Here’s how it works. 2K Marin's XCOM shooter went dark soon after the release of Firaxis' successful XCOM reboot. But was it missing? Dead? Captured by overzealous strategy fans? Actually ...

XCOM 2 defeats most of those assumptions by introducing ... benefit of the shield icons that tell you if you’ll be in full cover or half cover, and whether you’re being flanked, if you move ...

Even just forgetting how terrifying it looks... as you know, as an XCOM player, being ripped out of cover? It's a very discomforting feeling. “She's awesome. She was a lot of fun to make as we k ...

Now that you’ve got a general idea of what file covers what, I’m going to show you a handful of example tweaks to demonstrate how simple it is to shape XCOM 2 to your liking, even if you’re ...

In addition, it doesn't trigger Holo-Targeting and is not even guaranteed to hit enemies or destroy cover in the cone of fire. Operating some of the most advanced equipment XCOM has to offer ...

with plenty of variation in the layouts and cover opportunities, but what keeps them fresh is the randomised enemy placement. The invasion force can be anywhere, on any mission. XCOM's aliens are ...

XCOM: Enemy Within is an incremental update to ... L’Overture was in overwatch, so when an alien sprints out from cover he gets to take a few shots. Misses them all. I massage my temples.

and going into cover. It also speeds up the pause as corpses reanimate, increases unit movement speed and increases the speed of the Avenger on the World map. The pressure to succeed in XCOM 2 is ...

XCOM: Enemy Within sees Vahlen and Chen pushing ... such as a skin augment that makes your soldier invisible if she's in full cover. It's cool stuff, and it's most noteworthy for making Dr ...

Think XCOM, but your sniper is an anthropomorphic duck and your tank is a boar with an explosive cannon. Road to Eden’s turn-based combat will feel immediately familiar, with its ample cover ...

and cover some of the early soldier abilities you need to have, items that need to be researched, and autopsies you need to perform first. While your XCOM 2 play-through could be different from ...

Doesn't sound like XCOM, does it? But it is, now. That's enabled by concealment, the cloaked mode that sees Enemy Unknown's winningly simple cover system elegantly repurposed for stealth.