I don't understand why this is a thing, but I'm an Australian and confusion is our natural mental state. XCOM 2 is different enough that even if you didn't like the first Firaxis entry it's worth ...

XCOM 2 offers a concealment mechanic to start off missions. You’re able to move around the battlefield prior to being spotted. This allows you to scan for enemy or objective locations and not get lit ...

We were given a chance to take a deeper look into XCOM 2, and to experience first-hand the changes that Firaxis has made to the brand since XCOM: Enemy Unknown in 2012. A good bit has changed since ...

John has been writing about videogames for almost a decade, and playing them for almost three. His greatest passion is for Grand Strategy and immersive RPGs, but he's dabbled in pretty much every ...

Back in June we got our first look at XCOM 2 (be sure to catch up on all our IGN First XCOM 2 coverage if you missed it!) but recently I got my first chance to play Firaxis’ sequel to its turn-based ...

Born in Queens, raised in Vegas, living in Vancouver. 25, loves dogs, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, and long form video critiques. XCOM 2 is a good console port of a great sequel to one of the best ...

XCOM 2 puts the player in the role of a Commander in charge of a human army against an alien threat. Along the way, you’ll recruit and add onto your army people of many different nationalities. Each ...

Update January 10, 2017: we've learned more about Long War 2 and how it will iterate on its predecessor. Last week we learned that The Long War, by far the most popular mod for XCOM: Enemy Unknown, is ...

Long War Studios, the team behind the legendary XCOM: Enemy Unknown mod, is officially working with Firaxis on mods for XCOM 2. They're due to be released at the same time as the game itself on ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. As one Firaxis rep put it during my hands-on session last week, XCOM 2 is “about aliens and death ...

” In XCOM 2, humanity lost the war against the alien threat that has established a new world order on Earth. XCOM, formerly a secret paramilitary organization, is largely forgotten and must strike ...

An update has been issued for XCOM 2, fixing a number of bugs, performance issues, and game crashes. Announced in a post to the community section on Steam, this ...