How Does Civilization VII Run On PS5?

Civilization VII marks a new age for the 4X strategy game: a day-and-date release on consoles and PC. While the game makes the most sense on a mouse-and-keyboard setup, more and more strategy games has flirted with console releases. And how does Civ VII plays on a big TV and a co … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 23 days ago

Behold, Pokémon TCG Postage Stamps

Pos Malaysia will be releasing a special set of stamps featuring the designs of Pokémon Trading Card Game. If you ever wanted to indulge in the long-lost hobby of stamp collecting, now you can get back in by collecting stamps based on another collectible-based hobby that is tradi … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 23 days ago

Steel Hunters Beta Playtest Returns This Weekend

Steel Hunters, the free-to-play extraction/battle royale/hero shooter by Wargaming is getting another round of beta playtest. And that’s happening right now, for the entire weekend. From February 20-24, players can give Steel Hunters a go. This new playtest, the latest since the … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 23 days ago

Assetto Corsa Evo Adds Two Cars And Fuji Speedway In First Content Update

Assetto Corsa Evo gets its first content update of more to come. The sim racing game adds two new Italian cars and a brand-new track to the series: Fuji Speedway. First: the cars. The Lancia Delta HF Integrale is a rally legend. This is the “Evoluzione 2” variant of the all-wheel … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 23 days ago

Dune: Awakening Releases This May, Character Creator And Benchmark Tool Out Now

Developer Funcom has announced the release date for its upcoming open world survival game, Dune: Awakening. Based on the novels penned by Frank Herbert as well as ongoing series of films by Legendary Entertainment, Dune: Awakening adapts the sci-fi desert world of Arrakis. For pl … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 23 days ago

GTA V, GTA Online On PC Finally Getting Free Next-Gen Upgrade

After three years, Rockstar Games is finally bringing over next-gen console features of Grand Theft Auto V and GTA Online to PC. This will be a free, optional upgrade available on March 4. The following features has been available since a native GTA V and GTA Online version for P … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 23 days ago

New Acer AOpen Gaming Monitors Now Available In Malaysia

Acer Malaysia has brought in four new AOpen gaming monitors to the country, now available for purchase. AOpen is brand under Acer that only sells their products online—not available at retailers. And they usually are priced affordably for the specs it has to offer. The 2025 Acer … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 24 days ago

Gamescom Asia 2025 Set To Join Together With Thailand Games Show This October

After 5 year since taking the place of GameStart Asia in Singapore, gamescom asia has announced that they are now merging together with the highly popular Thailand Games Show, as they set their sights on Bangkok this year. In the announcement post, gamescom asia x Thailand Games … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 24 days ago

Elden Ring Nightreign May Look Like Chasing Trends, But It’s Genuinely Brilliant Fun

Who would have thought that there’s a new Elden Ring game again, this time a proper, new title right after last year’s excellent expansion DLC. I honestly was hoping for Armored Core VI’s turn for an expansion treatment, but we’re getting Elden Ring Nightreign. On the surface, th … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 26 days ago

New Onimusha: Way Of The Sword Trailer Gives A Proper Introduction To New Hero

Capcom revealed a new trailer of Onimusha: Way Of The Sword at the February 2025 State Of Play broadcast. And it’s focusing on introducing the new swords-swinging demon-slashing protagonist. He has a name you might have heard before: Miyamoto Musashi. The fabled swordsman follows … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

MindsEye Gets Two New Trailers And A Release Date Window

MindsEye, the game that’s headed by former Rockstar Games president, Leslie Benzies, and his team at Built A Rocket Boy Games, were present during the recent PlayStation State of Play showcase with not one, but two trailers that the head honcho himself also presented with the fir … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

Saros Is The Next Shooter By Housemarque, Releasing In 2026

The February 2025 State Of Play broadcast ended with a reveal for a game we can expect to play in 2026. The one new PlayStation Studios game reveal is the next title by now-first-party devs Housemarque, the team behind the roguelike shooter Returnal. Their next game is called Sar … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

Sonic Racing CrossWorlds Gameplay Revealed: Lap Leader Gets To Pick The Next Track

After the vague teaser at the end of last year, we now get to see something more tangible of Sonic Racing CrossWorlds, the next Sonic racing game. At the February 2025 State Of Play, we see what the CrossWorlds is: racers enter a portal, a Travel Ring, that transports them to a n … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

Days Gone Getting New Content As A Remaster Upgrade On PS5, DLC On PC

PlayStation does remember about Days Gone, after all. The 2019 open world game filled with not-zombies is getting another lease of life as a remaster on PS5 and as a new DLC on PC. Revealed at the February 2025 State Of Play, Days Gone Remastered is coming to PS5. This version of … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

Borderlands 4 Releases This September, More Details In Upcoming Dedicated State Of Play

Borderlands 4 has a release date. The next entry to Gearbox Software’s looter-shooter is brave to stake a date on a release date at the far reaches of 2025, where another big game under the bigger Take-Two umbrella is likely to release. At the February 2025 State Of Play broadcas … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

