Rock Paper Shotgun

"I was chomping at the bit to crack the code": How procedural maps became XCOM 2's biggest ambition, after Firaxis couldn't manage it in Enemy Unknown

The developers of XCOM 2 reveal the challenge of making procedural maps for their turn-based tactical game, including why ...
Shacknews

Xenonauts 2 review: Good ol' fashioned strategic flip a coin & die

Goldhawk Interactive's Xenonauts 2 hearkens back to when smart strategy and some luck were the only way to thwart an overwhelming enemy.
PC Gamer

Exploring the 'twisted road' of Irrational's doomed XCOM game—from fighting aliens 'the size of entire city blocks' to a multiplayer mode where you could be the aliens

Inside the many promising, abortive concepts the BioShock developer came up with. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.
Game Rant

Without XCOM 3, Indie Developers Carry the Turn-Based Tactics Torch

Matt Karoglou is a freelance writer and musician who has been playing video games for 36 years and writing about them for almost as long. When he's not editorializing about the intricacies and ...