[TrashMan]

Can't it be both?

[Polpolion]

I can't help but feel a little nervous when I only see five or so soldiers in gameplay at a time. Must... not... jump... to... conclusions...

[General Battuta]

I can't help but feel a little nervous when I only see five or so soldiers in gameplay at a time. Must... not... jump... to... conclusions...

Apparently you're limited to four at the beginning and can research expanded squad size as you go which is uh kind of dumb

[NGTM-1R]

Apparently you're limited to four at the beginning and can research expanded squad size as you go which is uh kind of dumb

I can see reasons for it, you only have a single base this time so, transport. Supersonic VTOL transport able to reach anywhere in the world quickly and still land in any semi-large open space.

This ain't your father's Skyranger, mainly because we had to fill in most of the cargo bay with fuel tanks.

[Rodo]

mod support and unique PC UI?...oh yesss

[Fury]

Shut up and take my money.

[TrashMan]

mod support and unique PC UI?...oh yesss

I like that human. He understands.

[Wired]

Even though there are some things about this new X-COM game that have me concerned I'm trying to stay positive since the originals are some of my favorite games ever and this is one of a few new games that I feel at all excited about. But just the fact that we are getting a new "real" X-COM game in this day and age is a miracle

[Janos]

Even though there are some things about this new X-COM game that have me concerned I'm trying to stay positive since the originals are some of my favorite games ever and this is one of a few new games that I feel at all excited about. But just the fact that we are getting a new "real" X-COM game in this day and age is a miracle

I have to be the party-pooper and remind you of existing X-COM franchise games:

UFO: Enemy Unknown
Terror from the Deep
Apocalypse
Interceptor
Enforcer

So yeah, it is a wonder we get a new official X-COM game...

...because the franchise sucks. No seriously, one of the games is a classic, another one is just a fiendishly difficult and unfun remap of the original, the third is butt-ugly pioneer that came out two years early and splits opinion. Interceptor and Enforcer are legitimately terrible. Alliance became vapourware. It's like the Predator franchise of computer games.

[NGTM-1R]

Viewed purely as a fast-paced shooter, Enforcer is fun. (I actually completed it at all the difficulties, so it held my attention okay.)

Viewed purely as an X-Com game, it's the Antichrist.

[Scourge of Ages]

Hey buddy, I like Apocalypse. Man I wish Alliance had gotten made though.

[Colonol Dekker]

Me too, that footage of the sandcrawler thingy...

Makes me quiver.

I got the X-Com boxset many moons ago. AAAAAAAAAAAND, the very VERY VERY first game i played using INTERNETZ was this/

[Rodo]

Owww, let me enjoy this moment of unreasonable hope!

After all, those footage videos and interviews are indeed promising summed up all together.

[Fury]

I had totally missed this interview that shows more in-game footage that the previous one did.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxeoaeVG1Iw

I want it, nao.

[Titan]

One of the recent PC Gamer's, the one with the Guild Wars 2 cover story, had an interesting article on remakes and finding a balance between nostalgia and progress. He talked a bit about this new XCOM, as well as Back in Action and Panzer General.

I've had money saved for this for several months now. If it doesn't pan out, I spend it on something else.

[NGTM-1R]

Panzer General.

There's a new Panzer General? Really?

[Titan]

Something like that, yeah. IIRC it is an older remake from a couple years ago. The two had different names, I think the other was Panzer Command; don't know which is which though.

[StarSlayer]

Base Dev Doc

[Fury]

http://kotaku.com/5912253/xcom-enemy-unknown-invades-earth-in-october

comes out on October 9th for the U.S., followed by a October 12th international release date.

The PC version of Enemy Unknown will also be bundled into the collector's edition. If you just want the no-frills version of the new XCOM for PC, you'll have to buy it digitally from a digital distribution hub like Steam.

[mxlm]

RPS goes hands on. and it looks like the lead dev wasn't lying when he talked about losing 24 guys in one campaign. Although Adam sounds like he'd be on track to lose more than that.

There's a new Panzer General? Really?

A month isn't much of a delay, right?

http://www.slitherine.com/games/panzer_corps_pc