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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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Frontier have kicked off a new Animal Spotlight series for Planet Zoo 2, starting with the African leopard and its knack for climbing anything you put in front of it.
JULY 16
An in-depth gameplay overview for Game Freak's upcoming souls-like RPG Beast of Reincarnation is the game's best showcase yet. Count us interested.
JULY 15
The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu takes a familiar horror co-op formula and pushes it into stranger territory, creating an eerie experience that thrives on atmosphere, mystery, and a constant sense of unease.
JULY 15
* Developer Frogwares have detailed the PC specs for their Eldritch horror title The Sinking City 2, opened pre-orders across all platforms, and confirmed pricing ahead of the game's 18 August launch.
JULY 10
Frontier have kicked off their Planet Zoo 2 Feature Focus gameplay series with a first look at the sequel's new emotion system, which sees animals react to how well they're looked after.
JULY 8
A long-serving id Software developer has publicly criticised Microsoft after this week's layoffs, saying around half the studio was let go despite years of acclaimed work.
JULY 7
A fresh leak claims Far Cry 7 will pair its traditional story campaign with a high-stakes PvPvE extraction mode, though none of it is officially confirmed.
JULY 7
After weeks of rumours and speculation, Microsoft have officially confirmed sweeping changes across Xbox, with 3,200 jobs to go and four studios leaving the company.
JULY 6
Sony will stop producing discs for all new PlayStation games from January 2028, pushing an all-digital future that many players have spent years pushing back against.
JULY 1
A respected Polish journalist claims GTA 6 will offer both 30 and 60 FPS graphics modes on PS5 and Xbox Series X, though performance mode is not yet locked for launch.
JUNE 29
It's go time. Grand Theft Auto VI pre-orders have opened across PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, with two editions on offer ahead of the 19 November launch.
JUNE 25
Rockstar's official GTA 6 launch messaging leans hard on single-player, and tellingly, there's no mention of GTA Online anywhere.
JUNE 24
