XCOM (Game)

XCOM
Developer	2K Marin
Publisher	2K Games
Release	N/A
Genre	First-person shooter
Game modes	Single player
Rating	N/A
Platform	Windows PC, Xbox 360, Playstation 3
Media	N/A
Website	http://www.xcom.com

XCOM was a planned first-person tactical action sci-fi game and a reboot of the classic tactical strategy X-Com series originally developed by Mythos Games and MicroProse, while focusing on a new origin story. Developed by 2K Marin, it was originally announced for a release on March 6th 2012 but was pushed back to a release between April 2013 - March 2014. On April 15th 2013 the game's websites were shut down and on April 26th 2013 it was re-announced and retitled as The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, a tactical third-person shooter that released August 20th 2013.

Plot

Featuring a bold new origin story told from a first-person perspective, XCOM pits Special Agent William Carter and his veteran team against the threat of human extinction. But every enemy is an opportunity - players will strike surgically against the alien menace, capture their technology, and by the science of desperation - turn the invaders' weapons against them. Armed with these lethal new tools of war, players will command their squad on XCOM's front lines: Main Street, USA.

Unlike the full-released game, the main alien race leading the Outsiders are not the Zudjari, but instead a machine-like race described as "made of a kind of 'living technology'" that is "both highly-aggressive and very intelligent", which they plan to use to terraform Earth, turning our world into theirs. Despite that, they are still similar to the Zudjari in terms of motive, being a horribly militant, savage race going around the galaxy enslaving other races. A race all about unsustainable consumption, Earth is the Outsiders' next target.

Videos

E3 2010 Debut Trailer

E3 2011 Gameplay Trailer

E3 2011 Demo

Gallery

Outsider homeworld

Outsider turret

Capturing an enemy turret, for either long-term research gains or to reuse as a temporary ally

Capture Technology, invented by Dr. Weir

The Disintegration Ray, a late-game weapon unlocked through research

Disintegration Ray against a Titan

Capturing a Titan

Titan concept art (2010), previously titled as "The Scanner"

The Outsiders' original enemy design, by J. Seamas Gallagher

Outsider Infiltrator enemy design, by J. Seamas Gallagher

Sectoid enemy design

Muton enemy design, by J. Seamas Gallagher

XCOM (2010), Ghost concept art

XCOM (2011) Ghost concept art by Chirs Champroniere

XCOM (2011), Ghost sketches by Chris Champroniere

XCOM (2010), Silacoid concept art

References

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