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The grand return of XCOM may be over if no one buys next week’s expansion pack Enemy Within, says developer Firaxis. But senior games designer Anand Gupta is bullish over XCOM’s future after it made its return after an 11-year absence last year. The future depends on how well the …
Read More »Read how the next-gen is damaging sales of this year’s blockbusters in this week’s MCV
This week’s issue of MCV analyses how the next-gen transition is damaging the sales of the year’s biggest Q4 releases. Sales of Call of Duty, Battlefield and Assassin’s Creed are all down on their predecessors, some by an alarming margin. Retailers tells MCV how the imminent arrivial of the next-generation …
Read More »Read MCV’s second free Gamescom show daily right here
The second MCV Gamescom daily magazine is available to read right now. It features news and interviews from the leaders in PC gaming, including Sega Europe chief Jurgen Post. Published in association with Xbox One, our second 14-page FREE magazine has been put together by the MCV team currently walking …
Read More »XCom: Enemy Within invades High Streets this November
Following the success of last year’s XCom: Enemy Unknown, 2K Games will release a fresh batch of strategic action later this year. The newly-announced XCom: Enemy Within is an expanded version of the hit 2012 title that adds new content and scenarios. It is being developed by Firaxis Games. The …
Read More »Geomerics Spotlight: The Bureau: XCom Declassified
2K Marin discusses its use of Enlighten to help create the stylish 60s feel of its upcoming sci-fi action title
Read More »Develop August: Awards recap, PS4, Xbox One and more
Also inside: Epic's founders tell their story, Mark Cerny in conversation, Malta's games hub, pipelines in focus
Read More »Gem offers extra The Bureau: Xcom stock: buy eight, get one free
Retailers can get free copies of 2K Games’ The Bureau: Xcom Declassified when they pre-order stock from Gem Distribution. The exclusive pre-order offer is available now to selected Gem customers on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC, and will run until the game launches on August 23rd. Stores can place their …
Read More »Re-jigged XCOM FPS nearing second reveal?
Having vanished off the face of the earth last week, Take-Two’s XCOM FPS could be on the verge of a return. CVG reckons that a viral video seemingly based on the recent Russian meteor sighting contains the term ‘whathappenedin62′ in its source code. MCV readers will know that Take-Two recently …
Read More »XCOM shooter loses its website
The future of 2K Games’ promised XCOM shooter is in doubt. DigitalTrends noticed that the game’s official website is no longer accessible. Users are now greeted with a 404 error message – that means the servers are active but the content has either been blocked or removed. Furthermore, the XCOM …
Read More »FIFA 13 holds off Dishonored and XCOM in UK charts
EA’s FIFA 13 makes it a hat-trick of No.1s this week despite some very high-profile competition. Bethesda’s Dishonored is the star of this week’s newcomers, charting at No.2 and becoming the biggest new IP launch of the year, beating Square Enix’s Sleeping Dogs. Pokemon Black 2 and Pokemon White 2 …
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