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Why Firaxis Loves X-COM

Game Informer - The original X-COM was a masterpiece, and nobody is quicker to acknowledge that than XCOM: Enemy Unknown's lead designer Jake Solomon. He cites the original title as his favorite game of all time and he wanted to make sure that the rest of the team at Firaxis understood why the 1994 PC title is so beloved. Many at the studio also cherished the classic title, but anybody that wasn't familiar with it was put on a crash course to absorb every detail.

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Chaostar4905d ago

This is what I want to see, teams with great respect for franchises. 2k just stole the XCOM name and slapped it on a shooter ¬_¬

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Get all 17 Items in the XCOM Complete Game Bundle at 95% Off and Enjoy Them on Your Steam Deck

The XCOM Complete Game Bundle includes lots of DLCs and games playable on the Steam Deck. You can save over €220 on the 17-item bundle.

knight6265485d 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

Conloles5485d ago

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

MightyMark4275485d ago

The only game I'm waiting for is Mafia II

killyourfm5485d ago

O_O - Not interested in XCOM?

Syaz15485d 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.

AliTheBrit195485d 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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Magog1242d 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_red1242d 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