dia.log - The Gamer Matters Podcast

Ghost Recon: Gangwarcrimes #063 (23/07/20)

Jul 26 • 106 min

How many games start with a war crime? Meck played Ghost Of Tsushima ahead of its release and can now legally talk about it. Meanwhile, Wam is legally required to stay at home and guess what, he’s been playing a bunch of video games. For whatever reason,…

SonyEpic69: allons à l’île de lesbos! #062 (11/07/20)

Jul 12 • 93 min

Sacré bleu! We started with a Japanese joke and went westward from thereon. Wam’s back in Malaysia, but not without suffering. At least he played the new Pokemon Sword Sheild DLC for real this time. Anan allegedly survived the Steam Summer Sales and has…

The Chad - Way Of The Trashfire #061 (25/06/20)

Jul 1 • 101 min

Spoliers for The Last Of Us Part II will drop at the end of the podcast. The eternal summer of game announcements has just started and we already tired out. But that can only mean one thing: playing more old games. Anan and the team is back together again…

Stadia’d Yourself Into PSO 2 #060 (12/06/20)

Jun 15 • 119 min

The Future Of Gaming has arrived, but we’re still playing old games. Meck revisited Kingdoms Of Amalur ahead of the upcoming remaster. Wam revisits Bioshock 2 and opened that conversation we nicely sidestepped last episode. Anan finished Disco Elysium and…

Simp On Lord Gaben, Patriarch Of The Steam Family ft. Tohka #059 (29/05/20)

May 30 • 106 min

The future of gaming is about to arrive. For now, let’s talk about old games. Old games getting remastered- like Mafia II and Saints Row: The Third which Danial checked out. Dota 2, which recurring guest Tohka has been simping on instead of his usual…

Every Game Is Better With Air Dashes #058 (18/05/20)

May 18 • 120 min

The last of this year’s Ramadan episode is wild. We bring in potential-vTuber Irham to the panel to judge if Wam’s a furry as he talks about furry animals. Meanwhile, Danial has played a You And Me And Her ahead of the Steam release and continues his…

Robo-Cocaine #057 (01/05/20)

May 4 • 109 min

Welcome to another episode of the most popular podcast with the mention of Hang Tuah Assassin’s Creed. See Danial flex his vroom vroom muscles after competing in an esport race with Malaysia’s top GT3 drivers. Meanwhile, Anan is learning more Japanese for…

Cheap Chapati, Free PTSD #056 (17/04/20)

Apr 20 • 122 min

Your four horsemen of the Apamcalypse has returned with a new episode. Wam has a sanity check as we all continue to stay at home. Meck played a tad of Guilty Gear and somehow became a believer of Final Fantasy VII Remake. Meanwhile, Anan opens the floor…

Support Your Small-Time Independent Loan Sharks #055 (02/04/20)

Apr 5 • 109 min

Are you still staying at home? Good, we are too. And we continue to talk about video games for your pleasure. Meck makes his case why Animal Crossing: New Horizons seems to be the better Sims game, and finally played that Resident Evil 3 demo. Wam comes…

Audiolog Collectible - #054 (20/3/20)

Mar 23 • 117 min

Entry #054 (20/3/20): The world is facing troubling times, and various parts of the world see people required to stay at home. So we played video games. Meck supposed to play the RE 3 demo (but haven’t), but he and Anan tried out the Trials Of Mana demo.…

Giant aNiMe Spider #053 (07/03/20)

Mar 8 • 87 min

In this episode of dia.log, Wam compares playing Devil May Cry 3 with reconnecting with your ex. Danial has choice words in regards to the standards of a laptop review. Anan attempts to explain what’s a teraflop, an already niche thing, with comparisons…

Where Is My Husband Shadow The Hedgehog #052 (21/02/20)

Feb 23 • 129 min

The runtime is long on this one, so expect some very in-depth, and chaotic, chat this episode. Meck went back into the rabbit hole that is The Sims 4 as it slowly consumes him. Meanwhile, Wam went to see that new Sonic movie and got his hands on Granblue…

Burhan Everywhere System ft. Tohka #051 (7/2/20)

Feb 8 • 99 min

Let’s kick off February with something good. Meck played the surprisingly good Journey To The Savage Planet. Meanwhile, our guest Tohka played the surprisingly awful remaster of Warcraft III. Danial went off to a local podcaster meetup and made us realise…

