XCOM
Encyclopedia
XCOM is an upcoming first-person shooter
video game in development by 2K Marin
for Microsoft Windows
, Xbox 360
and PlayStation 3
. The game is a reboot of the X-COM
video game series originally created by Microprose.
now assigned to XCOM, whose job is to identify and eliminate an unknown extraterrestrial threat.
2010, and is expected to be released on March 6, 2012. Many fans of the original games were outraged when the game was revealed to be a first-person shooter
. However, 2K Marin
assured them that the developers would try to keep elements from the original game. When questioned as to why XCOM is not a strategy game, 2K Games president Christoph Hartmann answered "strategy games are just not contemporary".
First-person shooter
First-person shooter is a video game genre that centers the gameplay on gun and projectile weapon-based combat through first-person perspective; i.e., the player experiences the action through the eyes of a protagonist. Generally speaking, the first-person shooter shares common traits with other...
video game in development by 2K Marin
2K Marin
2K Marin is an American and Australian video game developer based in Novato, California and Canberra, Australia. The studio's main focus according to press releases is to develop new intellectual property and co-develop products with other 2K studios....
for Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
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, Xbox 360
Xbox 360
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and PlayStation 3
PlayStation 3
The is the third home video game console produced by Sony Computer Entertainment and the successor to the PlayStation 2 as part of the PlayStation series. The PlayStation 3 competes with Microsoft's Xbox 360 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
. The game is a reboot of the X-COM
X-COM
X-COM is a series of strategy games created by Julian Gollop. In 2010 2K Marin announced the official reboot of the series, entitled simply XCOM. The original game has a cult following.- Original series :...
video game series originally created by Microprose.
Story
Set in 1962, players will take the role of William Carter, a field intelligence officer with the FBIFederal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency . The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime...
now assigned to XCOM, whose job is to identify and eliminate an unknown extraterrestrial threat.
Development
XCOM was officially revealed at E3Electronic Entertainment Expo 2010
The Electronic Entertainment Expo 2010, commonly known as E3 2010, was the 16th Electronic Entertainment Expo held. The event took place on June 14–17 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. E3 is an annual trade show for the computer and video games industry presented by the Entertainment Software...
2010, and is expected to be released on March 6, 2012. Many fans of the original games were outraged when the game was revealed to be a first-person shooter
First-person shooter
First-person shooter is a video game genre that centers the gameplay on gun and projectile weapon-based combat through first-person perspective; i.e., the player experiences the action through the eyes of a protagonist. Generally speaking, the first-person shooter shares common traits with other...
. However, 2K Marin
2K Marin
2K Marin is an American and Australian video game developer based in Novato, California and Canberra, Australia. The studio's main focus according to press releases is to develop new intellectual property and co-develop products with other 2K studios....
assured them that the developers would try to keep elements from the original game. When questioned as to why XCOM is not a strategy game, 2K Games president Christoph Hartmann answered "strategy games are just not contemporary".