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Well this looks pretty good just on this brief glimpse of the game.

 

Unlike 2K Marin's previously announced XCOM shooter, which sparked tempers among longtime fans for turning its back on the series' cerebral roots, this title is a full-on strategy game that puts players in command of a global anti-alien defense force. XCOM's leader needs a worldwide perspective where threats are identified, populations reassured, and national leaders mollified ? but a tactical mind is just as critical considering every shot XCOM's soldiers fire on the battlefield is under the player's turn-based control.

"It?s been a dream of ours to recreate X-COM with our unique creative vision. We?re huge fans of the original game and it?s a once in a lifetime opportunity to re-envision a game that is as beloved as X-COM," said Steve Martin, president of Firaxis Games. "We were careful to keep XCOM: Enemy Unknown true to the elements that made X-COM such a revered game while delivering an entirely new story and gameplay experience for both die-hard X-COM fans and newcomers to the franchise."

 

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I hope that they really do bring it back to the original turn based X-COMS... look into Xenonauts! http://www.xenonauts.com/

I personally am sick of them re-releasing under the name of X-COM, and making it FPS...! major let down! My 5c! :)

It's delayed until 2013..

I personally won't shed a tear if it gets canceled...

o_O

whaaaat ? it's a proper XCom game.

or are you talkign about the delay of that other Xcom game that shall remain unnamed and forgotten even if it's awesome, that has nothing to do with the new new xcom game this thread is about ?

o_O

whaaaat ? it's a proper XCom game.

or are you talkign about the delay of that other Xcom game that shall remain unnamed and forgotten even if it's awesome, that has nothing to do with the new new xcom game this thread is about ?

This is a first person shooter, it is NOT a proper XCOM game.

This, is the original XCOM, and the best...

It's an RTS game..

This is a first person shooter, it is NOT a proper XCOM game.

You're wrong - as far as I know this is NOT an FPS game. The FPS X-COM is coming sooner, I forgot the name of the game. But this one is definitely a turn based (or not?) Strategy game

Apparently it is a mix of RTS and turn based. I'm just praying that they don't ruin another game from my formative years. This one is at least looks more promising. I couldn't care less about an X-Com FPS (or the Syndicate one).

Just thinking I hope this is a massive hit and we then see a proper Syndicate game as well.

love how lots of developers still stick to the every car is a Ford Crown Vic creed, even though Ford doesn't make Crown Vics anymore. love the car, but we could use more variety. i mean just look at the first screenshot we get. a Crown Vic, what do you know.

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