The first mission you do in XCOM 2 serves as a tutorial. You can easily skip tutorial mission if you want to. Choosing difficulty level Legend disables tutorial automatically. Although you have ...

XCOM 2: War of the Chosen represents a significant expansion to the base XCOM 2 game, adding a number of new mechanics and systems, soldier classes, enemies, game play decisions, and much more. All of ...

Update: XCOM 2 has been nominated for IGN's 2016 Game of the Year. There’s an air of white-knuckle desperation about XCOM 2’s post-apocalyptic setting, and it only enhances the tension. Taking place ...

Firaxis has a decent track record when it comes to making add-ons, but the XCOM 2 DLC run initially suffered from a few bad apples. Upon release, the pre-order bonus and day one content were subject ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. This review has been updated to reflect XCOM 2's re-release on PS4 and Xbox One, which released on September 27, 2016: Time is always fading in XCOM 2 ...

Where previous sequels to XCOM games have failed, XCOM 2 — the sequel to 2012's reboot, XCOM: Enemy Unknown — succeeds. Stand down, Terror from the Deep. Sleep ...

The word 'mod' undersells The Long War 2. 'Mod' implies an aesthetic tweak, a UI correction, a new weapon perhaps. In fact this is XCOM 2 as developed in a parallel universe. The Long War 2 does add ...

Firaxis is a big supporter of XCOM 2 mods, and while the studio has now left the community to their own devices, it has also made it so easy for modders to change the whole game. Showing its ...

XCOM 2 is our strategy game of the year, chosen by PC Gamer staff through voting and debate. We'll be posting an award a day leading into Christmas, along with personal picks from the PCG team. Tom ...