Roman Cancel Your Segues #050 (23/01/20)

Jan 26 • 102 min

We have entered the new lunar year. As we usher in the year of the rat, Danial has joined the rest of the crew and played Bloodborne. Meanwhile, Wam only played games of culture these days and read more manga. Meck had a lot to say about the best Final…

Welcome To The Pre-Apocalypse #049 (09/01/20)

Jan 12 • 93 min

Welcome to 2020! What the heck is happening?! As the world news becomes bleaker than ever as we step into the new decade, at least there are video games. Not long after we crowned The Anan Award For Best Game We Didn’t Play winner to Disco Elysium, Anan…

GM GOTY Awards 2019 Deliberations #048 (20/12/19)

Dec 30, 2019 • 161 min

What a year it has been for video games. As we are heading to the last legs of this console generation, many new, remarkable games have made our lives much pleasant. From new experiences we never saw coming to classic series we love getting a new entry,…

Gamer Malaya And Gamer Matters GOTY Awards 2019 Pre-Show #047 (19/12/19)

Dec 19, 2019 • 111 min

It’s award season! Since 2017, Gamer Malaya and Gamer Matters have run our own brand of game awards, celebrating the great games (and ridicule some we are disappointed with) that we encounter this year. Whether we played them all or just watch some…

America Is A PvP Zone On Black Friday #46 (30/11/19)

Dec 14, 2019 • 81 min

In the last normal episode of dia.log this year, Wam touched the tainted chalice that is FIFA. Thankfully he also played more Blazblue Cross Tag Battle, Pokemon Sword And Shield, and also reported back on what happened during Black Friday. Danial kills…

The Real Death Stranding Is The Friends We Made Along The Way #045 (16/11/19)

Dec 11, 2019 • 104 min

Sorry! Due to various circumstances, our follow-up to the abang posmen Norman Reedus episode of dia.log - The Gamer Matters Podcast was severely delayed. The good news is, this is the penultimate episode of our regular dia.log, with the final one next…

Norman Reedus’ Delivery Service #044 (1/11/19) feat. Kakuchopurei’s Burhan

Nov 2, 2019 • 128 min

On the day of the recording, the world has been blessed with the barrage of Death Stranding reviews. And we got Burhan from Kakuchopurei, who has finished and reviewed it, to explain what is Hideo Kojima’s latest magnum opus. And the result is quite a…

Borderlands Is Shabu-Shabu, Destiny Is Syabu #043 (20/10/19)

Oct 27, 2019 • 102 min

It was a wild time seven days ago when we recorded the latest dia.log episode. Danial, Anan, Meck and Irham went on the GM World Tour. Meanwhile Wam leads the way as we dissected what happened with Blizzard. Meck warns about the addiction of Destiny 2 now…

UNLIMITED TERMINATOR WORLD #042 (1/10/19)

Oct 13, 2019 • 97 min

In this very late edition of dia.log, Wam finally went to an FGC weekly gathering. Meanwhile, Danial dragged Anan to race pretend cars at ServerDNA and pitched an idea for a Gamer Matters esports team. Meck reached his breaking point with Ghost Recon…

Hideo Kojima Is A Pre-Order Bonus #041 (21/9/19)

Sep 24, 2019 • 109 min

Do you remember, the 21st night of September? The usual dia.log crew have gathered While chasing the haze away Wam is in the UK Anan finds a headphone cafe Meck ranks a loot-shooter- remember? Danial also says Control’s great Aaa, aaa, aaaa Ba de…

The Docketless Episode #040 (5/9/19)

Sep 8, 2019 • 109 min

In this episode of dia.log, Wam thought it was a good idea to go without a docket and just have a good conversation. You’d be the judge of that. Outside of brief talks on Astral Chain and Control, you’re getting a slice of life of a Malaysian with rants…

NFS Hangat, Bangsa Johor DLC #039 (22/8/19)

Aug 29, 2019 • 103 min

In this episode of dia.log - The Gamer Matters Podcast, Meck continues to dive deep into the Jojo hole and went over heaven. Wam continues to love Bloodborne. And Danial made us tangent into a long conversation how ridiculous, or tame depending on your…

The JoJo Machine Is A Stand User #038 (9/8/19)

