XCOM: Enemy Unknown Developer Diary

XCOM: Enemy Unknown Developer Diary

A behind the scenes look at the alien invasion

Written by Lexual on 07 March 12 at 18:28

When Firaxis’ XCOM: Enemy Unknown was announced back in January, fans rejoiced at the return to the old-school strategy style of the 1994 classic UFO: Enemy Unknown (later released as X-COM: UFO Defense in the United States and Japan). Today Firaxis have released the first gameplay footage of XCOM: Enemy Unknown in the form of a developer diary, which shows off how they have brought the series up to date while retaining its classic gameplay style.



XCOM: Enemy Unknown is due for release sometime this Fall.
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Zacry072
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Posted on 07 March 12 at 18:33
I wish I had played the old game/s, but regardless this still looks pretty cool.
Pull Shapes
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Posted on 07 March 12 at 18:43
This is awesome. My favourite PC game ever
MH The Rockstar
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Posted on 07 March 12 at 18:50
Yup, looks pretty cool. I will be keeping an eye out for this in the fall.
THE G0D EMPER0R
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Posted on 07 March 12 at 18:54
loved the old games glad that this coming out. the fps one looked crap.
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Posted on 07 March 12 at 20:33
This looks very interesting, I always forget which one is the fps and which one is the rts when looking at the names lol
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Posted on 07 March 12 at 20:43
Win.
What the brown?
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Posted on 07 March 12 at 21:34, Edited on 07 March 12 at 21:44 by AC1DGro0ve 3o3
I love how similar to the original game it is. ...it had to be!! I played the hell out of the original. Probably 5x over!!!

This will be a day 1 for me.

Deus Ex, Syndicate, XCOM ....what's next?
^ this
Maukki T
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Posted on 08 March 12 at 07:21
I w a n t t h i s g a m e n o w ! Hurry Firaxis! Program/model/draw/compose/produce like a wind!
Rockanoid
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Posted on 08 March 12 at 11:16, Edited on 08 March 12 at 11:16 by Rockanoid
..and in the meantime you can play a free version of the old game. Look here: http://ufoai.org/wiki/index.php/News
I lost the game!
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Posted on 08 March 12 at 11:24
The old one my one of my favorites this one looks really cool to answer AC1DGro0ve 3o3's question
after Deus Ex, Syndicate, XCOM ....what's next? I want a new Dungeon Keeper!!!!!!
Hope is the first step on the road to disappointment
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X-Com is one of my favorite games of all time. I'm totally jazzed about this and pleased as punch to see the direction Firaxis is taking it.
AC1DGro0ve 3o3 - I hate Defiance, but can't stop playing it.
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Posted on 09 March 12 at 20:24
KratosGodslayer said:The old one my one of my favorites this one looks really cool to answer AC1DGro0ve 3o3's question
after Deus Ex, Syndicate, XCOM ....what's next? I want a new Dungeon Keeper!!!!!!
...just counting the days until the Diablo III announcement:
http://www.gamebandits.com/news/xbox-360/diablo-3-release-da...
^ this
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Posted on 09 March 12 at 22:35
yes thank you for not making this an fps clone whoa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted on 10 March 12 at 01:55
AC1DGro0ve 3o3 said:KratosGodslayer said:The old one my one of my favorites this one looks really cool to answer AC1DGro0ve 3o3's question
after Deus Ex, Syndicate, XCOM ....what's next? I want a new Dungeon Keeper!!!!!!
...just counting the days until the Diablo III announcement:
http://www.gamebandits.com/news/xbox-360/diablo-3-release-da...
Aren't we all? I wouldn't hold your breath though, they've been teasing us with that for some time now. D3 would top this for games returning, though they seem to be doing a quality job with this as well.
You seem a little furious...
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Posted on 16 March 12 at 00:35
Pull Shapes said:This is awesome. My favourite PC game evermine too, im soo looking forward to this smile
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Posted on 19 March 12 at 02:06
Hopefully this turns out well