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Semir edits and writes at AltChar where he covers the latest news from the video games industry. He also likes to drop an opinion piece about the hot topics here and there. Semir is a PC gamer at heart but loves a short couch session on his console every once in a while.
Semir mainly covers exciting news and rumours from the video games industry, and often writes about Xbox and PlayStation Studios. He also loves writing reviews for the games.
Semir was a gamer from his early childhood. While games like the original Doom and Wolfenstein 3D were his early childhood occupations, he leans more towards addictive strategies, smaller narrative-driven adventures like Pentiment and exploration-focused RPGs these days.
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Gears of War creator and former Design Director at Epic Games Cliff Bleszinski has an idea for a new game. Bleszinski wrote on his Twitter that it would be a small project and most likely done remotely. Also, it won't be a battle royale.
AUGUST 17
After a substantial backlash from Apex Legends community, Respawn decided to introduce some changes to Iron Crown cosmetics. These cosmetics will no longer require loot boxes but players will still be able to purchase them directly.
AUGUST 17
In the latest development video, Panache Digital Games have showcased some of the RPG mechanics in their survival game Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey. The video reveals skill trees and how experimentation can lead to different paths.
AUGUST 17
Mortal Kombat film has found its Liu Kang, Raiden, Jax and Mileena actors according to the latest reports. Liu Kang will be played by Aquaman's Ludi Lin, Supergirl actor Mehcad Brooks is Jax while Thor Raganork's Tadanobu Asano is Raiden.
AUGUST 17
Bethesda have revealed a fresh batch of details about Fallout 76's raid, which is coming on 20 August 2019. Raid will be one of the most challenging experiences in the game but players can still complete it alone if they are strong enough.
AUGUST 17
According to the newly updated listing, Gearbox Software's upcoming looter shooter Borderlands 3 will weight 39.98 GB on Xbox One. At the moment, the download size of PC and PlayStation 4 versions is unknown, but it should be around 40 GB.
AUGUST 16
Epic Games have acknowledged the backlash from players over the new BRUTE mechs. Epic say that they understand the players' frustrations but still don't have any plans to remove the overpowered mechs, that have been added to help casuals.
AUGUST 16
Bethesda have shared a video in which they detail and explain Doom Eternal's Battlemode multiplayer. Battlemode pits two player-controlled demons against one Doomslayer in small arenas. Judging by the video, it's hectic, fast and brutal.
AUGUST 16
Epic Games have introduced another major update to their store. The update adds cloud saves for several new games and also redesigns game store pages. Furthermore, there's also keyless integration with Humble Bundle and Humble Store.
AUGUST 16
After eight years at Bioware, Ben Irving has announced that he will leave the studio and join another gaming company. Irving did not offer an explanation for the decision. His last project was Anthem, where he worked as Lead Producer.
AUGUST 16
Hello Games dropped the first patch for the freshly released No Man's Sky Beyond. It's a minor patch that fixes several causes of hard crashes on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Also, some early Nexus issues have been successfully resolved.
AUGUST 15
Rare are brining another content update for their swashbuckling adventure Sea of Thieves. Named Dark Relics, the update is bringing three new voyages, commendations and rewards. There's also weapon balancing and general improvements.
AUGUST 15
