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2K and Firaxis Games announced today that XCOM® 2, the
sequel to the Game of the Year* award-winning strategy title, is
now available worldwide for Windows-based PC, as well as Mac and
Linux via Feral Interactive. XCOM 2 already has critics
raving with IGN awarding it a 9.3 out of 10 and saying, “XCOM
2 is an amazing game”, along with PC Gamer writing, “We’ll play
this forever,” and awarding it a 94% out of 100%. Game Informer
Magazine also wrote that XCOM 2 is “one of the deepest and
most rewarding strategy games on the market” and awarded it a 9.5
out of 10.
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2K and Firaxis Games announced today that
XCOM® 2, the sequel to the Game of the Year* award-winning strategy
title, is now available worldwide for Windows-based PC, as well as
Mac and Linux via Feral Interactive. (Photo: Business Wire)
“Firaxis is taking the XCOM franchise to a whole new level with
XCOM 2’s epic story and replayability factor, making it the
most thrilling game in the series,” said Christoph Hartmann,
president of 2K. “XCOM 2 is a worthy successor to the
award-winning XCOM: Enemy Unknown, and is already receiving
outstanding reviews from critics.”
In XCOM 2, humanity lost the war against the alien threat
that has established a new world order on Earth. XCOM, formerly a
secret paramilitary organization, is largely forgotten and must
strike back from the shadows to reclaim Earth from the aliens’ rule
and free mankind from their evil plans.
“The XCOM 2 team strived to create a sequel to XCOM:
Enemy Unknown that gamers would love and want play over and over
again,” said Jake Solomon, creative director of XCOM 2 at
Firaxis Games. “Adding in features that set it apart from previous
XCOM games was important to us, like a unique new narrative, more
varied and powerful aliens, procedurally-generated levels and
modding support. The team is hugely appreciative and humbled by the
positive response so far, and we hope that strategy and sci-fi fans
will enjoy the game as much as we enjoyed making it.”
Players who pre-order or pre-purchase XCOM 2 or the
XCOM 2 Digital Deluxe Edition will also receive the
Resistance Warrior Pack, offering additional soldier
customization options such as bonus outfits, headgear, and custom
facial war paint. The Resistance Warrior Pack also
includes a “Survivor of the Old War,” a new XCOM recruit who will
appear in the Avenger’s barracks.
XCOM 2 is rated T for Teen by the ESRB and is now
available for Windows-based PC for $59.99. XCOM 2 is also
available for Mac and Linux by Feral Interactive. For more
information, please visit www.XCOM.com, become a fan on Facebook,
follow the game on Twitter or subscribe to XCOM on
YouTube.
For more information on the Mac and Linux version, Please visit
http://www.feralinteractive.com, find Feral Interactive on Twitter
http://www.twitter.com/feralgames or Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/feralinteractive.
*XCOM: Enemy Unknown was named 2012 Game of the Year by the
following outlets: GameTrailers, GiantBomb, and
Kotaku.
Firaxis Games is a 2K studio. 2K is a publishing label of
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).
About Take-Two Interactive Software
Headquartered in New York City, Take-Two Interactive Software,
Inc. is a leading developer, publisher and marketer of interactive
entertainment for consumers around the globe. The Company develops
and publishes products through its two wholly-owned labels Rockstar
Games and 2K. Our products are designed for console systems and
personal computers, including smartphones and tablets, and are
delivered through physical retail, digital download, online
platforms and cloud streaming services. The Company’s common stock
is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol TTWO. For more
corporate and product information please visit our website at
http://www.take2games.com.
About 2K
Founded in 2005, 2K develops and publishes interactive
entertainment globally for console systems, handheld gaming systems
and personal computers, including smartphones and tablets, which
are delivered through physical retail, digital download, online
platforms and cloud streaming services. 2K publishes titles in
today’s most popular gaming genres, including shooters, action,
role-playing, strategy, sports, casual, and family entertainment.
The 2K label has some of the most talented development studios in
the world today, including Firaxis Games, Visual Concepts, Hangar
13, Cat Daddy Games and 2K China. 2K’s stable of high quality
titles includes the critically acclaimed BioShock®, Borderlands™,
and XCOM® franchises, the beloved Sid Meier’s Civilization series,
the innovative Evolve™, the popular WWE 2K franchise and NBA 2K,
the #1 rated and #1 selling basketball franchise**. 2K is
headquartered in Novato, California and is a wholly owned label of
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO). For more
information, please visit www.2k.com.
**According to 2008 - 2015 Metacritic.com and The NPD Group
estimates of U.S. retail video game sales through December
2015.
About Firaxis Games
Firaxis Games™ is one of the world’s premier game development
studios, and home of legendary designer Sid Meier. Firaxis has
developed some of the most successful and award-winning PC and
video games on the market today, including the award-winning Sid
Meier’s Civilization® series, featuring the recently released
expansion pack for Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth™ for
Windows PC, Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth – Rising Tide
for Windows PC, Sid Meier’s Civilization V for Windows PC, as
well as the critically acclaimed expansion packs, Sid Meier’s
Civilization V: Brave New World and Sid Meier’s Civilization V:
Gods and Kings for Windows PC. Firaxis also released the 2012 Game
of the Year award-winning XCOM®: Enemy Unknown for Windows PC, the
Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft,
PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and Apple iOS, along
with the critically acclaimed expansion pack XCOM: Enemy Within for
Windows PC, the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from
Microsoft, PlayStation3 computer entertainment system, and Apple
iOS. Firaxis Games is owned by Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.,
and is part of its 2K publishing label. For more information about
Firaxis and its games can be found at www.firaxis.com.
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