XCOM 2 Announced & Coming To PC In November
June 1, 2015 by brennon
XCOM 2 has been announced and will be coming out later this year in November. If you liked the original game then you're going to be getting more of the same but with an added dose of awesomeness. See what it's like in the trailer above...
So what's the state of play now? IGN have all the news...
"Watch the debut trailer above for a glimpse into a future where the aliens are in control of the Earth, and XCOM has gone underground to fight to overthrow their Advent government. This new guerrilla force will face more powerful enemies in unpredictable combat scenarios as they fight to turn the tables on a technologically superior enemy."
The aliens have taken control and the Advent are the new soldiers you'll be having to fight against as well as new and improved aliens on top of entirely new species. As per the trailer above, snake men!
As you can see above it's looking a bit different from the first game with locations taking on a MUCH more Sci-Fi feel. The team have been updated too with the multiple countries returning on top of some awesome new weapons including melee choices.
I love the idea of an XCOM team on the run trying to not only go out on missions but also having to defend their base (I assume). Let's hope we also see an expansion to the board game.
The game will be PC exclusive this time around too!
What do you think of the trailer?
"...XCOM has gone underground to fight to overthrow their Advent government"
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First off I love XCOM and almost all of the various versions of the original game. The reboot of XCOM is amazing and proves that if done correctly you can keep the Gen X population very happy and this proves that nostalgia and the modern world can coexist. Putting my pennies to the side so that I can buy this game when it comes out.
Yeah, totally agree.
I still play the original game once in a while (for ca. 20 years now, the original has some serious staying power)
I like the remake and I will get XCOM2 day one.
As long as its not as infuriating as terror of the deep
Seriously ? That was one of the best, IMHO… I was slightly disappointed by the absence of underwater missions in the reboot. I mean, the ocean floor is an obvious place for aliens to hide a base in, it’s way bigger than the continents, and a lot safer since humans have trouble going that deep.
The trailer looks pretty awesome.
I am not sure I like the “we lost” scenario, especially since it has been used in the “aftermath” series a decade or so ago, I feel they could have gone a bit more creative on that department, of course they can surprise me on gameplay regaining countries and setting up bases, that would be interesting.
All the above been said that is an autobuy collectors edition for me.
Yeah, even when you beat the game and defeat the aliens, you still lose all your soldiers. That’s so X-COM.
I’m all over that. Loved the original; one of my fondest games. Liked the re-boot also and funnily enough had another run through recently. If they don’t stray too far from the re-boot formula it should be great.
I’d love to see the base defence missions again, the re-boot lacked that fear factor of being counter-attacked.
this will most defo be on my wishlist love X-com
I really liked the remake they did, will defenitely get this.
Liked XCOM. Loved the remake and the expansion. Really looking forward to this.
look good never played any of the earlier / other version’s.
SOLD! 🙂
Nice to get new environments, I liked the 1st one but the color palette was dark all around, I think I’ll enjoy the brighter locations more.
X-COM rules. Played it since very first pc version and it just gets better. The boardgame is really crap though! Wonder why no ps4/xbox1 version?
Wanted to play xcom using FoF for the rules, but no good 20mm aliens.
Take my money!
Ok, if you insist you may give them to me.
That’s my November birthday present sorted out!
ah crap, not another XCOM, so going to get this. Really want to see in-game footage
Someone shares the 40k school of thought when it comes to scary alien monster fighting – sure, I have a gun and it doesn’t, but going toe to toe with that… thing with a sword in hand is just so much cooler than shooting it. Now, I wonder why it goes into combat without bothering to wear armour or carry a weapon? Either this species – that is part of an alliance capable of rapid interstellar travel – is somehow really, really stupid, or it is terrifyingly lethal and doesn’t need any equipment to kill me dead. I’m sure it’ll… Read more »
Love the XCom series. Can hardly wait until November.
Loved the original and the reboot, but I am hoping that ” exclusive ” means it will appear on consoles 2-3 years down the line as opposed to never.
AWESOME SAUCE!!!!
hope its still turn based