{"id":35575,"date":"2015-06-01T08:49:40","date_gmt":"2015-06-01T15:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/?p=35575"},"modified":"2015-06-01T08:49:40","modified_gmt":"2015-06-01T15:49:40","slug":"humans-are-the-invaders-in-xcom-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/2015\/06\/01\/humans-are-the-invaders-in-xcom-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Humans are the invaders in XCOM 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There is a sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown coming this year. Firaxis and 2K have <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20150601006104\/en\/2K-Announces-XCOM%C2%AE-2-Development-Firaxis-Games#.VWx7qLHn-Uk\">announced<\/a> XCOM 2. It&#8217;s set twenty years after the original XCOM force lost the war against the aliens, and the Earth is a conquered planet. Apparently, all those times you lost the first game weren&#8217;t a waste of effort. It was canon! The new XCOM must conduct their operations in secret to defeat the xenos. Along with updated soldier classes, more alien types, and new tactical options, XCOM 2 will have procedurally generated levels. Hopefully, that means you won&#8217;t be seeing the same fountain courtyard layout a dozen times. IGN has the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/2015\/06\/01\/xcom-2-announced-ign-first\">exclusive story<\/a> if you need more information.<\/p>\n<p>XCOM 2 is coming for Windows and Mac systems in November of this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is a sequel to XCOM: Enemy Unknown coming this year. Firaxis and 2K have announced XCOM 2. It&#8217;s set twenty years after the original XCOM force lost the war against the aliens, and the Earth is a conquered planet. Apparently, all those times you lost the first game weren&#8217;t a waste of effort. 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