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* * * XCOM: Enemy Unknown by Firaxis Games to release October 2012. * * *

X-COM fans rejoice! The remake of the 1994 classic UFO: Enemy Unknown (or XCOM: UFO Defense) will be released on October 9th, 2012 in North America and October 12th, 2012 internationally.

• The demo of the game has been showed at for the E3 convention and there's a trailer called 'Last Stand' available at YouTube.
• It will return the franchise to turn-based tactical combat with real-time management but instead of TUs, soldiers can perform two actions per turn: move and take a non-movement action or move twice.
• In one of the lastest interviews, Jake Solomon, Lead Designer, has revealed that they first made a prototype using the TU system before deciding to use the new system.
  
• Screenshots here, more info here.

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* * * New XCOM FPS Game by 2k Marin has been delayed multiple times, release is late 2013 or 2014 at the earliest. * * *

The game will focus on elite U.S. government operatives attempting to prevent a nightmarish invasion of the United States (while dropping the dash in X-COM). See:

• The official XCOM site (only a couple of trailers here)
• Some criticism of its change in focus (1, 2), although 2k Marin may be rethinking this
• 2k's XCOM forum, including passionate posts by X-Commies
• Once slated for March 2012 release, it has now slipped to a later date (1, 2).

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* * * X-COM Complete Packages now available for less than $15 * * *

At GamersGate, Steam and Direct2Drive. (Includes UFO, TFTD, Apoc, Int, and Enf).

For "reviews", see this.

Archived News

* * * Ufopaedia.org is now hosted by StrategyCore * * *

To visitors and regular contributors, the Ufopaedia.org wiki is now hosted on StrategyCore. A big thank you to Gazchap who started and hosted for so long what has since become a most fascinating and informative resource on X-COM.

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OFFICIAL

- NEW X-COM GAME FROM THE DEVELOPERS OF BIOSHOCK 2

Yes, this will come as a shock to all, but 2K Australia and 2K Marin is busily working on a first-person shooter based on the X-COM franchise. More info will presumably become available on the 2010 E3.

For more information/rumors check 2K's X-COM forum.