XCOM: Enemy Unknown

[Flawless]

Game Informer February Cover Revealed

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One of the most beloved strategy titles of all time re-imagined by one of the best strategy studios in the world. Firaxis Games' XCOM: Enemy Unknown introduces a wider console audience to what made the storied franchise great in the first place. Unlike 2K Marin's previously announced XCOM shooter, which sparked tempers among longtime fans for turning its back on the series' cerebral roots, this title is a full-on strategy game that puts players in command of a global anti-alien defense force. XCOM's leader needs a worldwide perspective where threats are identified, populations reassured, and national leaders mollified – but a tactical mind is just as critical considering every shot XCOM's soldiers fire on the battlefield is under the player's turn-based control. "It’s been a dream of ours to recreate X-COM with our unique creative vision. We’re huge fans of the original game and it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to re-envision a game that is as beloved as X-COM," said Steve Martin, president of Firaxis Games. "We were careful to keep XCOM: Enemy Unknown true to the elements that made X-COM such a revered game while delivering an entirely new story and gameplay experience for both die-hard X-COM fans and newcomers to the franchise."

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The huge feature in February's Game Informer goes into all the gory details of XCOM's destructible tactical environments, the interaction between the real-time strategic view and the turn-based combat, how the XCOM organization improves its capabilities as the war rages on, and much more.

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown comes out for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC this fall. Until then, check up on our XCOM hub page all month long as we bring you exclusive new content including video interviews with the team leads and the legendary Sid Meier himself.

[CaptainZombie]

Flawless, is this game that you originally posted back 2 years ago been scrapped for Enemy Uknown?

http://www.operationsports.com/forum...om-360-pc.html

[snepp]

As an avid fan of the original, all I can say is that it's about damn time.

[Flawless]

Quote: Originally Posted by CaptainZombie

Flawless, is this game that you originally posted back 2 years ago been scrapped for Enemy Uknown? http://www.operationsports.com/forum...om-360-pc.html

Apparently that's still in development.

[MachoMyers]

Good to see this one is going back to strategy. The original is legendary.

[jyoung]

You can get all 5 of the original X-Com games for $5 total on STEAM today.

[Skyboxer]

Quote: Originally Posted by snepp

As an avid fan of the original, all I can say is that it's about damn time.

Loved (still have) the original. Hopefully this one adds to the memories.

[Flawless]

Why Firaxis Loves X-COM

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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. The first X-COM has the scope, depth, and atmosphere to survive the test of time, and the team at Firaxis is approaching the reimagining of the game for 2012 with humility and extreme caution. In this video, the art director, producer, and lead designer for XCOM: Enemy Unknown share their experiences with the original game and talk about the process of dissecting and analyzing a masterpiece.