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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 in question is XCOM: Enemy Unknown, which can be yours for $16 with that coupon applied. You shouldn't need me to tell you it's worth grabbing at that price. Even as someone who has a hard time getting deep into most turn-based strategy titles, that didn't seem to matter with Enemy Unknown. That's the power of good game design, I suppose. Also, when I say "tell your friends," what I'm really trying to get across is that you need to peer pressure them into buying this game they will likely enjoy but otherwise would not pick up on their own. Worked out quite well for me, anyway. [Via Dealzon] 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...
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) ...
4:00 PM on 04.23.2013 Video hints at April 26 unveil of the XCOM shooter[Update: A blog post from 2K Games has confirmed that the "XCOM universe is expanding. In the coming days the world will get a fresh look at the long-awaited squad-based tactical shooter in development at 2K Marin."] It...
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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
| 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
| 7:30 PM on 05.16.2013 Star Trek Online adds a new preorder ship, goofy clothes |
Star Trek Online is less than a week out from its latest big free content update, Legacy of Romulus, which, as may be expected, will introduce the playable Romulan Republic faction and a new line of Romulan Warbirds...more
| 9:00 PM on 05.14.2013 Dubstep comes to Sound Shapes |
As Queasy Games' musical platformer Sound Shapes continues to grow, it was only a matter of time before dubstep found its way in. The wubs are coming by way of a $0.99 Sound Pack that's out right now as DLC. Get out of that ...more
| 5:00 PM on 05.10.2013 Review: Victoria II: Heart of Darkness |
To call Victoria II dense would be a gross understatement. It's a pound cake, with each ingredient -- the tangled politics, vast wars, and simulated economies -- adding greater depth and increasingly complex, interweaving sys...more


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