Aug 13, 2019 • 110 min

In this episode on dia.log - The Gamer Podcast, Anan tried catfighting in Yakuza 0 and now has a MIDI keyboard. Danial gave a status update on Malaysia’s Roblox Community. Wam has issues about Warhammer 40K’s Space Marines he needs to air out. Meanwhile,…

Pitchford VS Cage Pay Per View #037 (26/7/19)

Jul 29, 2019 • 105 min

In this episode of dia.log: Wam finally played the catalyst of the podcast, Detroit: Become Human, and have strong thoughts on SPOILERS. Meanwhile, Meck also played a game from last year, Forza Horizon 4. Danial also played a game from last year, We Happy…

THE YAKUZA EXPERIENCE™ #036 (11/7/19)

Jul 16, 2019 • 105 min

We’ve done dia.log 35 times too many, so this episode we saw some unexpected shake-ups. The crew drill down the details of the new Warframe update, Empyrean, as revealed at Tennocon recently and then we went hard and long on Kazuma Kiryu’s adventures from…

Deviltower Kuala Lumpur - Fishing Is Just Gacha #035 (27/6/19)

Jun 30, 2019 • 115 min

It’s a podcast of emotions in this episode of dia.log. Wam and Meck got high, in the sky, to play video games. Meck suffered the unluckiest streak of 1 rolls in just one day. Danial was fortunate enough to see and play Metronomik’s new game No Straight…

The E3 2019 Tier List feat. Intan Mawarni #034 (14/6/19)

Jun 16, 2019 • 119 min

E3 2019! It’s over! Now the Gamer Matters crew looks back at the glorious, glorious press conferences, briefings and showcases that celebrate upcoming new games. And like always, we rank them by making a tier list. Joining us this episode is Intan Mawarni…

Tired; Plug In The Baby #033 (30/5/19)

Jun 2, 2019 • 112 min

The gang is tired, and before minute one the podcast has fallen into the ruinous ways of chaos. Meck forgot to introduce the panel and had something to say about the new Warframe update. Wam watched a seminal TV series and amazed at that one part of the…

Tales From The Gachapon(d) feat. Tohka #032 (16/5/19)

May 19, 2019 • 118 min

As our #gachapuasa campaign continues, what better way to vent off some repressed urges of gacha pulling than talk more about gacha? The dia.log crew brought on Twitch streamer/our Dota external correspondence/avid gacha fan Tohka to talk 30 minutes of…

THE LINE #031 (5/2/19)

May 5, 2019 • 121 min

The last two weeks was a busy one over at Gamer Matters as we managed to cover the two big releases. Meck is now legally able to talk about Days Gone and somehow liked it. He also spent the whole episode drawing the line of which he can or cannot cross.…

PS4 Produa #030 (18/4/19)

Apr 20, 2019 • 111 min

Have we gone too deep with our Malaysian-flavoured inside jokes? Maybe. On this episode, Meck picks up a hoe and talk about the farming in Warframe, the only game he has been playing that he can legally talk about this episode. Anan is on a gaming detox.…

“Cyber” Is So 90’s #029 (4/4/19)

Apr 8, 2019 • 108 min

On this episode of dia.log - The Gamer Matters Podcast, we have Meck outlining some tips if you want to buy a gaming laptop. Danial has been having fun with Origin Access, the game subscription service by EA. And dia.cast is back to discuss the roller…

SMOKIN’ SEXY STYLE #028 (21/3/19)

Mar 23, 2019 • 121 min

The dia.log crew are back again with their long talks about video games and video games-adjacent passions. Meck got another review unit again just by showing up to a media event. Wam tells the long tales of the Love Shack, a little old place where we can…

Mat Rempit Zombie Apocalypse #027 (7/3/19)

Mar 10, 2019 • 114 min

In this episode of dia.log - The Gamer Matters Podcast: Meck played with Legos (The Lego Movie 2 Videogame). Danial found an FMV racing game. Wam hates Geralt from The Witcher 3. Anan Goes Russian Post-Apocalypse Metro Exodus. While Danial seems to like…

Core Values 30TT On NicoNico Hulkenberg #026 (23/2/19)

Feb 24, 2019 • 142 min

It just can’t stop getting longer. In this episode of dia.log - The Gamer Matters Podcast, Meck continues to dive into looter shooters. He gave us some deats on The Division 2 and updates the state of Anthem after being released twice. Meanwhile, Wam…

