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• XCOM 2 expansion War of the Chosen is so large the team considered making it XCOM 3

  During E3 2017 this week, the expansion War of the Chosen was announced for XCOM 2, after a few teases from the team prior to the show. And it’s a massive expansion. So massive, many members of the team wanted to turn it into XCOM 3.

• XCOM 2 introduces War of the Chosen official expansion

  XCOM 2 will get new factions, enemies, and classes in War of the Chosen.

• The fall update for Civilization 6 is now available, comes with a new scenario and two maps

  The fall update for Civilization 6 is now available, and along with a lengthy list of changes and fixes, it comes with a new scenario and two maps.

• You can now play XCOM 2 on PC with a controller, and explore the Avenger in first-person

  A few months after launch, we finally have official controller support for XCOM 2 on PC, and it comes with a little something extra.

• Civilization 6 review: a game of the year contender to make the hours melt away

  Goodbye, life. Civ 6 has me now.

• Civilization 6 loading woes: here's how to stop the game freezing on the now loading screen

  Windows Defender and Civ 6 aren’t playing nice together for some. Here’s how to fix it.

• XCOM 2 arrives on PS4 and Xbox One in US, gets a new trailer

  2K Games has released a new launch trailer to celebrate XCOM 2’s impending console releases.

• Civilization 6 gameplay footage shows off the game's new features

  Civilization 6, due later this year looks pretty captivating.

• Civilization 6 unveils its first look at Egypt

  Egypt’s unique features in Civilization will make it a valuable ally and trade partner.

• This Sean Bean-narrated Civilization 6 walkthrough was shown at E3 2016

  Firaxis Games showed a behind-closed-doors theater presentation of Civilization 6 at E3 2016, and you can watch it below.

• XCOM 2 is coming to consoles in September

  Console users will be able to get their hands on XCOM 2 this September.

• Civilization 6 in development for PC, releases in October

  Firaxis Games is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Civilization series by announcing Sid Meier’s Civilization 6.

• XCOM 2 lead on performance issues: "We didn't know it would be this way at launch"

  XCOM 2 was not deliberately shipped with performance issues.

• The Civilization series has sold 33 million copies since it debuted in 1991

  During the 2016 DICE summit yesterday, Firaxis Games kicked things off with a panel discussing the 25th Anniversary of of the Civilization franchise.

• The satisfying highs of XCOM 2 can't make up for its frustrating lows

  XCOM 2’s design relies too much on unpredictable formulas, very much to the game’s detriment.

• Firaxis kind of explains why the Caps Lock trick works in XCOM 2

  A single button press makes loading back to base a lot shorter in XCOM 2, and Firaxis sort of tells us why.

• XCOM 2 dev looking into performance issues, patches incoming

  Performance issues with XCOM 2 have been widely reported, and Firaxis is aware.

• Fix XCOM 2 back-to-base load times with this absolutely crazy trick

  The XCOM 2 trick that’s a lot stranger than missing four 90+ percent shots in a row.

• XCOM 2 guide: the best autopsies, abilities and gear

  The list of essential tasks you should be busy doing on the Avenger as early as possible in XCOM 2.