Neowin News Feed for: Xcom

Firaxis confirms next Civilization game is in development just as studio leadership departs

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 15:46:02 +0000

The next Civilization entry has finally been confirmed to be in development at Firaxis. However, the studio is losing its head Steve Martin as well as XCOM game director Jake Solomon. Read more...

Firaxis announces new XCOM game Chimera Squad, releasing next week

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 14 Apr 2020 15:14:01 +0000

2K and Firaxis Games surprised announced a new XCOM title today, that being XCOM: Chimera Squad. The game is set five years after the events of XCOM 2, and comes in as a smaller-scale project. Read more...

Halcyon 6: Lightspeed Edition review - Star Wars meets XCOM

Usama Jawad — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 17:00:01 +0000

Halcyon 6: Lightspeed Edition is a turn-based strategy title that offers quite a lot of gameplay value, bears striking resemblance to XCOM, and features exhilarating battles in space. Read more...

X-COM: UFO Defense free for a limited time at the Humble Store

Boyd Chan — Tue, 31 Jan 2017 07:58:01 +0000

The Humble Store has moved away from the racing genre and is now offering a classic strategy title from MicroProse Software, X-COM: UFO Defense, as its latest complimentary game. Read more...

This Weekend's PC Game Deals: Stay strong, the Summer Picnic Sale is still on

Adrian Potoroaca — Sun, 03 Jul 2016 06:30:01 +0000

Chances are that your wallet hasn't survived your adventures in the Steam Summer Sale wonderland - but in the event that it did, use our roundup of the best bargains to finish it off. Read more...

Someone made a playable version of XCOM in Microsoft Excel

Usama Jawad — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 11:18:01 +0000

A programmer has created a playable version of XCOM in Microsoft Excel using Visual Basic for Applications. The game includes specialist classes, perks, destructible terrain and even a level editor. Read more...

An XCOM game may be heading to the PlayStation Vita soon

Usama Jawad — Fri, 10 Jul 2015 09:34:01 +0000

An XCOM game titled as "XCOM: Enemy Unknown Plus" has been sighted at the Korean video games rating board website, and is slated for a release on Sony's handheld console, the PlayStation Vita. Read more...

Steam summer sale kicks off with big discounts on GTA and XCOM

Vlad Dudau — Fri, 12 Jun 2015 06:56:01 +0000

It's that time of the year when wallets need to be kept close and flash sales could happen at any minute. Yes, it's Steam's summer sale, which kicked off last night and runs until the 21st. Read more...

XCOM FPS may have switched to third person game

John Callaham — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 15:39:31 +0000

The long-in-development XCOM first person shooter may have switched its gameplay theme and become a third person squad-based shooter, according to leaked screenshots. Read more...

XCOM: Enemy Unknown gets October 9th release date

John Callaham — Tue, 22 May 2012 15:52:53 +0000

2K Games has announced that XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the action-strategy revival of the X-Com franchise from Firaxis Games, will be released in the US on October 9th. Read more...

E3 2011: Eyes on with XCOM

John Callaham — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 14:18:03 +0000

Last year at E3 2010, developer 2K Marin (BioShock 2) and publisher 2K Games showed off XCOM. It was a first person shooter revival of the X-Com sci-fi turn based strategy series set in the... Read more...

A look ahead to E3 2011 - The Games We Most Want To See

John Callaham — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 21:30:30 +0000

While there are lots of other game related events that happen every year, the Electronic Entertainment Expo is always the one event where the most new games are announed and/or shown for the first time... Read more...