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Firaxis appears to be working on a patch

Katscan — Thu, 28 Nov 2013 13:57:24 +0000

Some community members have shown that Firaxis has been quietly working on something in the background, most likely a patch. Hopefully we will see it soon

XCOM: Enemy Within released in North America

Katscan — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 13:28:12 +0000

And for those who haven't read the reviews, it does improve the game considerably, and the maps are much better.

XCOM: Enemy Within releases in North America tomorrow, Tuesday !

Katscan — Tue, 12 Nov 2013 03:02:48 +0000

The release of the expansion is finally here. Hopefully, by the time you all read this, you will be happily playing along. So far, reviews are pretty positive.

XCOM: Enemy Within Expansion Interview is up!

Katscan — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 00:04:05 +0000

An interview with one of the developers of the XCOM Expansion, titled Enemy Within, has been posted on rockpapershotgun. Will they fix the problems we all had with the original? That remains to be seen. What we do find out is a whole new set of features that expand on the original formula: more choices, more customization. It remains to be seen what they do with the strategic layer to make the game less linear, and more sandbox, like the original. For now, you can read about it on:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2013/08/27/the-mod-squad-xcom-enemy-within-interview/

XCOM: Enemy Unknown coming to Apple

PizzaMore — Sun, 24 Mar 2013 02:03:59 +0000

It's been announced that XCOM will be released for Apple's OSX on April 25th. It's also been mentioned that an iOS build for both iPhone and iPad will have a release. We welcome all apple fans to join the fight and encourage any and all new members!

Be sure to pass on this url to any mac-heads out there whom are interested in joining the largest XCOM Steam group in the community hive.

http://steamcommunity.com/groups/XcomEU

Patch 4 is live !

Katscan — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 21:53:30 +0000

Patch 4 appears to have gone live today. The patch notes are not up yet, but when they become available, we will have a synopsis.

Patch 4 (beta) is available

Katscan — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 01:29:39 +0000

For those that haven't already heard, Firaxis is testing a new patch for XCOM:EU to attempt to finally address the elusive teleport bug.

Details can be found on the 2k forums
http://forums.2kgames.com/showthread.php?215316-New-XCOM-EU-Patch-For-PC-Inbound-Need-Your-Feedback

But essentially, you need to enroll in the 2k community beta and enter the password supplied in the forum page "skyr@nger"

They are looking for feedback on the patch, so get to it soldier !

Patch 3 is Live & 2nd wave is officially enabled!

PizzaMore — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 07:36:28 +0000

The 3rd Patch for XCOM: Enemy Unknown is now live for all systems.
Patch 3 Notes

Second Wave addition
If a player has beaten the game, they can access a variety of gameplay toggles upon starting a new game. The Second Wave option will be available on the New Game menu.
AI teleport bug fix
Minimizes the bug where aliens teleport into the middle of a player’s squad
Defeat screen when beating the game
Minimizes a bug that displays a Defeat screen after winning the game
Chris Kluwe as XCOM Hero unlock [note: PC Only]
For those on PC, the Chris Kluwe hero unlock is now available.
Chris beat Firaxis' Garth DeAngelis in a head to head match and won. His prize was being added to the game as a playable character. Congrats!

No word on the multiplayer bugs; stay tuned.

Slingshot DLC: December 4th

PizzaMore — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:13:12 +0000

The new Slingshot DLC for XCOM: Enemy Unknown will be made available next week on December 4th for $6.99 / 560 Microsoft Points. Slingshot will drop players into 2 more hours of gameplay which include:

three new maps set in China which incorporate a mini story arc that weaves into the core campaign.
offers you a new starting soldier with buffed stats
as well you'll be fighting to save and then work with a renounced member of the Triad called Zhang who wants protection in exchange for alien tech.

We’ll have more once the pack launches.

XCOM Event for 11/17

PizzaMore — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:55:40 +0000

The next XCOM event will be held on Saturday, November 17th @ 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. (20:00 GMT)

Sign up/full info @ XCOM Event[www.xcombat.net]

you can comment below or contact any of the mods for help.

Good Hunting and Hope to See You There Commanders!