Xcom resurrected by 2k Marin


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K Games Announces XCOM? - Suspense and Mystery-Filled First-Person Shooter from Creators of BioShock? 2

Award-winning developers set their sights on re-imagining the suspense, tension and fear of one of gaming?s most beloved franchises only on Xbox 360 and Windows PC

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--2K Games announced today that XCOM?, the re-imagining of one of gaming?s most storied and beloved franchises, is currently in development at 2K Marin, the studio behind the multi-million unit selling BioShock? 2. Currently in development exclusively for the Xbox 360? video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and Windows PC, XCOM combines the strategic core of the groundbreaking franchise with a suspense-filled narrative and distills it into a tense and unique first-person shooter experience.

?With BioShock 2, the team at 2K Marin proved themselves as masters of first-person, suspenseful storytelling, and with XCOM they will re-imagine and expand the rich lore of this revered franchise,? said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. ?Players will explore the world of XCOM from an immersive new perspective and experience firsthand the fear and tension of this gripping narrative ride.?

XCOM is the re-imagining of the classic tale of humanity?s struggle against an unknown enemy that puts players directly into the shoes of an FBI agent tasked with identifying and eliminating the growing threat. True to the roots of the franchise, players will be placed in charge of overcoming high-stake odds through risky strategic gambits coupled with heart-stopping combat experiences that pit human ingenuity ? and frailty ? against a foe beyond comprehension. By setting the game in a first-person perspective, players will be able to feel the tension and fear that comes with combating a faceless enemy that is violently probing and plotting its way into our world.

XCOM is not yet rated by the ESRB. For more information on XCOM please visit www.XCOM.com.

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We've obviously seen sucesses of reviving old franchises in the form of FPS (Fallout 3). But this is done by 2k Marin unfortunately who already proven they didn't 'get' Bioshock. So I'm not holding my breath.

To quote someone else: "Yet another grossly-misapplied appeal to nostalgia."

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FPS?

Give me a break.

Milk... milk... milk...

They made a X-Com/UFO FPS game already way back around or after apocalypse. Though I'm not sure if it ever was released or not.

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FPS, it's what the kids want :p

I would've been more interested if this was revived in it's true nature.... a strategy game.

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Never played the original. Was it any good?

Yes, it was the pre-Starcraft/Warcraft game. It had levels up/down steps buildings, and you controlled the "line-of-sight" soldiers in the future. Somewhat like zooming into a block wide version of Starcraft, with more actions. I need to get that game on my phone, or an expanded version could kill off Farmville for good! It would not be that difficult to program, even into a social network type of game, but most people today have not seen these great games.

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They made a X-Com/UFO FPS game already way back around or after apocalypse. Though I'm not sure if it ever was released or not.

well, I'm not against a squad-based tactical first-person shooter where you can recruit new team members, switch the character you control, and give command to the team members you are not controlling, like what X-COM : Alliance has planned to be but never came out. Oh, and as long as they keep the salvage/capture and research part. ;)

I definitely don't want another X-COM : Enforcer though :x

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