War of the Chosen promises a deeper, better XCOM 2

PREVIEW: When it was released, XCOM 2 was a fantastic tactical combat game with an ambitious and occasionally frustrating strategic layer. The complex interactions of the various global systems in the game were tough enough to deal with, at appropriately high difficulties, that various XCOM 2 missions felt so essential that they led to save […]

Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle is what would happen if XCOM devs dropped acid

Nintendo announced last year that it is planning to generate more money from its world-famous characters by licensing them out to other companies, and that has led to one of the most bizarre crossover mashups at the influential Electronic Entertainment Expo game industry event in Los Angeles with Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle. But the tactical […]

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen upgrades design, enemies, and cinematic story

2K’s Firaxis Games made a lot of changes to the basic design of its turn-based combat game with the new expansion XCOM 2: War of the Chosen. The tactical combat game launches on August 29, the same day as turn-based Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle. War of the Chosen will debut on the PC, PlayStation 4, […]

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen expansion hits PC and consoles August 29

Tactical alien murdering never goes out of style. XCOM 2 is getting more content later this year as 2K Games is preparing to launch an expansion called War of the Chosen. This add-on requires the core XCOM 2, but developer Firaxis is promising twice as much content as the Enemy Within expansion for the original […]

For 48-Hours Only, Humble is Giving Away X-COM UFO Defense for Free 

Humble Monthly The Humble Monthly subscription plan delivers you a selection of new games (to keep!) every month, gives you 10% off everything in the Humble Store, and donates 5% of each month’s proceeds to charity, but if all that wasn’t enough to get you to sign up, how about a free copy of X-COM […]

‘XCOM 2’s ‘Long War 2’ Total Conversion Mod Changes Everything

XCOM 2 has seen a lot of great mods since its release early last year, but few if any have been more hotly anticipated than Long War 2. Pavonis Interactive (formerly known as Long War Studios) released the total conversion mod just last week, and it already has well over 100,000 subscribers on the Steam […]