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Eleven 2K games debut on GOG.com, including the XCOM, Railroad Tycoon and Freedom Force series

Eleven 2K games debut on GOG.com, including the XCOM, Railroad Tycoon and Freedom Force series

Good Old Games has announced that eleven new 2K games are now available from its catalog. The games include titles from the classic XCOM series, as well as the cult classic Freedom Force roleplaying games.

New Retroism brand to bring back classic PC titles, starting with Sid Meier's Colonization, Pirates! and Covert Action

New Retroism brand to bring back classic PC titles, starting with Sid Meier's Colonization, Pirates! and Covert Action

Publisher Tommo, which specialises in retro titles, has teamed up with developer Night Dive Studios to restore and optimise several classic PC games, which will then be distributed through Steam, GOG and other online retailers. It's part of Tommo's new Retroism brand, which aims to bring back beloved titles from "MicroProse, Accolade, Infogrames and other iconic publishers." The first games to be published are Sid Meier’s Colonization, Pirates! Gold Plus and Sid Meier’s Covert Action.

2K: Firaxis announcing "new AAA game" tomorrow at PAX East

2K: Firaxis announcing "new AAA game" tomorrow at PAX East

XCOM: Enemy Unknown and Civilization developer Firaxis will be announcing a "new AAA game" tomorrow, according to 2K Games teaser for their PAX East 2014 'pre-show checklist'. More XCOM or Civilization? The 'Firaxis Games Mega Panel' will commence tomorrow at 4:30pm BST for one hour at the DragonFly Theatre. 2K promise an "exciting sneak peek" at their latest project.