XCOM is one of the more unique games out there, taking the top-down CRPG perspective and focusing on tense encounters over ...

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XCOM: Enemy Unknown is a fascinating example of taking what is effectively a Game Over sequence and making it canon. If you lose too many missions throughout the turn-based tactics game ...

Back in 1994, working with his brother Nick and fellow designer Steve Hand, Gollop created UFO: Enemy Unknown, released in the US as XCOM: UFO Defense. 31 years later, he’s the CEO and chief ...

Here’s how it works. I'm sorry to do this to you, but XCOM 2 came out nine years ago. The world was young, my passport said "European Union" on it, and I had a full head of hair (I still do ...

This pre-fight stealth is a welcome twist on the XCOM formula. A turn-based cyberpunk spy adventure where speed is paramount. Your enemy’s alert status ticks up every turn even if you’re not ...

XCOM has had a long history starting with UFO: Enemy Unknown--AKA X-COM: UFO Defense in other parts of the world--all the way back in 1994. The 2010s saw several games in the series released ...

Research in XCOM 2 is similar to how it was in XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Most veterans of the series will understand that wasting time on irrelevant researches or rushing main mission related ...