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Worries about 2K's Hyphen-less XCOM Reboot

2K unveils the long-awaited reboot of the X-Com series, but it's not a tactical, squad-based strategy game. Unlike Bethesda's Fallout 3, the new XCOM seems to miss everything that made the original great.

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rod_furlong5118d ago

I AM OUTRAGED that they removed the hyphen.

sashimi5118d ago

They might aswell call it by a new name instead.

Tony P5118d ago

That's really smart.

Take a game that's basically only famous amongst PC gamers then ruin it for them by mangling the franchise to appeal to console gamers who know *nothing* about it.

Worked wonders with Baldur's Gate, right? /s

Baka-akaB5118d ago

Dont forget how they likewise crapped on Shadowrun ...

2late5118d ago (Edited 5118d ago )

Plasma pistol clip ... 4.440$
Power suit ... 31.100 $
Heavy laser ... 61.000 $
Taking a piss on one of the most unique franchises in gaming history ... pricelss

Letros5118d ago

yea, not so sure about this, you can't just try to revive a franchise name which 99% of current gamers have never played, then completely change the game mechanics. It really boggles me.

Silellak5118d ago

The only way an X-Com "shooter" could work is if the gameplay was done similar to Valkyria Chronicles. Combine that with an X-Com Geoscape and you'd quite possibly have a winner.

This? This reads like someone accidentally typed "Com" instead of "Files" when writing the press release. Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go work on my "re-imagining" of Ultima as a 2D puzzle platformer.

M3rkMast3r5118d ago

I am starting an online petition to bring back the Hyphen in XCOM. Who is with me?

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knight6265069d ago

Only game iam waiting for is for mafia 2 nothing else intrest me well only Metal gear solid peace walkers but ill get that soon

Conloles5069d ago

Mafia 2 lol all 2K get money from is GTA style games and Nba 2K.

MightyMark4275069d ago

The only game I'm waiting for is Mafia II

killyourfm5069d ago

O_O - Not interested in XCOM?

Syaz15069d ago

nice. waiting to see what mafia 2 and spec ops the line has too offer. not into rts games, so civ 5 not for me, and not too familiar with x-com series.

AliTheBrit195069d ago

I think 2K are probably the best Publisher.

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XCOM Veterans Launch New Studio Bit Reactor

COG: A group of industry veterans from the XCOM franchise have teamed up to launch the new turned-based tactics studio Bit Reactor.

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Magog827d ago

From the *new* Xcom franchise. The original was developed by Julian Gollop and Mythos games. He is currently in charge of Snapshot games and his latest take on Xcom was Phoenix Point.

gangsta_red827d ago

I'm all for more tactics games. played Phoenix Point on Game Pass (ended up purchasing it), it's good...but doesn't have that same XCOM 2 feeling. Would love to see what these guys have to offer

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10 Games Like XCOM You Should Check Out

Due to Firaxis’ overall success with the reimagined XCOM series, the XCOM name has become a catchall term for tactical role-playing games in general, which is unfair to the entirety of that subset of games.

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Magog945d ago

The original 1994 Xcom is the one all others are compared to not the fireaxis version. It's also still the best.