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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.
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Wolfenstein: Youngblood has received the first patch, and it's a controversial one. The patch removes unlimited coins cheat, which players used to purchase character skins and boosters, which are usually purchased with real-world money.
JULY 31
Infinity Ward have confirmed that killstreaks will be making a return in the upcoming Call of Duty Modern Warfare. The devs showcased three killstreaks including an infantry assault vehicle, white phosphorus and Juggernought assault gear.
JULY 30
According to the latest listing by Austrian online retailer Gameware, new Need for Speed game is named Heat and it's coming in 2019. Gameware's website shows the full title of the game along with a placeholder cover art and release window.
JULY 30
According to Troy Baker, who is a voice actor behind the character Joel in The Last of Us, the sequel is Naughty Dog's most ambitious project ever. Baker said that The Last of Us 2 is far larger than he thought was going to be possible.
JULY 30
X-COM spiritual successor Phoenix Point has been delayed once again, this time to December 2019. The game was previously scheduled to launch in September, but in order to avoid crunch and to meet the high standard, the devs need more time.
JULY 30
Sony shared their financial results for the first quarter of 2019 fiscal year - 01 April to 30 June 2019. More than 3.2 million PlayStation 4 units were sold in Q1 2019, which means that the grand total as of 30 June is 100 million units.
JULY 30
According to the Slightly Mad Studios CEO Ian Bell, Project Cars 3 will be a game-changer and revolution in the racing sim genre. Bell said that the game is already 200 per cent better than Project Cars 2 and he can't stop playing it.
JULY 29
Switch exclusive Fire Emblem: Three Houses has topped the UK physical sales chart for the week ending on 27 July 2019. JRPG beat Bethesda's Wolfenstein: Youngblood, which sits in the second place. CTR: Nitro-Fueled dropped to third.
JULY 29
In the latest Monster Hunter World: Iceborne gameplay video, which was revealed at Ani-Com & Games Hong Kong, Capcom have showcased Glavenus monster and its moves. Also, we got a sneak peek at the new Seliana hub and its hot springs.
JULY 29
AMD released a beta chipset driver update for Destiny 2 issue that prevented Ryzen 3000 owners from playing the game. AMD still call it a workaround as they work on a full update but many players report that the update works as intended.
JULY 29
Bethesda revealed several new Fallout 76 features, scheduled to arrive in the new few months. The game's battle royale mode Nuclear Winter is getting a brand new map set around Urbantown, while Vault 94 raid is coming on 20 August 2019.
JULY 29
Offworld Industries' realistic tactical shooter Squad has introduced Canadian Armed Forces as a playable faction in the latest update. Furthermore, the update also adds two new maps, several weapons, three new vehicles and much more.
JULY 27
