Steel yourselves as one of the most rock solid strategy games to grace modern gaming has had its sequel release date announced.
Not content with dragging our hearts through hell with XCOM: Enemy Unkown, and its expansion Enemy Within, 2K are bringing XCOM 2 to Xbox One in September (6th for the US and the 9th worldwide) for another round of watching our favourite soldiers in certain death situations.
Having already had a warm reception on PC XCOM 2, it’s great to see it come to consoles, especially considering the original was in last month’s Games With Gold, so you’ve no excuse to not be warmed up for another round with the aliens.
XCOM 2, is set 20 years in the future where humanity lost the war against the alien threat and a new world order is in place. XCOM, formerly a secret paramilitary organisation, is largely forgotten and must strike back from the shadows to reclaim Earth from the aliens’ rule and free mankind from its evil plans.
Of course it wouldn’t be an release announcement without the mention of DLC:
Players who pre-order XCOM 2 will also receive the Resistance Warrior Pack, offering additional soldier customisation options such as bonus outfits, headgear and custom facial war paint. The Resistance Warrior Pack also includes a “Survivor of the Old War,” a new XCOM recruit who will appear in the Avenger’s barracks. Additionally, players who pre-order the XCOM 2 Digital Deluxe Edition will receive the XCOM 2 Reinforcement Pack* which includes all paid XCOM 2 DLC along with the base game and Resistance Warrior Pack.
I’m looking forward to my heavily customised soldiers getting turned to mulch in September, but in the meantime check out the console announce trailer after the break.
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