The original X-COM: UFO Defense, which came out in 1994, has a pretty straightforward narrative: Aliens drop in from orbit and begin terrorizing the planet. It’s up to you and your little team of ...

Videogames based in the Warhammer 40,000 universe tend to focus on the most iconic of its factions - the stalwart Space Marines, the cruel legions of Chaos, and the untamed hordes of the Orks. But ...

XCOM 2's new DLC drop is a brilliant little love letter to the fans - and best of all, it's free. I bloody love XCOM 2. For my money it's one of the best tactical games ever, and so it doesn't exactly ...

Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus delves deep into the lore of the Warhammer 40,000 franchise, melding the story with Xcom gameplay mechanics into a turn-based strategy experience that fans of either ...

How do you expand a game like XCOM 2? Its many systems are already delicately balanced; as the aliens progress from Sectoids to Sectopods, you have to juggle research, squad training, base building, ...

Yesterday, the team at Firaxis Games launched the Tactical Legacy Pack, a new piece of downloadable content for XCOM 2: War of the Chosen. The studio has called it a gift to fans, making it free on ...

I’ve been curious where the XCOM franchise will go. While critically acclaimed, the recent storyline is somewhat of a mess. To recap, XCOM: Enemy Unknown was a reboot serving as a new square one for ...

Just when I felt I’d gotten a handle on using the complex rules of XCOM 2’s combat to my advantage, XCOM 2: Alien Hunters has gone and turned them against me. This DLC pack brings in three new major ...

The Bureau comes as a very pleasant surprise. It’s not a cynical cash-in on Enemy Unknown’s success, it’s not a forgettable me-too third person cover-based shooter and it’s not a clunky ...