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BioShock creator Ken Levine is playable in XCOM
In dark times, pray upon your gaming gods and you shall receive redemption. Or, at least, Ken Levine. Firaxis president Steve Martin, James White, and some other names have been tossed around, but they haven't worked for me. Firaxis said there are more developers to be discovered, so let's keep digging! Leave any discoveries of your own in the comments below and may Levine guide the way through humanity's greatest struggle! [via 2K Games Forum] Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
2:00 PM on 05.17.2013 Preview: Civilization V: Brave New WorldWith the arrival of the 20th century, I can sometimes get a bit bored in Civilization V. It continues to engage me enough so that I power through to achieve whatever victory path I had chosen, but therein lies the issue. I en...
8:00 PM on 05.14.2013 Sid Meier says core gamers should not be forgottenSid Meier is a legend to PC gamers for strategy games he lent his name to but the man himself admits that the Meier name doesn't mean much to mobile players. In an illuminating interview with GamesIndustry, Sid revealed his n...
8:30 PM on 05.10.2013 Sid Meier brings back culture with Brave New WorldIt has been over a year since the release of the Civilization V's last expansion, Gods & Kings, but Firaxis and 2K have been hard at work on injecting some new units, civilizations, and culture with the next expansion, B...
2:00 PM on 05.03.2013 Review: Haunted HollowFiraxis Games is on fire again after the launch of XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Both a critical and commercial hit as well as one of my favorite games of 2012, it seems as if they could only go up from here. So of course, Firaxis dec...
11:45 AM on 05.01.2013 Sid Meier's new game Ace Patrol comes to iOS next monthGame designer Sid Meier's newest title has just been revealed. Ace Patrol is a mobile strategy game based on WWI air combat. You'll defend camps in allies in the sky in any of 30 aircraft, in more than 120 missions. You'll be...
12:15 PM on 04.02.2013 XCOM reboot director and original creator hug it outAdam Sessler and Rev3 Games brings two noteworthy turn-based designers together in the same room to chat and hug it out. On one end is X-COM (1994) creator Julian Gollop; the other is occupied by 2012 XCOM reboot designer Ja...
4:00 PM on 03.15.2013 Huge expansion heading for Civilization VDozens of new units, nine new civilizations, eight new wonders, seven swans-a-swimming, four gameplay systems, and a partridge in a pear tree! This is all incoming in Brave New World, the freshly announced expansion pack...
4:45 PM on 03.06.2013 Journey wins big at the BAFTA Game AwardsLooks like the folks at thatgamecompany might need a new trophy cabinet after Journey picked up five BAFTA Game Awards last night at the ceremony in London. The PlayStation Network title won awards for Artistic Achievement, A...
8:00 PM on 02.26.2013 XCOM: Enemy Unknown is coming to Mac soonLast year's awesome "save Earth from evil aliens" simulator, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, will be finding its way onto Macs very soon. The port is being handled by Feral Interactive, who has ported a lot of good titles like Bat...
1:30 PM on 02.20.2013 Green Man Gaming has XCOM: EU for $16 right nowGreen Man Gaming is doing that thing it does again where it heavily discounts a worthwhile PC title that's redeemable on Steam and also offers a coupon code (GMG20-P4DLK-FKYRS) for an even greater deal. In this case, the game...
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| 3:30 PM on 04.09.2013 XCOM: EU for iOS won't go overboard with in-app purchases |

Considering the game's unforgiving difficulty and meaningful character losses, it's all too easy to imagine a mobile version of XCOM: Enemy Unknown that runs wild with microtransactions in a hugely successful way. Thankf...more
| 12:15 PM on 04.02.2013 XCOM reboot director and original creator hug it out |

Adam Sessler and Rev3 Games brings two noteworthy turn-based designers together in the same room to chat and hug it out. On one end is X-COM (1994) creator Julian Gollop; the other is occupied by 2012 XCOM reboot designer Ja...more
| 8:30 PM on 03.23.2013 PAX: 'Full port' of XCOM comes to iOS this summer |

Series reboot and turn-based strategy crossover hit XCOM: Enemy Unknown will come to iPad and iPhone this summer, Polygon reports. Jake Solomon, lead developer of the title at Firaxis Games, calls it a "full port," in line wi...more
| 8:00 PM on 02.26.2013 XCOM: Enemy Unknown is coming to Mac soon |

Last year's awesome "save Earth from evil aliens" simulator, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, will be finding its way onto Macs very soon. The port is being handled by Feral Interactive, who has ported a lot of good titles like Bat...more
| 1:30 PM on 02.20.2013 Green Man Gaming has XCOM: EU for $16 right now |

Green Man Gaming is doing that thing it does again where it heavily discounts a worthwhile PC title that's redeemable on Steam and also offers a coupon code (GMG20-P4DLK-FKYRS) for an even greater deal. In this case, the game...more
| 10:00 AM on 01.08.2013 Download XCOM: Enemy Unknown's Second Wave DLC now |

Go load up XCOM: Enemy Unknown today and grab your free title update. Titled "Second Wave," this new DLC adds a heap of modifiers to the campaign, including anything from weapon buffs, to guaranteed crits. It's the second pie...more
| 8:00 PM on 12.14.2012 The winner of Destructoid's best strategy game of 2012 |

And now, the last of our editorial picks for the best games of 2012, we bring you the winner of the best strategy game. While settling on which games we would select as our nominees for the category was not at all easy, picki...more
| 2:30 PM on 12.04.2012 XCOM: Enemy Unknown Slingshot DLC video and screens |

Here are some new screenshots and video showing off the Slingshot Content Pack for XCOM: Enemy Unknown. It's available now on PSN, Windows PC and Xbox Live for $6.99 or 560 Microsoft Points. With this DLC expect three new maps tied to the Council missions, a new playable squad character, and new character customizations. If you watch the trailer, you might recognize a voice in it. more
| 6:30 PM on 11.30.2012 XCOM: Enemy Unknown's Slingshot Pack priced and dated |

Having already taken a brief look at the Slingshot downloadable content for XCOM: Enemy Unknown, it's now the obligatory time when we find out the release specifics for the add-on. It'll be available for $6.99 / 560 Microsoft...more
| 9:00 AM on 11.01.2012 More XCOM: Enemy Unknown DLC is planned for 2013 |

It seems as if more XCOM is on the way: an announcement that couldn't have been better timed with the recent news that it sold fairly well. After the two announced DLC drops, the Elite Solider and the Slingshot Content Pack, ...more
| 3:00 AM on 05.22.2013 Vote on Black Ops 2's new Personalization Packs |
Two new Personalization Packs will be released for Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 on May 29, and starting this Thursday you'll be able to vote on which packs make the cut, Activision's Dan Amrich announced. Voting will take p...more
| 7:00 PM on 05.21.2013 Create your own pagan event for Crusader Kings II |
The pagans are almost upon us as Crusader Kings II: The Old Gods gets closer to release. To mark the upcoming launch of this expansion, Paradox Interactive is offering folks the chance to create their own event, which will a...more
| 8:30 AM on 05.21.2013 Don't panic! Resident Evil Revelations has weeks of DLC |
I know you're all worried to the point of a nervous breakdown over whether or not the recently released console version of Resident Evil Revelations will have lots of downloadable content. You may now put your terrors to bed,...more


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