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E3 2011: XCOM - What a difference a year makes [GlitchyTasty.com]

Gltichy Tasty's Jayce Diaz had a chance at E3 2011 to take in a closed-door presentation of XCOM, the upcoming 1st-person shooter from 2K Marin that more or less reinvents the strategy classic. If you remember, last year's announcement of the game drew mostly negative criticism from fans and journalists all around the web. The game has been in complete dark for a year now; has any of that direct focus helped? Read on for more.

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tinezedw4696d ago

This game it's coming out on ps3 too,who would've thought.

knight6265063d 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

Conloles5063d ago

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

MightyMark4275063d ago

The only game I'm waiting for is Mafia II

killyourfm5063d ago

O_O - Not interested in XCOM?

Syaz15063d 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.

AliTheBrit195063d 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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Magog821d 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_red821d 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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Magog939d ago

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