It’s been said that war never changes, but in the bleak future of the XCOM 2 universe, it definitely has. We’ve already dug into the evolution of the guerilla resistance, but XCOM’s sword-wielding ...

Sectoid Commanders are similar to Sectoids, but much tougher (10 health) and with the added psychic power of Mind Control as well as stronger Plasma weapons. This terrifying ability allows a Sectoid ...

Unlock your inner mental powers in XCOM 2 to earn the special Psi Operative class. This powerful unit can’t be found naturally through promotions like regular soldiers. Instead, you’ll need the right ...

Firaxis' X-com tutorial is a statement of intent. By the end of it, your four man squad has been whittled down to one panicked novice and a bunch of ruptured human and sectoid corpses. It turns out ...

The Psi Operative is a formidable breed of soldier that wields powers of the mind in tandem with more traditional gunplay. Armed with offensive and defensive Psi abilities that can bolster allies or ...

My mistake was to assume mechs wouldn't explode. I had one soldier sat up on the back of a parked pickup truck, another in cover behind a tractor, both taking pot-shots at a sectoid's mech (yes, ...

Xenonauts begins quietly. Very quietly. In the pre-release build there is no objective stated and no opening cinematic, just a map of our pale blue marble half in darkness. Manipulating the time ...

Jake Solomon, the enthusiastic brains behind Firaxis' XCOM remake, knows some of you will be unhappy that the game has multiplayer. He saw the reaction to BioWare's announcement that Mass Effect 3 ...

S.H.I.V. Units – These are small tanks that can take the place of an XCOM soldier. They can't take cover, and don't have much more health than well armoured soldier, but they do have decent weapons ...

It’s been said that war never changes, but in the bleak future of the XCOM 2 universe, it definitely has. We’ve already dug into the evolution of the guerilla resistance, but XCOM’s sword-wielding ...