XCOM Series

Jake Solomon wants to form a new studio following his Firaxis exit

The Midnight Suns and XCOM director also wants his next project to be a 'life simulator or a simulation-style game.'

Firaxis Games confirms next Civilization game in development as studio leads depart

New studio head Heather Mazen will lead up the next Civilization game at Firaxis as previous studio head Steve Martin and XCOM creative director Jake Solomon depart.

XCOM director says no plans for the series while he's still working on Midnight Suns DLC

Jake Solomon shared in a recent interview that he has no information about XCOM for the time being while there's still Midnight Suns content in the works.

Epic Games Store's free games next week include XCOM 2

PC Players will be able to partake in the fight back against an alien regime in XCOM 2 when it temporarily goes free on Epic Games Store.

Weekend PC Download Deals for Feb. 11: XCOM 2 free weekend

As part of Steam's 2K Publisher Sale, play both XCOM 2 and the War of the Chosen expansion for free.

Former Firaxis & XCOM devs form new Bit Reactor studio

Bit Reactor is composed of veterans of XCOM, Civilization, and Elder Scrolls Online and are set on creating a new era of turn-based tactics games.

Rumor: An XCOM Marvel game and Borderlands spin-off to be announced by 2K

The leak also mentions a Cthulhu-meets-Saints Row game and picks the athlete to feature on this year's NBA 2K title.

David Craddock's upcoming X-COM: UFO Defense book 'Monsters in the Dark' now on Kickstarter

Our own David Craddock is taking a deep dive into the creation of X-COM in his new book, Monsters in the Dark: The Making of X-COM: UFO Defense.

Pro Strats: X-COM (1994) strategy guide author David Ellis on QA and writing guides

Former MicroProse scribe David Ellis spoke with me about writing the guide for the original X-COM, taking charge of Civilization II's in-game encyclopedia, and more.