April 16, 2015 Location: Sapporo, Japan Operation: Terrorism Response Action Codename: Lost Spark Mission Parameters: Failure will result in the immediate loss of resources and support from Japan. This would deal a devastating ...
Every time a classic PC game is moved over to consoles, we tend to hear the same worries: It’s been dumbed down; it’s oversimplifed, rendered toothless and worthless. When XCOM: Enemy Unknown was released on both PC...
I hate Mutons. If you play XCOM: Enemy Unknown, you probably hate them too. The big, green, ape-like aliens are the shock troopers of the invasion, and they will make you cry. They’ll flank and shellack your team, lob gre...
On today’s episode we’re talking Dishonored, XCOM: Enemy Unknown, and Angry Birds Star Wars. Originally written and published by at IGN PS3. Click here to read the original story.
We use the phrase “highly anticipated” a lot, but it plainly defines both Dishonored, from Arkane Studios, and Firaxis’ treatment of beloved strategy title XCOM: Enemy Unknown, both of which arrive on Tuesday....
• Since I’ve covered all these games before — so many times — I figured I’d best do this as a trifecta. Anyways, here’s the international version of Assassin’s Creed III’s story trailer...
In an era when so many games cluster around a limited selection of genres, it’s refreshing to see a blockbuster turn-based strategy game coming to console. This is a genre well-catered for on PC, and with a healthy pedigree in ...
GameTrailers took an extended look at one of the missions of Xcom: Enemy Unknown, in which all the squadmembers are named after GameTrailers’ employees and pals. It’s the incredibly self-indulgent shit I don’t...
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, n...