2K Games and Firaxis unveiled its next XCOM title, called The Bureau: XCOM Declassified earlier this year, which just a month after their announcement, we were given a taste of its gameplay. If that wasn’t enough for you, then you’ll be […]
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The world is under attack once more, and it’s up to your squad of elite, turn-based soldiers to keep humanity safe. We’ve just gotten word that XCOM: Enemy Unknown is headed to a wide variety of iOS devices come this Thursday, June 20th. Everything from the iPad 2 to the fifth-gen iPod touch is getting a taste of Firaxis’ XCOM effort — should users choose to fork over the $19.99 asking price, that is.
Aside from multiplayer (which is coming via free update post-launch), the iOS version is just about the same as its console and PC counterpart — you build up resources and strike back against the alien menace threatening to tear apart Earth, with the occasional break to torturously study the enemy via “dissection.” Whether the enemy is still alive at that point, well, that’s a question for your science team. For a full list of supported iOS devices, head below the break. As for Android and Windows Phone 8 support? “We’ve only announced plans for iOS devices at this time,” was all a 2K Games rep would tell us. Not exactly a hard no, but not a confirmation either.
Before XCOM: Enemy Unknown was made available on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 as a turn-based strategy game, it was supposed to be a first-person shooter. The XCOM shooter mysteriously disappeared with its existence not even acknowledged by 2K Games of Firaxis, but today, both companies have announced its FPS XCOM game will finally be made available later this year.
The game will be called The Bureau: XCOM Declassified and will take place in 1962 back when John F. Kennedy was in the White House and will play as the origin story for the modern XCOM initiative, which we’re sure by now you’re aware is what we experienced in XCOM: Enemy Unknown. In XCOM Declassified, players will assume the role of Special Agent William Carter as he takes customizable agents into the field. Gameplay will be in real-time, which is a departure for the series since its previous games have been turn-based, and the death of squad mates will still be permanent. (more…)
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown’s developer Firaxis not only unveiled a mysterious trailer which we believe hints at more XCOM goodness coming in the coming months, but they also had a little treat for iOS users as they announced their recently released game will be making its way to iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch devices everywhere later this summer.
XCOM: Enemy Unknown for iOS is a complete port of the popular PC & console strategy game and is said to not cut anything out as everything you can expect out of previously released versions of XCOM will be made available in its iOS version. “It is a straight port,” XCOM lead designer Jake Solomon says. “We have not made any gameplay exceptions. You play the exact same game… it’s just now fully playable on an iPhone or an iPad.” (more…)
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