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At its core, modern XCOM gameplay is a mix of managing a base and fighting turn-based battles, all set in a world where your decisions matter long-term. This is a fun system, and it's not surprising ...

XCOM 2 was one of E3's big party pieces for PC players. It's exclusive to us, after all. Whilst the reveal showed little gameplay, E3 finally showed off one of the new procedural levels being played, ...

2K and Firaxis Games have released the first major patch for XCOM 2, which includes new fixes, balance tweaks, and several performance optimizations that are expected to improve frame rates and ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Publisher 2K Games has released a new gameplay video for XCOM 2. The footage, which you can watch below, is narrated by XCOM 2 producer Jake Solomon, ...

One of the more intriguing games to emerge in the past month has been the official follow-up to XCOM: Enemy Unknown, titled simply XCOM 2. The game was present at E3, but for those that weren't at the ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. 2K and Firaxis Games on Thursday released the latest gameplay trailer for upcoming strategy game, XCOM 2, providing a deeper look at how things have ...

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XCOM: Enemy Within's gameplay trailer shown at PAX over the weekend is now available with narration courtesy of lead designer Ananda Gupta. Below you will get a look at weapons, abilities, enemies and ...

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