Elden Ring Nightreign Releases This May

The time to touch grace is not long. Bandai Namco and FromSoftware’s next entry to Elden Ring will release this May. Elden Ring Nightreign is a new game (not an expansion like last year’s Shadow Of The Erdtree) featuring three-player co-op and a roguelike-ish progression, in the … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

Even The Guests At Two Point Museum Are Silly

Sega and Two Point Studio released new info drops on what to expect in their upcoming builder/management sim Two Point Museum. After detailing the silly exhibits one can place in the museums (which actually does require careful placements to properly balance and juggle the many d … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

Weyrdlets DLC Adds A Funny Hat For Charity

Weyrdlets, the free-to-play idle game/desktop toy/virtual pet game made in Malaysia, is getting its first DLC. And it’s not an avenue of monetisation. Developer Weyrdworks is working together with UK-based charity Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC) to offer you a whale-shaped c … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

Freedom Wars: Remastered Review – Savour For The Bygone

The legacy of the PS Vita lives on, no matter where you look at it. Its mimetic memory lives on in the span of the success of the Nintendo Switch and even the Steam Deck. One of its lasting games is the underrated Freedom Wars, developed by the former Sony Japan Studio that has s … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

Freedom Wars: Remastered Review – Savour For The Bygone

The legacy of the PS Vita lives on, no matter where you look at it. Its mimetic memory lives on in the span of the success of the Nintendo Switch and even the Steam Deck. One of its lasting games is the underrated Freedom Wars, developed by the former Sony Japan Studio that has s … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

First State Of Play Broadcast Of 2025 Goes Live Tomorrow

PlayStation unceremoniously announced a new State Of Play broadcast, the first for 2025, will go live tomorrow. The February 2025 State Of Play broadcast goes live on February 13, 6 AM Malaysia Time (+8 GMT). This will be a 40-minute livestream, quite girthy for a State Of Play b … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

Civilization VII Content Roadmap Confirms At Least 2 Paid DLC Drops Coming This Year

Civilization VII will officially be released tomorrow, and as any fan of the 4X strategy game would know, there’s bound to be more content additions. And we have a roadmap of that, detailing what to expect of Civ VII in the first seven months of post-launch support. As expected, … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

Acer Nitro V 14 Now Available In Malaysia

Acer Malaysia announced the Acer Nitro V 14 gaming laptop is now available in the country. This isn’t the 2025 refresh of the Acer Nitro V 14 recently announced at CES 2025, but the 2024 model, same specs and all. The Acer Nitro V 14 was announced back in September last year, but … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

The Sims 4 Businesses & Hobbies Expansion Pack Releases This March

The first The Sims 4 expansion of the year has been announced, right on cue. As part of the 25th anniversary celebration, where The Sims 1 and 2 has finally be made available on digital platforms, EA teased a new announcement is coming around the time the free base game update fo … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

Sega And Sports Interactive Cancels Football Manager 25, Shifting Towards FM 26 Now

Football Manager 25, the highly anticipated management game by Sports Interactive, has been cancelled by the developer after two lengthy delays, and is now focus on the next installment instead. This announcement comes after much setbacks with their new game engine, and the devel … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

Latest Assetto Corsa Evo Restores Online Features And More

Developer Kunos Simulazioni has patched Assetto Corsa Evo to version 0.1.5, fixing the online server issues the racing sim, currently in Early Access. With servers back online, the online-only features of the game which includes game economy, academy (license test-esque challenge … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II Out Now And Already Sold A Million Copies

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II sure delivered, as it sold a million copies within a day of launch. The sequel to the immersive first-person RPG set in medieval Europe, Kingdom Come: Deliverance II continues the story of the first game. As Henry, players will explore 1403 Bohemia (t … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

Psycho Patrol R Is The Next Fever Dream Shooter From Cruelty Squad Dev

Consumer Softproducts is readying its next softproduct for us consumers to consume. The developer behind the awfully beautiful shooter Cruelty Squad is gearing up to release their next game, Psycho Patrol R. The 2-minute trailer says it all. From the horrible UI design to the dro … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

Warframe Techrot Encore Update Releases In March – New Adversary System, New Protoframes And More

Developer Digital Extremes revealed what to expect from the next big content update for Warframe to follow Warframe 1999, coming this March. The Techrot Encore update (previously referred as Echoes of 1999) will add the Technocyte Coda, a new set of enemies as part of the game’s … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

Total Loadout Is An Auto Battler By Way Of Inventory Tetris

Do you love organising your in-game inventory? How about putting that skill to the test in a game based entirely on arranging loot but framed as a PVP auto battler? Indie devs 1TK Games’ debut game, Total Loadout, is precisely that. Pick a champion based on legendary heroes and v … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

Onimusha 2 Remaster In The Works

Capcom announced that they are developing a remaster of Onimusha 2: Samurai’s Destiny. The best-selling game in the series spanning four mainline games, Onimusha 2 follows the trail of the first Onimusha in having a modern remaster released on modern platforms. Onimusha 2 feature … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

Monster Hunter Wilds Open Beta Test 2 Happening This And Next Weekend

Monster Hunter Wilds will be launching at the end of this month, but to satiate the wait, Capcom is hosting another Open Beta Test for everyone to get their hands on the upcoming monster hunting action RPG. Monster Hunter Wilds Open Beta Test 2 will commence in this and next week … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

