XCOM 2 and Red Dead Redemption might not initially seem like the perfect match. The Firaxis strategy game is small-scale, turn-based, and highly tactical and cerebral. Contrast that with RDR 2, a ...

Where previous sequels to XCOM games have failed, XCOM 2 — the sequel to 2012's reboot, XCOM: Enemy Unknown — succeeds. Stand down, Terror from the Deep. Sleep ...

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XCOM designer Jake Solomon has announced that his studio Midsummer, which was founded less than a year ago, is closing down.

It’s been said that war never changes, but in the bleak future of the XCOM 2 universe, it definitely has. We’ve already dug into the evolution of the guerilla resistance, but XCOM’s sword-wielding ...

XCOM 2's new DLC drop is a brilliant little love letter to the fans - and best of all, it's free. I bloody love XCOM 2. For my money it's one of the best tactical games ever, and so it doesn't exactly ...

The original XCOM, 2012's Enemy Unknown, and XCOM 2 represent some of the most brilliantly designed games in history. Everything you do, every choice, has meaning and consequence - every decision on ...

The only game to be awarded a 10/10 score this year is now available on consoles, and it’s just as amazing as ever. XCOM 2 is the game that finally destroys the myth that strategy games are any ...

If you've been a regular dabbler in XCOM 2's multiplayer mode over the last six years (or have simply been meaning to get around to giving it a go at some point), you might like to know developer ...

Update: XCOM 2 has been nominated for IGN's 2016 Game of the Year. There’s an air of white-knuckle desperation about XCOM 2’s post-apocalyptic setting, and it only enhances the tension. Taking place ...