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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
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

You have a 100% chance of getting every XCOM game for just $10

XCOM is one of gaming’s greatest tactical franchises, known for stirring a sense of doubt in gamers even when they allegedly have a 99% chance of successfully landing a shot. Well, there’s no reason ...
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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

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 ...
Eurogamer

The XCOM 2 mods you can play from day one

Long War Studios has already produced three mods for XCOM 2, all of which are playable from launch. The team behind XCOM: Enemy Unknown's popular Long War overhaul recently announced its partnership ...
Engadget

Help humans and aliens live in peace in 'XCOM: Chimera Squad'

In 2016’s XCOM 2, players saved the world from armies of alien colonizers who used humans as psionic meat puppets. When the leaders of the invasion fled, they abandoned hordes of their own soldiers on ...