X-COM: Enemy Unknown remake by 2K / Firaxis!

[NTAC]

Part 3!
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/02/03/time-for-a-change-firaxis-on-xcom-part-3/

 

[mikeymikec]

I remember grenades being a pretty dicy gamble early on in the game. But I have seen worse since in other games (where the grenade bounces back on the soldier 50% of the time).

I use grenades pretty regularly because long-range shots are a lot less likely to be on target, however last night on a new game (no armour yet), I primed a grenade near the skyranger, got shot when an alien reacted during my turn, and because the dead soldier had three grenades around him, I didn't have enough time to pick them all up. 5 soldiers went pop. Oops

 

[Qbah]

Thanks for the RPS links!! Game sounds better and better

 

[NTAC]

Explore the X-Com base!
http://www.gameinformer.com/p/xcom-interactive-ant-farm.aspx

 

[thespyder]

I use grenades pretty regularly because long-range shots are a lot less likely to be on target, however last night on a new game (no armour yet), I primed a grenade near the skyranger, got shot when an alien reacted during my turn, and because the dead soldier had three grenades around him, I didn't have enough time to pick them all up. 5 soldiers went pop. Oops

OK, yeah. I remember priming grenades and then getting attacked which caused them to go off prematurely as well. I think I had happen once when I was at the very beginning of my deployment. Took out the entire squad.

But yeah, they were an integral part of the game. You needed them in certain situations so you couldn't merely abandon them.

I am guessing with the smaller squads in the new game that they won't work the same way. Looking forward to finding out.

Explore the X-Com base!
http://www.gameinformer.com/p/xcom-interactive-ant-farm.aspx

What? No recreation center? How do the soldiers unwind after a hard day of "Bug Hunting"?

 

[NTAC]

What? No recreation center? How do the soldiers unwind after a hard day of "Bug Hunting"?

Apparently there is something like that where you'll see your actual soldiers shooting pool and such.

They said there's way more modules available to build than what htey show here.

 

[GoodRevrnd]

Explore the X-Com base!
http://www.gameinformer.com/p/xcom-interactive-ant-farm.aspx

"XCOM's tech tree will have some significantly divergent branches, so you likely won't be able to build everything in a single playthrough."

Well that is very good at least. A big problem with the original one was that the tech pacing was off and there weren't enough important things to research.

 

[GoodRevrnd]

Apparently we missed an info dump last week, complete w/ video.

Hey guys,

As I'm sure you've noticed, we released our first video for XCOM: Enemy Unknown at the wee hours of this morning - you can check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX9r0S77Vh0&list=PL4BE87EC43B1622F0&index=1&feature=plcp

We're also going to be updating here throughout the day with new articles as they come out (there will be a bunch!) so keep your eyes peeled.

Articles!
Shacknews - The procedural world of XCOM: Enemy Unknown
NowGamer - XCOM: Enemy Unknown - Tactics, Teamwork and Terror Reborn
TIME.com - 5 New XCOM: Enemy Unknown Screens Explained
The Washington Post - XCOM: ‘Enemy Unknown’ knows its roots
Kotaku - How a Rabid XCOM Fan Became The Designer of Enemy Unknown
Eurogamer - Firaxis: XCOM is a "very, very big budget game"

And here's an IGN vid with mostly rehashed material: http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/03/12/xcom-enemy-unknown-video-preview

 

[GoodRevrnd]

ze Germans! (video)
http://www.gamestar.de/index.cfm?pid=1589&pk=65229

 

[GoodRevrnd]

Jake Solomon RPS Interview

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/03/28/firaxis-talk-xcom-redux-bases-ammo-skills-explained/

 

[GoodRevrnd]

No "new" footage or info, but it is full video of the entire mission played out they've showed in screen shots over and over. Stream from PAX East. XCom footage starts @ 4:00m. Video also contains CiV: G&K and Borderlands 2 footage.
http://www.twitch.tv/2k/b/314356244
-or-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWU9...DvjVQa1PpcFPy5d0LSOuqLbSf14f8bE1e2lgGQ4OnWnw=

Cell cam video of an XCOM presentation where they show an accelerated mission in a trainyard.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=EEqjEMG6d_U
Trainyard screens:
http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/xcom-enemy-unknown/1222583p1.html

Curse dev interview:
http://www.curse.com/news/xcom/44925-xcom-enemy-unknown-curse-exclusive-coverage

 

[paperfist]

Some more X-COM goodness from RPS:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/05/05/firaxis-on-xcom-vs-xenonauts-optional-kill-cam/

 

[QuantumPion]

I hope this succeeds and spawns a wave of quality remakes of classic games.

 

[Elcs]

Roll on the FPS game

 

[Harrod]

Has there been any word on when they will release this?

 

[Martimus]

According to this link (http://www.gameinformer.com/games/xcom_enemy_unknown/b/pc/default.aspx) the release date is Fall 2012.

 

[Qbah]

That RPS link really makes me excited for the game. Can't wait! Thanks for sharing!

 

[adlep]

Great,
Can't wait to pickup the game. Still have the original. And of course, all of my soldires are named after my friends and family (incl wife).

 

[paperfist]

That RPS link really makes me excited for the game. Can't wait! Thanks for sharing!

I might start going to church and praying that it doesn't turn out like the hype mill Civilizaiton V. I mean how do you screw up a game that was successfully launched 4 times earlier? I don't even want to mention Railroads!

 

[georgec84]

I didn't play much X-Com but this project sounds really cool.

 

[Mem]

Great,
Can't wait to pickup the game. Still have the original. And of course, all of my soldires are named after my friends and family (incl wife).

Hehe I did not go that far with the names however played all the X-COM games many times in my younger years ,can't wait to be playing another new X-COM game,lets hope it lives up to expectations.

 

[thespyder]

Hehe I did not go that far with the names however played all the X-COM games many times in my younger years ,can't wait to be playing another new X-COM game,lets hope it lives up to expectations.

My EX was obsessed with Apocalypse. It was really the first game that she got into in any real way (other than Diablo).

 

[nemesismk2]

I loved the xcom games

 

[adlep]

Hehe - I will play a troll and tell you how to never run out of money in the XCom:

just start producing and selling "laser cannon" aircraft weapon in your workshop. For whatever reason it has the biggest ROI in the game and it does not require Ellirium115 or any "Allien Alloy"


I hope that they will leave some of these "hacks & mods & bugs" that made the original game so much fun...

P.S. Why no one though about this before? What took them so long?

Edit:
This is a dedicated UFO forums:
http://www.xcomufo.com/forums/

 

[GoodRevrnd]

Great,
Can't wait to pickup the game. Still have the original. And of course, all of my soldires are named after my friends and family (incl wife).

I always just appended stats to the soldiers names lol.

<-- min/maxer