XCOM 2 news and interesting facts

Jacob Blazewicz, 15 October 2024, 02:26

Paradox sees an opportunity to challenge Firaxis Games' Civilization studio, but in the tactical market, XCOM is too strong a competitor not only to the publisher of Stellaris and Crusader Kings.

Hubert Sledziewski, 22 March 2023, 10:10

Jake Solomon, director of the latest installments of the XCOM series and Marvel's Midnight Suns, has left Firaxis Games, but is not saying goodbye to the industry. The developer plans to set up his own studio. We know what kind of games he wants to make.

Jacob Blazewicz, 17 February 2023, 17:15

Firaxis Games has confirmed that work is underway on the next game in the Sid Meier's Civilization series. At the same time, it was announced that Steve Martin and Jake Solomon had left the company.

Adrian Werner, 10 June 2022, 11:12

Jake Solomon from Firaxis Games has reassured fans that the XCOM brand will not be abandoned.

Adrian Werner, 31 May 2021, 13:27

The developers of the extensive XCOM 2 mod called Long War of the Chosen have announced that version 1.0 will soon debut. The beta versions of the project are available for testing.

Paul Wozniak, 26 March 2020, 18:23

Electronic Arts have announced that the refreshed version of the racing Burnout Paradise will be coming to Nintendo Switch this year. So far we do not know the exact release date. A special edition of XCOM 2 is also coming to Switch.

Paul Wozniak, 18 August 2019, 18:29

Creator of the Overwatch Epic Collection mod transfered characters known from the Overwatch universe to XCOM 2. The modification introduces only cosmetic changes and does not affect the skills of the original units.

luckie, 28 August 2017, 14:18

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen expansion is going to introduce a lot of new content and tweaks for the game. However, those who don't buy the expansion cannot count on a patch that would implement some of the new game fixes.

luckie, 07 November 2016, 15:01

XCOM 2 was created as a single-player experience only, but now modders have made it possible for other players to fight aliens together with a friend.

Goral, 21 August 2015, 13:20

Firaxis Games released new XCOM 2 gameplay footage. The video was first shown on the XCOM 2 gamescom 2015 presentation and focuses around base management.

Jakub Mirowski, 08 June 2015, 14:09

Firaxis has announced that their upcoming turn-based strategy, XCOM 2, won’t have controller support at launch. However, the creators didn’t rule out the possibility that their production will also come to other platforms.

Michael Kulakowski, 02 June 2015, 12:22

Firaxis has officially announced the next installment in the XCOM series known for combining strategy and tactics. The production will debut on PC this November. The plot of the game is set 20 years after the events of XCOM: Enemy Unknown.