PC

X-COM Creator: 2K Marin’s FPS A ‘Great Shame’

Kotaku AU

We now have two titles raiding the treasures of the X-COM IP — a first-person shooter by 2K Marin and a turn-based one more in tune with the original at Firaxis. One has to wonder, with all this strategic alien arse-kicking going on, has anyone thought to talk to Julian Gollop, the guy responsible for it all?


November 9, 2011
News

XCOM Delayed Past March 2012

Kotaku AU

Kotaku US is reporting that XCOM, which is being developed by 2K Marin, with part of the team based in Canberra, has been delayed past its initial released date of March 2012 into the next financial year.


October 20, 2011
News

Rumour: Fresh Staff Cuts At 2K’s Canberra Studio

Kotaku AU

We’ve just received word from an anonymous source that 2K’s Canberra studio, which was renamed 2K Marin in a recent shuffle, has undergone redundancies, with up to 15 staff members losing their jobs.


September 23, 2011
News

Here’s Why The New XCOM Is Nothing Like The Old X-COM

XCOM is no X-Com. That is to say, don’t expect the upcoming first-person shooter XCOM from 2K Marin to be a new version of turn-based strategy classic X-Com. Why?


August 29, 2011
PC

XCOM Has The Freakiest Display At PAX Prime 2011

This XCOM display, which features no real human beings, is a head-turner here at the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle.


July 13, 2011
PC

New XCOM A Shooter Because Strategy Games Aren’t Contemporary

The beloved but dormant X-COM series, the strategy game franchise created by Mythos and Microprose, is getting a revival in the form of a first-person shooter next year, offending the sensibilities of old-school PC gamers. Why would 2K Games do such a thing?


June 3, 2011
News

XCOM Dated For March, Not Referred To As A First-Person Shooter

XCOM, The first-person sequel to classic strategy game X-Com, will be released on March 6, 2012, for PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, that last platform being newly-confirmed by publisher Take Two.


November 9, 2010

We Want Your Job

Kotaku AU

We Want Your Job is a regular section where we take the time to chat to those in the Australian games industry about their work, and the best routes available to get into said industry.

This week we have a quick chat with Andrew James, Art Director at 2K Marin in Canberra.


October 19, 2010

We Want Your Job!

Kotaku AU

We Want Your Job is a new regular feature that involves us talking to people in all areas of the games industry about their job and why it’s so awesome! For you guys out there that want to get into the games industry, or even those that are just curious about the people that make the games we love, this is a unique insight behind the scenes of gaming.


August 5, 2010
News

BioShock 2 Getting Story-Expanding Add-On

2K Games’ BioShock 2 is getting a new single-player focused downloadable game add-on that will include new characters, story and abilities, the developer said today.