Hello Commander. We’ve been expecting you.
Six months after its initial release on PC, XCOM 2 will be landing on your favorite current-gen consoles this Septemberber. After “briefing” players via Twitter, 2K and Firaxis Games made the exciting announcement.
Commander, your presence is requested for an important briefing at 3pm BST today. We have new #XCOM2 intel to share. pic.twitter.com/NlVbtk7Aib
โ XCOM (@XCOM) June 7, 2016
XCOM 2 was the sequel to the award-winningย XCOM reboot from 2012. 2016’s edition won a fair share of its own awards, sold very well, and was widely regarded as an improvement on its predecessor in almost every way.
Fans of the series and players of the first XCOM game remember how well it was “ported” to the
The incredible reception ofย XCOM 2ย has been rewarding and humbling for the team, and weโve known console fans have been clamoring to play the game too. –ย Jake Solomon, Creative Director – XCOM 2ย at Firaxis Games
The game will be available in a standard $59.99USD edition, as well as a pre-ordered Digital Deluxe edition that will include bonus items, outfits, and DLC passes. No price was announcedย for the latter version. Currently, there are two cosmetic add-on packs for the PC version, as well as a DLC campaign pack Alien Hunters that sells for $10.99USD.
Console gamers will not want to miss this title. This time around your crew will be fighting the alien forces on earth, 20 years after they’ve taken over. On September 6th (North America) and 9th (internationally) of this year, you’ll be able to take the reigns as the Commander once again.
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