We are finally getting to know more about what shape the XCOM shooter is taking, and now, thanks to our interview with 2K Games' Nico Bihary, we're learning about some classified material. The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, as it is now called, is a third-person shooter affair. We asked how long is the experience? It's a "13-16 hour narrative", but game length depends on the player.
Take 2 has announced that the publisher earned $1.222B for the fiscal year 2013 ending on the 31st March, crediting such titles as BioShock Infinite, MLB 2K13, and Borderlands 2 downloadable content as the chief source, while older titles also drove sales.
2K Marin's creative director Jordan Thomas is leaving the world of AAA publisher titles to start a 2 man indie studio. Thomas had worked on BioShock 2 and the upcoming The Bureau: XCOM Declassified.
XCOM just wouldn't be XCOM without permadeath, and that means rubbish leaders start piling up the body bags. 2K Games has released a new trailer highlighting the perils of Federal agents fighting aliens.
The mantra of 'You Only Live Once' is explored in this probe tongue in cheek teaser for The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, which is a third-person tactical squad shooter out late August.
Keen eyes have uncovered the conspiracy of something called 'XCOM: Enemy Within' that was hidden within the Steam database, and even listed via the South Korean ratings board. Naturally everyone is puzzled as to what it could be. Is it DLC? An expansion? A sequel? A spin-off? Well whatever it is, 2K has said they're "looking forward" to August 21st.
During a Reddit AMA with the developer 2K Marin about its upcoming first person shooter The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, the five members of the studio admitted that the game had been announced too early.
2K Games has confirmed that 2K Marin was suffered significant layoffs. The developer worked on The Bureau: XCOM Declassified and assisted Irrational Games with BioShock Infinite.
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.
XCOM 2 Mods.
Better than Terror From The Deep!
Welcome back, Commander..
Chris Capel chats with 2K Games' Nico Bihary on the game previously known as XCOM.