitro V 15 […] | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

PS Plus Essential In September Is All About Sports And Running

So it’s time to see the games for the month of September for all active PS Plus Subscribers. And it does include a new game, one of Sony’s best sports titles and some horror bits before the Halloween hits. Quidditch Champions is the latest in the Wizarding World lineup of game th … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Square Enix Reveals Tokyo Game Show 2024 Lineup

Square Enix has revealed what will be showcased at Tokyo Game Show 2024 with the launch of their TGS 2024 Special Website. Upcoming programs and information about Square Enix games at Tokyo Game Show 2024 will be updated on the website. The website is in Japanese, but most of the … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Space Trucker And Age of Mythology Retold Headlines The First Part Of September’s Xbox Game Pass Lineup

The first-round bout for Xbox Game Pass and PC Game Pass for September are out now, with a selection of Simulators and Tactical Strategy is needed. Available to play right now on Xbox Game Pass is Space Trucker, a very nice Americana-infused journey on the ultimate open road, y’k … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Risk Of Rain Devs Disband To Work At Valve As New DLC By New Caretaker Bombs

Developer Hopoo Games, the indie dev team behind Risk Of Rain, Risk Of Rain 2 and Deadbolt, have announced they now work for Valve. That’s Valve, the makers of Half-Life, Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2 and the not-so-secret-anymore upcoming game Deadlock. As well as the owner of Steam. … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Register And Participate In Upcoming Closed Network Test For Synduality Echo Of Ada

Bandai Namco will be hosting a Closed Network Test for the upcoming mecha game Synduality Echo Of Ada. The Closed Network Test will go live from September 13, 6 AM Malaysia Time (+8 GMT) until September 16, 3 PM. The test is available on PS5, PC (Steam) and Xbox Series X|S. This … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Concord Goes Offline Just After Two Weeks Of Launch

Concord, PlayStation Studios and Firewalk’s newly launched hero-shooter, will go offline on September 6. The game launched back on August 23. Since it’s an online multiplayer game, it will become unplayable in any form once the servers go down. Refunds are being offered, as per P … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

New Metaphor: ReFantazio Livestream Reveals The Wider Game World

The recent Atlus Exclusive Metaphor: ReFantazio livestream continues the monthly dripfeed of new info for Studio Zero’s upcoming fantasy RPG. After focusing explaining core gameplay systems and setting the stage for the story, the broadcast from August 28 focuses on the game’s wo … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Dagger Directive Brings The Old School Tactical Shooter Style In Announcement Trailer

Micro Prose have announced that publishing game studio Arcane Alpacas’ new game that looks like an amazing blast from the past in the form of Dagger Directive. In development for 4 years, this new tactical shooter really sells the nostalgic look of the old 90s/ early 2000s tactic … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Play Monster Hunter Wilds And Other Upcoming Capcom Games At Gamescom Asia 2024

Capcom has revealed its slate of games it is showcasing at Gamescom Asia 2024. And it looks to be a strong lineup. The games taht will be on the Capcom show floor at Gamescom Asia 2024 are: All of these games have playable demos. You read that right. Even Monster Hunter Wilds. Pr … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Capcom Fighting Collection 2 Brings 4 Classic Fighters To Modern Consoles And PC

Now this is true love we’re making. Capcom announced another bundle of fighting game classics to be available on consoles and PC. Capcom Fighting Game Collection 2 brings in four games from the publisher’s backlog. The 8-game bundle is split between four 2D fighters and four 3D f … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Firaxis Explain Why Civilization VII Has You Switching Civs (And How You Can Technically Play As The Same One) Each Age

With the reveal of Sid Meier’s Civilization VII, it’s been quite the talking point that the biggest change with this new entry is the ability to change civilizations mid-game. The historical 4X strategy game series has always been about picking one particular civilization. A new … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Umamusume Pretty Derby – Party Dash Review – Friends Frolic

A team of four working together to get the win, competing in games that are mostly related to their skill set, and the team with the most points at the end wins it all. It might be a general description of a school’s telematch, but that’s basically the premise of the first offici … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Umamusume Pretty Derby – Party Dash Review – Friends Frolic

A team of four working together to get the win, competing in games that are mostly related to their skill set, and the team with the most points at the end wins it all. It might be a general description of a school’s telematch, but that’s basically the premise of the first offici … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

RGG Summit 2024 Goes Live Later This September

Like A Dragon fans, there will be news. Sega has announced the date and time for the next RGG Summit, the yearly livestream event detailing what’s coming up from developer Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, the team behind the Like A Dragon series. RGG Summit 2024 goes live on September 20, 6 … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown Is Setting A Return to Ibiza For Future Seasons

