Tag Archives: XCOM: Enemy Unknown

A video showing the multiplayer mode in XCOM: Enemy Unknown has been unleashed on YouTube courtesy of Gamespot. In the video posted below, the site discusses the mode, point system, and balancing with lead designer Jake Solomon, and shows the various strategies players can use to defeat their enemies. Players will be able to craft their own squads using 10,000 points available at the start of each match. XCOM: Enemy Unknown will release for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360 on October 9 in North America, and on October 12 in Europe.

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Publisher 2K Games has announced that XCOM: Enemy Unknown will contain a one-on-one deathmatch multiplayer mode.

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2K’s has released a high resolution screenshot of the Elite Soldier Pack folks will get when they pre-order XCOM: Enemy Unknown. The pack contains the Hyperion and Reaper soldier armor, a full color customization feature for sets in the game, and a character from the original XCOM. Have a look at the kits below. The game’s out on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 October 9 in the US and October 12 internationally.

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Eurogamer Network’s announced this morning that both Borderlands 2 and XCOM: Enemy Unknown will both be at Rezzed in July.

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2K’s announced XCOM: Enemy Unknown will launch on October 9 in the US and October 12 internationally.

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The pre-E3 rush is go. Head in for brand new HD gameplay footage of 2K’s XCOM: Enemy Unknown and a video interview with Firaxis producer Pete Murray.

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2K’s released a brand new dev diary for XCOM: Enemy Unknown. In the video, lead programmer Casey O’Toole explains how developer Firaxis has had to bring the game up to scratch in modern times compared to the release of the original and his experiences with the old Enemy Unknown.

Get it below. Enemy Unknown launches this fall for PS3, 360 and PC. Watch for a lot more on EU next week.

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In this new XCOM: Enemy Unknown developer diary, art director Greg Foertsch shares some of the Firaxis team’s unusual vision and inspirations for the strategy-hybrid’s future world.

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GameFly has expanded its partnership with 2K Games to deliver titles such as BioShock, Sid Meier’s Civilization IV and X-Com: Enforcer to the rental service’s Unlimited PC Play catalog. The games are available for immediate download. “We’re excited that 2K Games has partnered with GameFly, giving our members access to games in their top franchises to play for free in the Unlimited PC Play,” said Sean Spector, GameFly co-founder and SVP of business development and content. “We’re working hard to continue adding major publishers and chart-topping games to our library.” BioShock Infinite, Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Gods & Kings and XCOM: Enemy Unknown will be available for rental as well upon each title’s respective release.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown is all about keeping on your toes, designer Jake Solomon has explained.

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2K has said the Gunzerker and Siren classes in Borderlands 2 will be playable at its PAX East booth next week. Players will be able to run around the Pandora Park and Caustic Caverns maps shooting things. Sounds fun. Other 2K-published titles playable in the booth include: Spec Ops: The Line, XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Civilization V: Gods and Kings. If you’re heading to the event, be sure to stop by and give something a go. Thanks, D’toid.

If you’re a Firaxis fan and a PC gamer, chances are you’re aware of the vibrant modding community surrounding its games such as Civilization V.
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown lead designer Jake Solomon has said the popularity of classic IPs over the last few years boils down to their continuing hold over gamers’ hearts.

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a direct descendent of the 1990′s classics, according to lead designer Jake Solomon.

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A developer video for Firaxis viaRPGis posted below and features footage from XCOM: Enemy Unknown.

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Calming the fears of the PC elite, lead designer Jake Solomon has said XCOM: Enemy Unknown doesn’t need to be altered for consoles.

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Firaxis staffers weren’t allowed to work on XCOM: Enemy Unknown until they’d made it through the original X-COM.

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Firaxis’s Jake Solomon has given a big thumbs up for 2K as a daring, supportive publisher.

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Less than a week after its big reveal, we’ve been drip-fed some more info about the upcoming reboot/remake of XCOM: Enemy Unknown, on its way from Firaxis.
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2K has released three new screens for XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the Firaxis-developed strategy title causing underwear explosions amongst series fans.

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