I don't understand why this is a thing, but I'm an Australian and confusion is our natural mental state. XCOM 2 is different enough that even if you didn't like the first Firaxis entry it's worth ...

I'll take virtually any excuse to dip back into XCOM 2 for another dozen or four hours. (Let's be honest: sometimes I don't need any excuse at all.) This week, Firaxis has provided me with a pretty ...

These guides will help you fix your technical problems in XCOM 2. XCOM 2 was released yesterday across all territories, and brings with it the promise of a glorious strategy renaissance. But not all ...

The XCOM franchise isn't known for pulling punches, and XCOM 2 is no different. This turn-based tactical game is a meat grinder, and the soldiers you throw against our alien occupiers just happen to ...

XCOM 2 offers a concealment mechanic to start off missions. You’re able to move around the battlefield prior to being spotted. This allows you to scan for enemy or objective locations and not get lit ...

To say that the return of XCOM earlier this century was a mess is a bit of an understatement. In the end, we got the fantastic XCOM: Enemy Unknown. Before that, we had to endure 2K announcing a third ...

The Templars are the weirdest faction in XCOM 2: War of the Chosen. Heavily reliant on psionic abilities, and armed with killer glowing psychic blades, they’re all about rushing directly into melee ...

Firaxis has released a hotfix for XCOM 2 which it says will fix known crashes and improve some performance issues. XCOM 2 has been having some performance issues since launch, but this latest update ...

It was around the 20-hour mark that I realized I had been playing XCOM 2: War of the Chosen completely wrong. You see, when you’re playing a game for review there’s an urge to see everything. Not in a ...

Mid-campaign? Don't forget to pick up the XCOM 2 psi-ops, they're mighty powerful. It's nicely different from the other marketing we've seen so far. It's all been quite methodical, quiet strategy ...