With the release of the game coming in the next few days, Nacon has announced the Year 1 Roadmap for their upcoming MMOCARPG, Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown. And it includes a return to one of their previous Island as a new location to drive around. The roadmap sees the game wi … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Guilty Gear -Strive- Gets Set For A Switch Appearance Next January

Arc Systems Works and Bandai Namco has revealed that they are porting the hit fighting game, Guilty Gear Strive, onto the Nintendo Switch next year. This edition will include all of the content and updates release so far, which means Nintendo Switch owners will get all 28 charact … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash Will Get Three DLC Packs Starting Later In The Month

With the launch of their latest Umamusume title on both console and PC, Cygames has confirmed that Party Dash will get be getting three pairs of DLCs that includes new characters from both their movies and even manga. This first DLC contains 5 more characters for Team Iris headli … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Co-Op Multiplayer Puzzle Game Pico Park 2 Out Now On Switch, Coming To PC, Xbox Next Week

Developer Tecopark revealed the sequel to co-op multiplayer game Pico Park at the recent Nintendo Indie Showcase, and it’s out now. Pico Park 2 is the sequel to Pico Park, the popular co-op multiplayer game selling more than 5 million copies and the subject of many fun, chaotic g … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

GigaBash New DLC Pack Adds Two Original Titans

A new DLC pack for GigaBash has been revealed. After spending a couple of pack with big-name collabs from Ultraman to Godzilla, this new pack is flexing developer Passion Republic Games’ ability to design original characters for this fighting game inspired by PowerStone and Super … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Against The Storm First DLC Adds New Species, Biome And More

Against The Storm, the “mangga sambal belacan” genre blend of city-builder and roguelike, is getting its first DLC pack, the first since the game fully launched its 1.0 version. Against The Storm – Keepers Of The Stone adds a fifth new species of townsfolk, the Frogs. Expect the … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Foamstars Will Go Free-To-Play In October

Foamstars, Square Enix’s multiplayer shooter with bubbles and style, will become a free-to-play title beginning October 4, precisely at 10 AM JST (9 AM Malaysia Time, +8 GMT). The game, launched back in February this year for PS4 and PS5, is a paid title though it was given for f … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Path Of Exile 2 Launches Into Early Access This November

Path Of Exile 2, the sequel to Grinding Gear Games’ free-to-play action-RPG, now has a new release date. A new trailer revealed at Gamescom 2024 shows the many dark forces which you must face against in the world of Wraeclast. Path Of Exile 2 will now launch on November 15 on PS5 … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

JDM: Japanese Drift Master Adds Licensed Cars From Nissan

Developer Gaming Factory and publisher 4Divinity have announced that they have secured the license to use Nissan cars in their upcoming racing and drifting game, JDM: Japanese Drift Masters. This is the third car brand that will be collaborating with this game, following Mazda an … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Umamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash Out Now

Now hold your horse girls everyone, there’s a new game releasing today. Umamamusume: Pretty Derby – Party Dash by publisher and developer Cygames is out now. This party game, avaialble on PS4, PC (Steam) and Nintendo Switch, is based on the Umamumsume: Pretty Derby IP- a juggerna … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

New Lenovo Legion Go Acessories Coming Soon To Malaysia

Lenovo Malaysia announced the availability of new accessories for the Lenovo Legion Go in the country. Owners of the portable PC gaming machine can now add more quality of life features with this new range of accessories, which includes: The Lenovo Legion Go is one of among many … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Tales of Graces f Remastered Coming To Consoles, PC In January 2025

Bancai Namco has announced that Tales Of Graces f is getting a remaster, set for release in January 2025. Tales Of Graces is one of the many games under the “Tales Of” RPG series, first released in 2009 for the Wii. A PS3 port, Tales Of Graces f, was then released in the next yea … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Lenovo Legion 7i (2024) (Gen 9) Gaming Laptop Review – Sleeper Beast Can’t Keep It Cool

Lenovo, like many other PC OEMs, continue to release new gaming laptops annually, each year iterating and improving on the pursuit of cramming monstrous power in a tight clamshell that can somehow keep itself cool. The Lenovo Legion 7i is no exception to this. But this one of man … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Concord Review – A New Universe Lacking Universal Appeal

It must be heartbreaking for the folks working at Firewalk and PlayStation Studios, a labour of love that spanned at least six years (or was it eight?) making this new hero shooter based on a new IP. From the reveal of Concord up to its launch, it just feels like the game can’t c … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

New Tokyo Xtreme Racer Game Announced, Releasing In 2025

Fans of the cult classic racing video games by Japanese developer Genki, rejoice. After a long hiatus, the Genki Racing Project team has announced a new Tokyo Xtreme Racer game, set to release in 2025. Simply titled as Tokyo Xtreme Racer in English, the new teaser video confirms … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Bully Now Available On PS4, Xbox One

