WAIT FOR IT… WAIT FOR IT…WAIT…
Ever since the reboot to this title was announced in 2010, gamers have been patiently waiting... Waiting for stills, waiting for video, waiting for the game. 2011 came and went and still nothing. 2012 and we finally have a release date. Better yet, it's just around the corner! Will XCOM live up to the hype or will it fall short of gamers’ expectations? With 2K Games’ release of new E3 announcements, stills, and video to help generate more hype, October 9th (North America release date) cannot come soon enough!
ENEMY KNOWN
The premise seems simple - Aliens invade your planet, the governments of the world unite to activate the XCOM aka the extraterrestrial combat unit project. You are chosen to be part of this project to kick alien butt in turn based, real time strategy combat as in the original game. Simple enough right? Based on the media at E3 that’s been released, it looks like 2K Games isn’t going to make it that simple. They took the original game’s turn-based, real time strategy mechanics and are amping the genre to the next level. With incredible action scenes, on-the-ground combat, and an incredible host of other features, the real enemy won’t be the unknown. It will be the known - your family, your job, your time or lack of time, your need to sleep and or eat, and anything else that keeps you from playing this game.
Check out the cool trailer below.
