10 years later and with no XCOM 3 in sight, I'm in love with XCOM 2 now more than ever

February 5, 2026, marks 10 years since XCOM 2 dared to make us lose ...

New tactics game Warhounds wants to be the XCOM 3 we don't have, and it's targeting a smart approach to accuracy and RNG

Inspired by XCOM and Jagged Alliance, the turn-based tactics of Warhounds calculates every bullet separately to ensure "no safe shots." ...
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The Future of the XCOM Franchise Should Look to Another Species of Alien

Matt Karoglou is a freelance writer and musician who has been playing video games for 36 years and writing about them for almost as long. When he's not editorializing about the intricacies and ...

Happy 10th birthday, XCOM 2, the most brilliant, frustrating game of its time

It's one small component of the wider rollercoaster that is XCOM 2, a brilliant turn-based tactics game from Firaxis released ...

XCOM 2 is 10 years old, and 2K is celebrating with a free weekend and a 95% discount on Firaxis' masterful sequel

Try one of the best games ever for nothing, then grab it for less than the price of a coffee.
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Steam Users Have Until February 9 to Play 9/10 Strategy Game for Free (And It's 95% Off)

PC gamers on Steam have a limited time to play one of the best strategy games ever made at absolutely no additional cost.