MLB The Show 25 Showcase First Gameplay, With New Career Mode Features And Mechanics

Sony San Diego Studio has reveal the first look at gameplay for MLB The Show 25 that gives out snippet of what you’ll get to play in March. The selling point for this new edition is that their career mode, Road to The Show, will now start at the High School/ College division befo … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

Wreckfest 2 Enters Early Access This March

2025 is the year of racing games releasing in Early Access it seems, as we have another game added to the list following Assetto Corsa Evo and Tokyo Xtreme Racer (2025). Wreckfest 2, Bugbear Entertainment’s next car game, will be releasing in Early Access this March. Wreckfest 2 … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

Neowiz To Publish Wolfeye Studio’s Next Game

The next game from Wolfeye Studios, the team behind Weird West, will be published by Neowiz. The South Korean publisher will be globally distributing the still unnamed game, described as a “retro sci-fi first-person action RPG” (in other words, a retro sci-fi immersive sim). “Par … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero Sales Pass 5 Million Copies

Never underestimate the collective power of the Dragon Ball fanbase. Bandai Namco announced sales for Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero has now passed 5 million copies. This makes Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero the fastest selling Dragon Ball console game. 3 of the 5 million sales were from … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

More Silly Exhibits For Two Point Museum Revealed

Two Point Museum, the next builder/management sim from the folks at Two Point Studio, is coming out in about a month. Publisher Sega is sharing some more of the wonderful and unquestionably silly exhibits you can display in the town’s many museums which you will be managing. For … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

New Battlefield Teased, And You Can Sign Up To Playtest It

A new Battlefield game is in the works, teased as part of two other big reveals. For this new Battlefield game, four of EA’s existing studios (DICE, Ripple Effect, Criterion Games and Motive will be working together under the new Battlefield Studios banner. Each developer brings … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

Need For Speed Unbound Concludes Live Service Game Updates

It’s the end of the road for Need For Speed Unbound’s game updates. Volume 9 is the final season where the 2022 racing game was supported as a live service with regular game updates. There are no more content updates planned. Tha Kaizen team at developer Criterion has now signed … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

Sid Meier’s Civilization VII Review – The Turn Ticks Faster

The king of the 4X strategy games has made its return after quite a hiatus, which saw rivals flourishing as they toiled away at a new installment. And now, the seventh installment in this series about recreating history within the player’s image, they have pulled all the stops to … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

Be The Bouncer At A Nightclub In Techno Banter

Okay, so how far can we stretch that mundane clerical gameplay loop Papers, Please pioneered? How about having you be not another government clerk (though Compensation Not Guaranteed sounds pretty compelling) and be a bouncer instead? Published by Polish indie publisher Crunching … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

Samsung Brings 3D Display Support To The First Berserker: Khazan

Samsung and Nexon announced a collaboration between the two South Korean companies to bring 3D display support to The First Berserker: Khazan. This will see the action-RPG supporting 3D, as in the effects that makes the visual “pop” further to the front and back of the supposed s … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

Desktop Life Sim My Little Life Out Now

My Little Life, the wholesome life sim that only takes up the bottom of your screen is out now. Inspired by Tamagotchi, My Little Life has you watch over the life of a tiny person living in the bottom of your screen. It’s like a desktop toy, little interactable applications one w … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

Tales Of Graces F Remastered Plays Great But It Could Use One More Quality Of Life Feature

Bandai Namco released Tales Of Graces F Remastered, bringing the 2009 game originally released on the Wii and then on PS3 now playable on modern platforms. Hailing from the long lineage that is the Tales Of series, Tales Of Graces has all the trappings of a great JRPG, and I mean … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

Type To Survive In Reverse Bullet Hell Glyphica: Typing Survival

Glyphica: Typing Survival is a fascinating case of a genre-blend. On first glance, this is another typing game, something like Needy Streamer Overload: Typing Of The Net, The Chef’s Shift, and Typing Of The Dead. But Glyphica blends that typing mechanic into a reverse bullet hell … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

The Sims And The Sims 2 Re-Released On PC

The Sims and The Sims 2 are now available on Steam, Epic Games Store, and the EA App. This is a re-release, now compatible with Windows 10 and Windows 11. Both The Sims and The Sims 2 were never made available on digital platforms, and the original disc copies have spotty compati … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

PS Plus Games In February Gets To Heisting, Ghosting And Shooting

PlayStation has revealed the upcoming games that their PS Plus subscribers will be getting as part of their active subscription in the shortest month of the year. Payday 3 is the first-person shooter/heist game that just fun to play with your friends, and with cross-play between … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago

PS5 30th Anniversary Themes Will Return, But No Plans For More PS5 Themes

The cool PS5 30th Anniversary themes on the PS5 will be going away, but PlayStation says they will return in “the months ahead”. The limited-time PS5 30th Anniversary themes launched last December in line with the 30th Anniversary of the launch of the first PlayStation and the Pl … | Continue reading


@gamermatters.com | 1 month ago