$#!+ Warframe = Good Mass Effect Andromeda feat. Farid #025 (7/2/19)

Feb 9, 2019 • 131 min

“Video games, am I right?” It’s been a wild two weeks for gaming. Apex Legends out of nowhere just dropped. Daniel and Anan liked the free-to-play battle royale, while our resident Titanfall fan Wam laments that we are getting this instead of Titanfall 3.…

Friendship Ended With AAA GAMES #024 (24/1/19)

Jan 27, 2019 • 108 min

In this episode of dia.log - The Gamer Matters Podcast, we have Anan pining for Metro Exodus so much we drafted an open letter to request one (#GiveAnanMetroExodus). We also had Meck complaining about lolis and explaining his divisive opinions of Tom…

Season 2 Electric Boogaloo #023 (9/1/19)

Jan 11, 2019 • 95 min

We’re back! dia.log - The Gamer Matters Podcast is here in 2019! Wam went to Japan and finally got Reggied! We watched/played Black Mirror Bandersnatch! Meck goes on about Spyro again! Anan is now a space Grab driver saving up to do space backpacking in…

(GM GOTY Awards 2018) #022

Dec 31, 2018 • 191 min

2018 is wrapping up and we here at Gamer Malaya and Gamer Matters are ready to close the year with one last hurrah: celebrating the best games we play this year! And berating some of them too. Just like last year, we are doing our very own awards and…

(PADORU Edition) #21 13/12/2018

Dec 18, 2018 • 130 min

The penultimate episode of this season’s dia.log- The Gamer Matters Podcast is here. And as we wrapped our first season of podcasting, our past sins and technical issues cropped up again. In this episode, Wam spent time in internet jail for his hot take,…

(Will Smith Edition) #020 (29/11/2018)

Dec 1, 2018 • 106 min

Hello, fellow listeners. Please take your seat and ensure you are in a proper posture. Please ensure that the dead air is not.. dead. It’s another episode where the Gamer Matters crew went out and about. Daniel and Meck got to see the KL Major. Then Meck…

(Black Friday Edition) #019 (16/11/2018)

Nov 19, 2018 • 116 min

As we are near the end of the year, the Gamer Matters crew have been pretty busy. We checked out the ridiculous gaming chair that is the Acer Predator Thronos at the KL Major Dota 2 tournament. Wam and Daniel attended the Battle Arena Esports Family…

(Screaming Cowboy Edition) #018 (3/11/2018)

Nov 7, 2018 • 94 min

AAAAAAAA! We brought Aiman of TheAimGames again to talk about how good and meh the new JackBox Party 5 games are and bicker about Overwatch with the crew. AAAAAAAA! We also went to an Acer event that was later revealed to be promoting its Predator League…

(Anime Edition) #017 20/10/18

Oct 21, 2018 • 98 min

What a season, what a season. With the start of the fall anime season, all of our video games discussion gets a bit sidetracked. A bit. Anan is now a space Grab pilot in Elite: Dangerous and explained to us some benchmark shenanigans on the latest Intel…

(SFW Edition) #016 (4/10/18)

Oct 7, 2018 • 116 min

Jeepers guys! There’s plenty to talk about in this latest edition of dia.log - The Gamer Matters Podcast. Anan continues to be blown away by Bloodborne and his experience attending the SUKMA Esports Experience. Meanwhile, our boi (not girl, possibly)…

#015 (20/9/18) dia.log – The Gamer Matters Podcast

Sep 22, 2018 • 113 min

It’s not yet October but we somehow made a Halloween-themed episode of dia.log - The Gamer Matters Podcast. Now with proper time management this time! Join Wam as he continues his Warhammer 40,000 Kill Team tabletop adventure as he joins a local league,…

#014 (5/9/18) dia.log – The Gamer Matters Podcast

Sep 9, 2018 • 173 min

Looks like the time extension from last episode has carried over dramatically since this episode got way too long. We welcome Sensei of YouTube (OKISensei) and Twitter (@SenseiUcu) fame as we talked about the now debunked #PuddleGate of Marvel’s…

MERDEKA! Edition (25/8/18)

