Tag Archives: XCOM: Enemy Unknown

XCOM: Enemy Unknown has been dated for an iOS release on June 20. It’ll cost $20 in the States, £13.99 in the UK & 17.99 Euros across Europe, and while that’s a lot of money bear in mind the game is almost a direct port of the console and PC game that launched last year.

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Sony has announced Uncharted 3, LBP Karting, and XCOM: Enemy Unknown will join the PS Plus Instant Game collection in Europe and North America next week.

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown will support cloud saves on iOS which will allow players to switch between iPad and iPhone on the go.

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Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol developer Firaxis has taken an accessible yet challenging approach to flight combat. VG247′s Dave Cook speaks with lead producer Lena Brenk to discuss its development.

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown has been released on Mac directly from porting studio Feral Interactive. However, the game can only be bought direct from the developer or via the Mac App Store, as a Steam release still hangs in the balance.

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At PAX East, Firaxis showed a brief teaser trailer which was described as heralding the developer’s next big project. The teaser hasn’t been released yet but Kotaku has an off-screen version. If it’s not a a sequel to 2012′s XCOM: Enemy Unknown, then it’s something very closely related.

Here’s what you’ve been waiting for since you first fell in love with XCOM: Enemy Unknown and regretted having to leave it at home every day; the Firaxis strategy gem is headed to iPad and iPhone, with no feature left behind.

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown will finally become available to OS-X users thanks to port specialist Feral Interactive. The Mac version is called the Elite Edition, and includes the base game and all previously released DLC including the Slingshot pack, the Elite Soldier pack and the Second Wave update. Although no release date has been set, you can pre-order the Elite Edition through Feral’s dedicated mini-site. XCOM: Enemy Unknown is also available on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Firaxis’s Jake Solomon has said an earlier push to reboot X-COM ahead of 2012′s Enemy Unknown is probably better off in the prototype afterlife.

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown lead designer Jake Solomon has said to expect more DLC for the game this year, as Slingshot and Second Wave are just the start. “We do have more content coming in 2013,” he told Polygon. “We’re working on something really awesome.” A release window wasn’t provided, as Solomon said it will take the team “some time” to complete the work. Solomon did say, though, that the next DLC wouldn’t have the “limited scope” of the Slingshot DLC.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown’s second DLC pack is a free pile of game-altering options available right now.

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The inevitably lost soldiers endured when fighting to protect earth in XCOM: Enemy Unknown can now be remembered and honored publicly on a Facebook XCOM memorial wall.
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Want to have a look at screenshots and video for XCOM: Enemy Unknown’s first DLC, the Slingshot Pack? Of course you do. Head onward for your fill. The content is out today on PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 according to 2K. It’ll release on PSN in Europe tomorrow.

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The first add-on pack for XCOM:Enemy Unknown, the Slingshot Content Pack, is now available for $6.99/560 MS Points on PC, PS3, and Xbox Live. PS3 users in Europe can expect the content to land tomorrow via the weekly PSN update. In the DLC, players will meet a Triad operative, divert an alien ship’s course, and battle the aliens in the skies over China through new linked Council missions. The pack also includes three new maps tied to the Council missions, a new playable squad character, and new character customization options. If you’ve yet to pick the game up, a two level single-player demo is still available through PSN, Steam, and XBL.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown’s ‘Slingshot’ DLC launches next week on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360, and sees earth’s defenders working alongside the Triad to repel an alien attack. Check out the details below.

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown developer Firaxis had a mammoth task on its hands when attempting to reboot Julian Gollop’s original game UFO: Enemy Unknown. The team can relax however, as the 2K-published game has received Gollop’s blessing.

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If the aliens of XCOM: Enemy Unknown have been vaporizing too many of your comrades lately, fear not: 2K and Firaxis are planning on easing things up a bit.

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Publisher 2K Games has unveiled plans to release more downloadable content for XCOM: Enemy Unknown sometime next year.

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown will be getting two pieces of single-player add-on content. In addition to these two add-on content packs, the Elite Soldier Pack, which was free to those who pre-ordered the game, is now available for purchase.

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown fans believe they’ve uncovered hints at a future DLC expansion.

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