If XCOM kept getting bigger, it'd become this colossal, intergalactic strategy game that's finally out of early access

Terra Invicta spreads XCOM's alien threat across a Crusader Kings-style map, then goes galactic to become a full-on space ...
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You can get the best of XCOM for a silly price via the new Steam Ultimate Collection

There have been plenty of ups and downs, but there's no doubting that Firaxis did a bang-up job with its modern reimagining of iconic turn-based strategy legend X-COM. 2012's XCOM: Enemy Unknown set a ...
Polygon

XCOM 2 devs explain why it's exclusive to PC and won't support gamepads at launch

The announcement of XCOM 2 this week as a PC exclusive surprised people, but the PC focus is allowing developer Firaxis Games to optimize the game for computers, the studio said in an interview with ...
IGN

XCOM 2's Bleak Future: Why Impossible Iron Man Mode is Canon -- IGN First

“When thinking about what XCOM is, loss sort of underpins a lot of it,” said XCOM 2 Creative Director Jake Solomon, when asked why he and his team chose the unusual route of assuming we all failed the ...
Engadget

XCOM: Enemy Within's clandestine 'Exalt' wants to rule the world

Exalt, the third faction introduced in the XCOM: Enemy Unknown expansion, XCOM: Enemy Within, is a renegade human organization whose ultimate goal is the genetic perfection of the human race. They ...
GameSpot

How XCOM 2's Challenge Goes Deeper Than Just Permadeath

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Almost every video game is a dare, a challenge thrown down by the creators that you cannot beat their game. The beauty of the modern XCOM series is ...
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This week's XCOM 2 DLC adds a whole new unit class - and it's robots

XCOM 2 has a new DLC pack called Shen's last Gift. As the name suggests, it's all about Chief Engineer Shen - and her father. You and the brilliant tinkerer must infiltrate an abandoned ADVENT ...
IGN

Meet The XCOM 2 Sectoid and Viper – IGN First

It’s been said that war never changes, but in the bleak future of the XCOM 2 universe, it definitely has. We’ve already dug into the evolution of the guerilla resistance, but XCOM’s sword-wielding ...
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10 Behind-The-Scenes Facts You Never Knew About The XCOM Franchise

Charles Burgar is an expert on all things tech and gaming. After graduating from Pikes Peak Community College in 2018 with an Associate of Science, Charles spends most of his free time dissecting ...
Wired

This Mod Is the Absolute Best Way to Play XCOM

XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a great tactical game from Firaxis games. Its first expansion pack, Enemy Within, added so much amazing content that it made playing the game an entirely new experience. And now ...
Polygon

XCOM 2 review

Where previous sequels to XCOM games have failed, XCOM 2 — the sequel to 2012's reboot, XCOM: Enemy Unknown — succeeds. Stand down, Terror from the Deep. Sleep ...