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GrE's Preview: XCOM

GrE writes, "Fans of playing games with a mouse and keyboard have many fond memories of the X-COM franchise. So when rumors began circulating that the franchise was getting a reboot, the masses rejoiced. However, in a twist that is beyond the imagination of even the best fiction authors, it was announced that the game would be a first person shooter. As spoken best by the great Obi Wan Kenobi, “I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.” In order to attempt to put our minds at ease, 2K Games were kind enough to let us sit in on one of the first previews of XCOM at E3 2010. What we found may not shock you, but just know that the series is in the competent hands of 2K Marin."

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CrAppleton5485d ago

This game reminds me of Destroy all humans.. from the humans perspective

Neco5125485d ago

wow. I didn't realize how close they really seem

bgrundman5485d ago

Except it doesn't seem to be all that impressive from the preview.

starven5485d ago

I'm holding out judgement on this game. Taking this game to an FPS just seems wrong on so many counts.

DaRockSays5485d ago

yeah, it's a twist in the series for sure, but you can't go wrong with an FPS

Neco5125485d ago

that's not really true. a change in the genre isn't going to mean an instantly great change

Neco5125485d ago

Xcom has been gone a long time, it's good to see it back, but FPS? We'll wait and see.

bgrundman5485d ago

I am against this coming to FPS... It seems like it should be an abomination of some sort.

goku323595485d ago

and here i thought i was the only one

callahan095485d ago

Did all of the people at E3 who are putting this at the top of their lists actually play it? Was there hands-on? I haven't seen any hands-on previews or videos... I'm interested to see some, because the trailer and screenshots and the concept of it being an FPS have got me everything BUT excited. It just looks horrible from the little I've seen so far. What has all these people from E3 so excited? If there's some in-depth previews and footage I haven't seen that someone can link me to, I would love to see it. As a big UFO Defense fan, I was excited for XCOM when it was announced, but so far from what I've seen, this looks like a complete disaster. What the hell has got people so excited?

bgrundman5485d ago

Press were not allowed to have hands on with it. The game was demoed for them. That said, there was nothing truly to get excited about other than the potential for what 2K Marin can do with this proven franchise. Too bad that wasn't enough to garner anyone's full support.

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Split/Second Is The Explosive Racing Game That Deserved a Sequel

The Outerhaven writes: Split/Second was the explosive arcade racing game that outshone Ridge Racer and Burnout. That is, until Disney shut it all down before a sequel could happen.

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OmegaSoldati2h ago

As a kid i had some heart attacks playing this game. The soundtrack right on point with those close calls. I love this game.

shadowhaxor2h ago

Agreed. I still love it and play it often. Still sucks that Disney was like, nah... this game didn't do well, when it did well against other racers and reviewed well.

MaximusPrime_1h ago

Split/Second was one of the game I enjoyed playing. In fact it's still the most popular video on my YouTube channel. It's a gameplay of Split/Second posted 15 years ago. This past month 25 people viewed it. Split/Second is a favourite amongst racing gamers worldwide.

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Interview: Plants vs. Zombies Composer Talks Charm, Humor, and Musical Mayhem

Game Rant interviews Plants vs. Zombies composer Peter McConnell about honoring the series’ quirky roots, adapting its themes, and now going vinyl.

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VenomUK12d ago

The score for the first Plants Vs Zombies is such great, iconic music that it has a timeless quality. Not quite the level of Minecraft, but wonderful in its own right.

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More Read Dead Voice Actors Hint at a Big Announcement

The voice actors for Arthur Morgan and Charles Smith have vaguely confirmed a claim by Rob Wiethoff (voice of John Marston) that big news related to the Red Dead franchise will be coming "before Friday."

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lukasmain14d ago

I hope it's a remake of the 1st game. But it's probably just the PS5 version of Red Dead Redemption 2

OtterX13d ago

I hope a PS5 upgrade launches on the same day as announcement & it costs no more than $10. I already bought the Ultimate Edition once, they got good money from me.

I stopped playing completely 2 years ago until they did 60fps. I really didn't expect it would take this long & I didn't want to start completely over on PC.

GamerRN12d ago (Edited 12d ago )

I've been waiting for 60 to finish the game myself

OtterX12d ago

hopefully we'll know by the end of tomorrow! *crosses fingers*

dmonee13d ago

My wish is that its optimized for current gen machines, with some sort of story expansion. Undead nightmare 2! My 2nd wish is that it just shadow drops on the day of the announcement!.

Lionsguard13d ago

Give me my RDR2 Undead Nightmare already.

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