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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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Sarah Bond's "Xbox everywhere" strategy and controversial "This is an Xbox" campaign have been blamed for alienating Xbox employees and failing to deliver results, with multiple sources telling The Verge's Tom Warren they're relieved by her departure.
FEBRUARY 23
Phil Spencer is retiring from Microsoft after 38 years, with Asha Sharma, currently President of Microsoft's CoreAI product, taking over as CEO of Microsoft Gaming. Xbox President Sarah Bond has also resigned.
FEBRUARY 20
This indie record shop sim from two-person studio Patattie Games releases in May, and the demo has me completely sold.
FEBRUARY 20
The Elder Scrolls VI is returning to the classic Bethesda game design of Skyrim and Oblivion, running on Creation Engine 3, with Todd Howard describing Starfield and Fallout 76 as "creative detours" from the studio's signature style.
FEBRUARY 19
Todd Howard has confirmed a major Starfield update is coming "really soon," featuring meta changes that use outer space in new ways, though he's managing expectations for players who bounced off the base game.
FEBRUARY 19
Christopher Judge has hinted at a God of War announcement coming in late summer, likely September, whilst also revealing TC Carson will return as Kratos for upcoming remakes featuring a new combat system.
FEBRUARY 19
Saber Interactive's zombie-blasting co-op shooter gets a limited-time Steam demo ahead of its March launch, complete with two full missions and support for four-player carnage.
FEBRUARY 18
Wishfully studio states they've given their all as Ghibli-inspired adventure Planet of Lana II approaches release date.
FEBRUARY 18
Sad Cat Studios has delayed REPLACED to April 14, 2026, stating the game is technically finished but requires a few more weeks of polish to deliver the experience the team envisions.
FEBRUARY 18
CD Projekt Red's The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Complete Edition, including both expansions Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine, joins Xbox Game Pass Premium and Ultimate on February 19.
FEBRUARY 17
Sony reportedly pushing the PS6 back to 2028 or even 2029 is the right call. Here's why.
FEBRUARY 17
P.O.N. is a co-op stealth horror game going viral on social media for one reason - completing your heist is only half the problem when something very familiar is hunting you through the darkness.
FEBRUARY 16
