XCOM 2 Announced, First Trailer Released
XCOM: Enemy Unknown is getting a sequel this November - and it's going to be a PC exclusive. Here's the first trailer...
Firaxis' turn-based XCOM: Enemy Unknown brought Julian Gollop's classic strategy game into the 21st century with style, and the resulting experience, released in 2012, was rightly acclaimed.
Three years on, and XCOM 2 has been announced - incredibly, in this age of constant leaks, Fireaxis managed to develop the thing without news of it being splashed all over games websites everywhere.
Set after the events of the previous game, XCOM 2 will see a group of resistance fighters covertly retaliating against the alien occupiers and the government they've installed, reportedly called the Advent.
According to IGN, who've broken the news of XCOM 2's release, the game will include "new soldier classes, new aliens, stealth-infused tactics, procedurally generated maps, and more." You can get an idea of what some of the new aliens and units will look like in the first trailer below.
Unlike Enemy Unknown, which came out for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, XCOM 2 will be a PC exclusive. It's due out in November, so you'd probably best book some time off work now.
More news on XCOM 2 as it comes in.