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New XCOM Trailer Is Filled With Explosions And Green Goo
4Don’t worry: despite the theme and appearance of this launch trailer for XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the game isn’t a shooter. It’s a strategy game. Which makes it kind of hard to sell, but hey.
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Yes, XCOM: Enemy Unknown Is Really Good
I’ve lost video game troops before. I’ve sent virtual men bravely to their digital deaths. In StarCraft, in Company of Heroes; in Warcraft and Civilization, I’ve sent heroic men and women to the front lines, never to return. Sometimes I feel a pang at an unnecessary loss, but most video game troops are just numbers…
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XCOM: Enemy Unknown’s Art Team Takes Time To Make Their Characters Look Realistically Diverse
Last week, during a visit to Firaxis to have a look at XCOM: Enemy Unknown, I had some time to talk with the game’s art director, Greg Foertsch.
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Gods & Kings ‘Fixes’ Civilization V (If You Think It Needed Fixing)
I appear to be one of a rare breed of person who, on the internet at least, is proud to have enjoyed civilisation V. I thought the shift to hexes and abandonment of unit “stacking” was the best thing the series had done in years, and while it wasn’t perfect – the AI could have…