It’s a long, grisly war out there, commanders. These alien occupiers are tough bastards, and you’re gonna lose a lot…
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Two alien jerks are bearing down on your squad. You’ve got a rocket loaded up and ready. Now to see if you can hit…
XCOM 2 is great! Well, mostly. It has some performance issues and, more pertinently, it can get a little frustrating…
I’m getting something about a “Shadow Chamber,” but I don’t quite understand what I’m supposed to do, exactly. I’ll…
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Continuing their series of “excellent video game soundtracks with amazing cover art”, iam8bit’s latest effort is…
When your surviving XCOM 2 soldiers are returning to base, the loading screen can last a reeeeeaaaaaallly long time.…
I knew I liked XCOM 2 a whole lot pretty much from the moment I started playing it. I knew I loved it when I…
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Any time an alien commander spots you in XCOM 2, it yells some garbled junk in its stupid alien language and deploys…
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XCOM 2 Bebop. I’m not sure why ion bomb decided to mash-up XCOM 2 and sci-fi anime classic Cowboy Bebop, but you know what? It works weirdly well. (Warning: this video will give you glimpses of a few later-game alien types. Also “Tank” will be stuck in your head forever.)
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Today on Highlight Reel we have rhythmic snake monsters, loafing Assassin’s Creed workers, Black Ops 3 mistakes, and…
XCOM 2 not only supports fan-made mods, but it’s also quite easy to modify soldiers to look like someone familiar.
You can save at any time in XCOM 2, and you can name your saves. This is, unquestionably, a good thing.
We already knew XCOM 2 wouldn’t support traditional game pads, like the Xbox 360 controller, but it will work with the Steam Controller. They’ll tweak the way it works over time, and consider this an “initial implementation.” Gotta admit, I’m still bummed I can’t play XCOM 2 on my big TV!
The Long War is, far and away, the most popular mod for the 2013's XCOM reboot. It’s a pleasant surprise, then, to…
XCOM 2 isn’t out yet, but the game’s hardcover art book is, and the publishers were kind enough to pass some images…
PC strategy game XCOM 2 has been delayed from November to February 5 of next year, according to dev studio Firaxis…
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The latest XCOM 2 trailer gives a sense of how base management will work. Research and development, troop training, and monitoring for attacks, all from your new mobile base on a repurposed alien ship. Which I’m sure won’t lead to any complications...
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IGN has the first details on XCOM 2, the secretive project 2K Games has been teasing for a little while now. It’s…