Aug 28, 2018 • 90 min

Tanggal 31! As we approach the 61st year of Malaysia’s independence anniversary, we decided to have a very special episode of dia.log - The Gamer Matters Podcast. Join Meck, Wam, Danial and Annan as they talked about the many games that featured Malaysia…

#012 (8/8/2018) dia.log - The Gamer Matters Podcast

Aug 12, 2018 • 111 min

Rolllling Staaaart! And by rolling, we meant rolling gachas. Tune in to the latest episode of dia.log - The Gamer Matters Podcast where we summarised the biggest storylines from sports entertainment/fighting game event Evo 2018 and talk a lot about mobile…

#011 (27/7/18) dia.log – The Gamer Matters Podcast

Jul 29, 2018 • 122 min

The Gamer Matters crew is back again! After a rather successful live panel at VAX 2018, we made new friends by way of the Jerry Cast. We brought in Jerry and Kuro as we discuss about how VAX shaped up this year and the kink photography panel. Then Jerry…

#X (11/7/18) dia.log – The Gamer Matters Podcast

Jul 13, 2018 • 141 min

We reached the double digits! But we’re not adding it yet. The tenth episode of dia.log-The Gamer Matters Podcast starts silly but ended on a serious talk. And it’s also the most musical of any of our episodes so far. Wam rants about a beach ball ruining…

#009 (27/6/18) dia.log – The Gamer Matters Podcast

Jun 30, 2018 • 133 min

It’s been a while since the Gamer Matters crew reconvene to talk about video games, which this episode of dia.log - The Gamer Matters Podcast attempts to do. But of course we get sidetracked. Join Wam as he break apart New Gundam Breaker and attempted to…

#008 (13/6/18) dia.log – The Gamer Matters Podcast

Jun 21, 2018 • 29 min

The E3 edition of dia.log- The Gamer Matters Podcast is a short one as we wrap up our long coverage on the many E3 media briefings. It’s less than thirty minutes (!) and we run down our personal top 5 games we excited about after E3. Wam, Danial and Meck…

#007 (30/5/18) dia.log – The Gamer Matters Podcast

Jun 2, 2018 • 129 min

Gaming news were pouring as we were recording the seventh episode of dia.log- The Gamer Matters podcast, and we could not squeeze that many things to talk about in two hours time. There’s a lot going on the past two weeks! The motley crew of panelists…

#006 (16/5/18) dia.log – The Gamer Matters Podcast

May 20, 2018 • 143 min

We are indeed living in a new dawn, as hoped at the end of the last episode of dia.log- The Gamer Matters Podcast! And there’s many tales to share and tell before E3 is upon us. Wam shared how he can’t escape from crossing fate with Reggie Fils-Aimé of…

#005 (3/5/18) dia.log – The Gamer Matters Podcast

May 3, 2018 • 113 min

What a roller-coaster of emotions the panels and host of dia.log go through on this episode. We are one man down, with no guests to fill in, but we will have to make do. Join us as Wam talked us through Battletech and Monster Prom, Meck got so excited…

#004 (21/4/18) dia.log – The Gamer Matters Podcast

Apr 24, 2018 • 125 min

We now live in a post-God Of War world so of course we have to talk about it. Come and listen to the latest edition of dia.log - The Gamer Matters Podcast! Our host Meck tries to convince the panelists how God Of War is good despite the overhypeness…

#003 (4/4/18) dia.log – The Gamer Matters Podcast

Apr 7, 2018 • 126 min

dia.log – The Gamer Matters Podcast continues on with another rollicking episode. The third episode of dia.log is an interesting one. Recurring panelists Wam, Danial and Anan is joined by a guest! Aiman of TheAimGames drops by to talk about Far Cry 5, A…

#002 (22/3/18) dia.log – The Gamer Matters Podcast

Mar 25, 2018 • 134 min

In episode two, join the Gamer Matters writers Wam, Danial (Flaky) and Anan together with the host Meck as we discussed the news that happened two weeks prior. We scrutinised the crowdfunding campaign launched by gaming studio franchise/esports…

#0001 (7/3/18) dia.log – The Gamer Matters Podcast

Mar 10, 2018 • 105 min

Introducing dia.log - The Gamer Matters Podcast, the fortnightly main podcast for Gamer Matters, the Malaysian-based English gaming website providing you with news, reviews, impressions, bad jokes on the issues that matter: video games. The first show has…