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First look at XCOM: Enemy Unknown's Slingshot Pack
A pair of add-ons are on the way for XCOM: Enemy Unknown and the first, the Slingshot Content Pack, has been detailed by 2K Games and Firaxis. It's centered around three new maps which are tied to the game's Council missions, offering further customization options for your characters and another playable squad member. In addition to a handful of screenshots for the pack, we have word that specifics on the pricing and release date will be revealed soon. (Oh, you'll get another post out of us yet.) For the time being, however, the Elite Soldier Pack that included a classic X-COM soldier, deco packs, and complete squad color customization can be purchased for $4.99 / 400 Microsoft Points. Those of you who pre-ordered Enemy Unknown should already have access to this stuff, but if you were late to the party, there's hope yet. Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
6:00 AM on 05.21.2013 BioShock Infinite's alternate ending is less depressingAre we past the point where I can stop warning people about spoilers? Well just in case, don't watch this if you haven't beaten BioShock Infinite yet. Actually, this won't even make sense until you have gotten all the way th...
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...
6:15 PM on 05.13.2013 Take-Two's year led by Borderlands and NBA salesTake-Two held its quarterly earnings call today to report on the end of its fourth-quarter and fiscal year. The company finished the year at a loss, but there were many bright spots to be optimistic about. Of particular note,...
12:00 PM on 05.13.2013 New redaction-heavy The Bureau: XCOM Declassified trailerThere was a rocky period there where I wasn't so sure 2K would keep the XCOM shooter going. To hear that it's back, albeit with new branding, and still looks more or less like what I was hoping to get out of the game in its ...
7:00 AM on 05.13.2013 XCOM Declassified is still a strategy game at heartFollowing the huge success of last year's XCOM: Enemy Unknown comes The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, the latest entry to the now revitalized franchise. Developer 2K Marin is bringing us an origin story set at the start of the a...
7:00 AM on 05.10.2013 Borderlands 2: Hands-on with Krieg the Psycho BanditWith the Borderlands 2 season of content coming to an end, Gearbox is releasing one last vault hunter just before the curtains close. Krieg is his name, he loves self-inflicting pain, and the insanity of the psycho enemy...
3:00 AM on 05.07.2013 You can now get your very own BioShock Songbird plushieIrrational Games has teamed up with NECA Toys to produce cute little Songbird plushies. The plushie comes in at 7" tall, has an outstretched wingspan of 14" from tip to tip, and is going for $55. The design was created by sen...
2:15 PM on 04.26.2013 2K Games won't have a booth at this year's E3In today's mildly interesting, good-to-know-in-advance news, 2K Games has revealed it will not be at E3 2013 with a proper booth and everything that entails. Instead, the publisher will utilize its Twitch.tv and YouTube ...
2:00 AM on 04.26.2013 XCOM shooter re-emerges as The Bureau: XCOM Declassified2K Marin's first-person XCOM reboot, first shown in 2010, has undergone some changes: 1) It's now a third-person tactical shooter slated for a $59.99 retail release on August 20 for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. 2) ...
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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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