Firaxis veterans form new strategy game studio Bit Reactor
A group of lead developers and other creatives from Firaxis have formed a new studio called Bit Reactor. Greg Foertsch is the co-founder of...
XCOM: Chimera Squad is a standalone followup to XCOM 2
Humans and aliens are working together in the new XCOM: Chimera Squad game, but you know not everyone is happy about that. Publisher 2K...
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...
Great tabletop games for video gamers: Level 7 Omega Protocol
This tactical board game reminds us of XCOM. There ... did that get your attention?
Retro developers call out the games that kicked their asses (part 1)
We asked a bunch of people who make old-style games which classic titles were too hard for them. Their answers may not surprise you at all.
SteamOS and Linux getting port of XCOM: Enemy Unknown
After hitting iOS and Android, 2K Games will give open PC operating systems a chance to strategically kill some aliens.
Why the new XCOM is called ‘Enemy Within’ — and why it’s going to make you miserable
I always feel uneasy when I think about XCOM’s enemies. Sectoid Commanders, Mutons, and Cyberdiscs are the stuff of nightmares thanks to the countless men and women I’ve lost to them. Much to my horror, developer Firaxis Games didn’t think the aliens were enough punishment, so it decided to add a new kind of foe who, unlike the ones mentioned here, is very much from our planet.
XCOM: Enemy Within to debut this fall as new expansion from Firaxis
The expansion pack for XCOM: Enemy Unknown offers a huge amount of new content.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Fez II cancelled, Nintendo reports profit despite poor Wii U sales
If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.
Take-Two: XCOM proves a premium price can work on iOS
Take-Two Interactive expects to release more games on mobile with a premium price.