XCOM 2 News

The mother of all XCOM 2 mods just got its first update in a year, with 9445 words of patch notes proving it worthy of the Long War name

Since XCOM and XCOM 2 cemented themselves as the definitive PC strategy games of the 2010s, the Long War mods likewise became the definitive enhancements for both games. Longer, tougher, more varied, the Long War mods upped the complexity of some already impressively complex games, to the point we had XCOM expert John "Beagle" Teasdale write us some tips for surviving Long War 2 back in 2017. Time marches ever onwards, of course, and these days the version of the mod to play is Long War of the Chosen, which incorporates XCOM 2's incredible expansion...
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Get deep discounts on 2K's biggest games in the latest Steam sale

This holiday season, save big on a bunch of 2K's best games! Enjoy discounted hits like the Borderlands Collection: Pandora's Box, Risk of Rain 2, Mafia: Trilogy, and much more!

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2K Launcher Removal

We've pushed out an update that removes the 2K launcher.

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XCOM 2 is the greatest strategy game I've ever played, and this is why

If you give me the choice between a game that offers me freedom, and the opportunity to shape the story and the direction with my own choices, versus a game that limits my freedom, and insists that I play and behave in a certain way, I'm always going to pick the latter. I like direction. I like vision. Fallout, Grand Theft Auto, and Red Dead Redemption 2 might be some of my favorite games of all time, but if I had to choose a side - if I had to belong to one kind of 'church' of videogame structure - then I'd be an acolyte of shorter, more linear, and more organized and governed games where my own agency is sacrificed for greater thematic cohesion. I'll take the original Metal Gear Solid over Metal Gear Solid 5. The narrow corridors of the first Half-Life are more impactful to me than the gorgeous, wide-open world of No Man's Sky.

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Get most of the XCOM series at up to 92% off

Do you love all things mech? What about XCOM? If you've answered yes to one or both of those questions, don't sleep on Humble Bundle's latest sale. The Robots, Mechs, and Machines sale offers big discounts on a range of great games featuring (you guessed it!) robots, mechs, and machines. This includes huge discounts on XCOM and XCOM 2 collections and their respective expansion packs. So, if you're an XCOM fan looking to add to your collection or you want to dive into the series for the first time, this is the perfect opportunity to do so - for less.

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