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News On 2K’s ‘Evolved’ XCOM Shooter On The Way

2K’s announcement of a shooter bearing the XCOM name drew quite a bit of ire from the series’ fanbase when it was first made more…

DLC, News
XCOM: Enemy Unknown Getting Two Single-Player DLC Packs

Just when you thought that you had soundly defeated the alien menace, Firaxis and 2K Games are giving you a new crop of XCOM: more…

Features, PC, Reviews, Strategy
RipTen Review: XCOM: Enemy Unknown (PC)

There has always been a special place in my heart for strategy games. As an avid board gamer, I’ve been on the hunt for an more…

Features, News
New Video Game Releases: October 9 – 15

I’m giddy. This week is offering up a bundle of ultra-condensed, grade A awesome. Whether you like your murder from the more…

News, Video
Choose Your Fate (and Avoid Getting Shot) In This XCOM: Enemy Unknown Interactive Trailer

If you’re a looking for a neat thing, here’s one: 2K Games has released an interactive video on Youtube that attempts more…

News
XCOM: Enemy Unknown Demo Drops Today on Steam

The aliens are coming! The aliens are coming! If you can’t wait two weeks to get your hands on Firaxis’ masterful update more…

Features, Interviews, Previews
XCOM: Enemy Unknown Devs Made the “Right Choices” Without Losing the Sense of Doom (Preview and Interview)

When I told people that we had pinned our E3 Best of Show award on XCOM: Enemy Unknown, I got some strange looks. We loved more…

Features, News, Strategy
Learn the History of XCOM: Enemy Unknown from PAX Prime

Whether you are a longtime fan or a newcomer to the X-COM franchise, there is plenty to make you excited about the upcoming more…

Features, News, PC, Previews, Strategy, Xbox 360
PAX Prime 2012: Learn to Strategize Against XCOM’s Unknown Enemy

With over a decade having passed since the last X-COM title, 2K Games currently has two titles in the franchise under more…

Features, News, Trailers
A New XCOM: Enemy Unknown Trailer Reminds Us That Death is Forever

As if I weren’t already excited enough for XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Firaxis and 2K Games have unleashed a new trailer that more…

News
Become the Alien Invasion with XCOM: Enemy Unknown’s Multiplayer Mode

Let’s get one thing out of the way first. I am not the least bit surprised that there is a multiplayer mode for XCOM: Enemy more…

Industry-News, News
The Ups and Downs of Take-Two’s Fiscal Earnings

As July winds down, many of the major publishers have been participating in financial calls about the first quarter of the more…

Features
RipTen’s Best of E3 2012 Awards

  It’s that time of year again, and we are just barely starting to recover from E3 2012. There seems to be a lot of more…

Features, News, Previews
E3 2012: The Truth and Consequences of “Hard but Fair” XCOM: Enemy Unknown

After PAX East, I knew that I wanted to get more time in front of XCOM: Enemy Unknown at E3. The 15-minute demo we got back more…

Features
Will Hopes Be Fulfilled or Dashed? The RipTen Team Weighs in on E3

We’ve covered quite a lot of E3 2012 already, and the show hasn’t even started yet. A few weeks ago, we asked our team of more…