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Gaming News #21

28 August 2026

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Active Matter Locks In a September 15 Launch and Hands Old Gaijin Buyers a Free Steam Copy

Gaijin Entertainment and Matter Team confirmed at Gamescom on August 25 that Active Matter, their PvPvE extraction shooter (you raid unstable zones for loot while fighting AI monsters and rival squads), launches September 15 on Steam, Xbox Series X|S, and PS5. The standard edition costs 29.99 USD. Anyone who bought the earlier Gaijin Store version gets an equivalent Steam copy for free, with progress carried across. The pitch leans on SCP-style contained-anomaly horror and gravity-bending arenas.

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Discussion Topics

  1. Is 30 dollars the right price for a new extraction shooter, or does anything above free struggle to keep a lobby now?
  2. SCP anomalies and gravity tricks: a fresh hook, or a gimmick bolted onto Tarkov's loop?
  3. Which extraction shooter loses its squads first when Active Matter, ARC, and Marathon all fight for the same players?
  4. Would you move your Gaijin progress over to Steam, or start clean?