In a very welcome move, Firaxis Games has brought Long War Studios onboard to provide multiple launch-day mods for XCOM 2. Sometimes, hardcore iron man mode just doesn’t cut it for some people. Long War Studios are named after their masterpiece, Long War, a total conversion mod for XCOM ...
2K and Firaxis Games have announced a Digital Deluxe Edition for next year’s XCOM 2, bundling together the base game, the Reinforcement Pack add-ons, and a digital soundtrack. XCOM 2 is set 20 years after the events of XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the highly successful reboot of the turn-based tactics ...
The PlayStation Vita isn’t being left out to dry just yet. 2K has revealed that Civilization Revolution 2 Plus will land on the handheld console on 3 December, 2015, allowing budding rulers to keep a close eye on their domains wherever they go. The Revolution series are a faithful ...
Update: There was a mistake with the pricing as it should have been in USD and not SGD. We apologize for the error. Original: Firaxis Games and 2K have announced Civilization: Beyond Earth – Rising Tide, the first expansion pack for the turn-based strategy game. It’s currently in development ...
A year after its launch on PC and consoles, Firaxis Games’ mesmerizing XCOM: Enemy Within is finally making its way to mobile devices. Its earlier iteration, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, worked spectacularly when it hit smartphones and tablets, making it one of the more memorable ports to mobile. Aside from ...
XCOM: Enemy Unknown could have been brilliant. Firaxis’ reboot was sleek, fun and drew a wide audience, yet certain design decisions left the game feeling flawed. Those frustrations, compounded by the lack of a free play mode, made the game’s appeal fade faster than it should. Here comes XCOM: ...
We covered the new additions to the friendly roster in Part I last week. Fun as they sound, it just wouldn’t be an XCOM game if the enemy didn’t get their own batch of shiny new toys to rain death and destruction with. It’s time to take a look ...
After sinking a good chunk of time into the preview build of XCOM: Enemy Within, it’s time to take a look at the new units you’ll encounter when the expansion goes live in mid-November. The death tally has risen to seven so far, so make good use of the ...
Firaxis has a long tradition of releasing expansions, the purposes of which are normally twofold: to add new content and to improve on the old. XCOM: Enemy Within sticks with the formula, wheeling our attentions back to the clandestine fight for survival against alien invaders. Only this time, it’s not just ...
Firaxis isn’t going to let you stop clicking “End Turn” anytime soon, it seems. The studio behind Civilization V has announced two new map packs for their time-devouring monster. Titled “Scrambled Continents” and “Scrambled Nations”, both are priced at US$4.99 (SG$6) and introduce real-world locations to the game. While ...