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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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In order to remove toxic and spam comments on Twitch chat, Blizzard are implementing a moderation system requiring users to connect their Twitch and Battle.net accounts. This will be tested on the Overwatch Contenders quarterfinals.
DECEMBER 28
Pearl Abyss are rewarding Black Desert Online players for staying in the game regardless of whether they're active. During the Let it Snow event, you can leave your character on idle and get Snowflakes, which can be spent on loot boxes.
DECEMBER 28
Bioware's continued promotional efforts now shine a light on one of Anthem's prime villainous factions - The Dominion. Their leader is a figure known as The Monitor, who is apparently some sort of vile big-shot in the world of Anthem.
DECEMBER 27
Xbox One's Fortnite bundle caused confusion after redditors called out Epic for misleading advertising. The box clearly states that the full game is included, but the bundle was missing Save the World, which is Fortnite's paid co-op mode.
DECEMBER 27
LawBreakers and Gears of War creator Cliff Bleszinski has announced his next step after leaving games is a venture into theater. The veteran designer has signed a co-production deal for a musical titled Hadestown, coming March 2019.
DECEMBER 27
Recent testing has shown a considerable performance difference in several games that dropped Denuvo. The biggest hit can be seen in frame-times and loading times where a staggering difference of up to 80 per cent can be seen in some titles.
DECEMBER 27
Kojima's new year message on Famitsu indicates that Death Stranding could see the light of the day in 2019. Before asking fans to look forward to Death Stranding, Kojima mentioned the year of the whale - a clear reference to his game.
DECEMBER 27
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds recently got a brand new map called Vikendi and we spent some time trying to win the chicken dinner on its snowy wastelands. It's a great addition to PUBG but some old issues are still plaguing the game.
DECEMBER 27
Sony have revealed the full lineup of games coming to PlayStation Plus in January 2019. The biggest name on the list is Ubisoft's Steep which will set you in a real winter mood, and players will also get their hands on RPG Portal Knights.
DECEMBER 27
Atlus updated the Persona 5 domain which was registered last year but is yet to be used for any Persona related activity. Renewal of the domain could mean that the developer is finally ready to announce the enhanced version of Persona 5.
DECEMBER 27
Those who got banned in Fallout 76 for using hacks to gain an unfair advantage over other players will have a chance to redeem themselves. Apparently, Bethesda are ready to remove bans for players who write an essay on why cheating is bad.
DECEMBER 26
The latest Atlas update is now live on Steam, and the developer Grapeshot Games have included improved server performance, rebalanced skill point requirements and doubled gold and item awards that players get from Treasure hunting.
DECEMBER 26