Bully, the 2006 open-world action-adventure classic by Rockstar Games, is now available on PS4 and Xbox One, with a release on iOS and Android coming soon. Rockstar announced this news as the game joins the GTA+ Games Library for GTA+. Active subscribers can now download the game … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Civilization VII Releases In February 2025

Sid Meier’s Civilization VII, the next entry to the long-running historical 4X strategy game, now has a firm release date. In a game of Civilization, players take control of a leader of a civilisation with the simple task of building a civilisation that can last the test of time. … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Indiana Jones And The Great Circle Refreshingly Has More Adventure Than Action

MachineGames’s take on an Indiana Jones game sure is fascinating. We’ve seen the game’s cinematic played out like a clip from a movie. We’ve also seen glimpses of gameplay where you control the well-read and well-travelled archeologist in the first person. One can argue that the … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Mafia The Old Country Is Going Back To Its Roots In Newest Entry To The Series

2K and Hanger 13 Has revealed it’s latest entry in the quietly underrated crime drama action adventure game, and that is the Mafia series. This was showcasing during the finale of the 2024 Gamescom Opening Night Live. Mafia The Old Country will see players discover “the origins o … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Civilization VII Is Making Big Changes To Its Historical 4X Formula

Sid Meier’s Civilization VII, the next new entry to 2K and Firaxis’ influential 4X strategy game, has revealed more gameplay during Gamescom 2024 Opening Night Live. And members of the press and influencers have also had a taste of the game in action. And it looks like Civ VII is … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Shapez 2 Early Access Impressions – Shaping Up To Be The Factory Game To Infinitely Play

Shapez 2, the sequel to Shapez, by Tobspur Games looks to be something special. It’s a chill factory builder/automation game where all you do is construct machinery to make specific shapes and send them to the big hole in the middle of the map. Sounds simple, but the allure of pr … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Shapez 2 Early Access Impressions – Shaping Up To Be The Factory Game To Infinitely Play

Shapez 2, the sequel to Shapez, by Tobspur Games looks to be something special. It’s a chill factory builder/automation game where all you do is construct machinery to make specific shapes and send them to the big hole in the middle of the map. Sounds simple, but the allure of pr … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

1000xResist Broke Me With This One Line

Some spoilers for the game below, beware! “Just be grateful that you get to say goodbye” – Knower 1000xRESIST by Sunset Traveler is a fascinating game to explain in words. It’s a game that might be personal or foreign to the average player. It’s a game that contains many layers o … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 2 months ago

Zenless Zone Zero Version 1.0 Review – Concentrated Dose Of Character Action

Just how many live service games can a developer support? For Hoyoverse, the now-multi-national company that once brandished themselves under the slogan of “tech otaku saves the world”, the answer to that is the ambiguous “yes”. Zenless Zone Zero marks the third free-to-play RPG … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 3 months ago

STALKER 2 Latest Deep Dive Showcases More Of The STALKER Formula With Modern Graphics And Controls

The latest direct Deep Dive from the folks at GSC Game World for their upcoming shooter, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Heart of Chornobyl, has just been released after announcing a further release delay to later this November. The developer deep dive showcases the works that have been done to … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 3 months ago

JDM Rise of the Scorpion is a Good Test Drive For Its Full Release

“Clutch kicking into the corner of the apex, the back-end feels loose as you try to initiate a tandem drift with the Skyline ahead. The roads aren’t fully closed off, so the traffic welcomes you as your Fairlady Z slides in.” Demos are always a great way to judge how a game would … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 3 months ago

Zenless Zone Zero Update 1.1 Adds New Episode, New Agents And More

Hoyoverse’s latest free-to-play action RPG Zenless Zone Zero is getting its first game update, going live on August 14. The new update, Update 1.1, will be adding a new chapter and story episode titled Undercover R&B. The storyline will focus on the New Eridu Public Security fact … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 3 months ago

Acer Day Promo Has Flash Sales On Their Current Line of Laptops

This years marks the 8th year of Acer celebrating Acer Day and once again, they are offering promos and discounts for its various line of laptops, including gaming laptops, alongside the introduction of the latest rendition of the Acer Aspire Lite 14. Acer is offering their curre … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 3 months ago

With Zenless Zone Zero, Hoyoverse Doubles Down On What They Do Best

Zenless Zone Zero, the latest game from Hoyoverse, is certainly built different compared to the developer’s past work. The free-to-play developer has grown its fanbase tremendously after making the big leap with Genshin Impact. What was a known China-based gacha game developer is … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 3 months ago