XCOM 2 getting mods from Long War Studios at launch
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Long War Studios has partnered with 2K and Firaxis Games to create some mods for XCOM 2, which will hopefully be available at launch.
READ MORE >XCOM 2 system requirements revealed
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You actually won't need such a powerful machine in order to run XCOM 2.
READ MORE >"Cool, those seem pretty good must be scalable. The new screens look really nice so that is good ..."
see all 2 commentsXCOM 2 Devs Address Mod Support, Procedural Levels
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Shacknews talks with XCOM 2 creative director Jake Solomon and art director Greg Foertsch about the future of mod support, how its procedural generation works, and alien win conditions.
READ MORE >"And just as the player is trying to complete the game, the aliens are too. XCOM 2 introduces ..."
see all 4 commentsXCOM 2 introduces us to its new, and familiar, personnel
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2K and Firaxis are introducing us to the personnel we'll be working with on the Avenger in XCOM 2.
READ MORE >XCOM: Enemy Unknown headed to PS Vita, according to ESRB
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An ESRB rating has popped up for a game called XCOM: Enemy Unknown Plus for the PlayStation Vita.
READ MORE >"I keep wanting to get this for ios or android, but I keep hearing how it's a total memory hog ..."
see all 2 commentsXCOM 2 release date pushed back to February 2016
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The upcoming sequel to 2012's XCOM: Enemy Unknown needs a little more time to be developed, so 2K and Firaxis have announced XCOM 2 is getting delayed.
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see all 27 commentsXCOM 2 Gamescom 2015 demo boards the Avenger
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2K Games and Firaxis have released the XCOM 2 demo shown during Gamescom 2015, showing off the game's central hub.
READ MORE >"The guy speaking from 8min22s onward sounds exactly like Optimus Prime! oO"
see all 24 commentsXCOM 2 lead producer discusses what happened to Central Officer Bradford
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He was one of the central characters of XCOM: Enemy Unknown, but what ended up happening to Central Officer Bradford? XCOM 2 lead producer Garth DeAngelis explains during a recent livestream.
READ MORE >"Nice I need any info I can get even if it's a rehash of stuff from e3"
see all 5 commentsWatch the full XCOM 2 E3 2015 gameplay demo
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XCOM 2 is coming exclusive to PC later this year. To help generate some excitement, here's the full demo from E3 2015.
READ MORE >XCOM Enemy Within video review: luck of the draw
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Last year's XCOM: Enemy Unknown was a critical darling, redefining how a turn-based strategy game can look and play. A year later, Firaxis returns...
READ MORE >"Until we're gaming on the oculus rift, I think everyone is bored. "
see all 21 commentsSignificant layoffs at 2K Marin, developer of The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
2K Marin, developer of the recently-released The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, is laying off a "large number" of employees.
READ MORE >"Rod Ferguson's team consists of ex-S.W. 1313 and Prey 2 team members, so I'm guessing we'll be ..."
see all 4 commentsXCOM: Enemy Within adds 'save scum' option for players that exploit quicksave
In XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the dice rolls have already been set when you save the game. Enemy Within lets you turn that off so you can better abuse the quicksave system.
READ MORE >"Just because the odds aren't in favor, doesn't mean it won't happen. "
see all 31 commentsThe Bureau: XCOM Declassified's Xbox 360-exclusive DLC coming next week
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified will get its first DLC next week, the Xbox 360-exclusive "Hangar 6 R&D." 2K has detailed what's coming in the pack.
READ MORE >"Yeah I'd love to see an evolution of the mechanics with a totally different scenario (ie get rid ..."
see all 5 commentsXCOM from aliens' perspective would be complicated, says Firaxis
XCOM has plumbed the depths of a human story, but switching perspectives to the aliens would require more than just replacing human units with alien ones, according to Firaxis' Anada Gupta.
READ MORE >"I agree with this, I don't see the point of an alien POV campaign. Make the aliens playable in ..."
see all 8 commentsXCOM: Enemy Within has you punching aliens with mechs
The upcoming Enemy Within expansion for XCOM: Enemy Unknown adds a bevvy of new features for players to tinker around with. However, there's one primary takeaway fans have become fixated on: the ability to punch aliens with mechs.
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"Are we to infer that the game is launching with mod support? Or are they just making an ..."
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