{"id":38999,"date":"2016-05-05T07:17:37","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T14:17:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/?p=38999"},"modified":"2016-05-05T07:17:37","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T14:17:37","slug":"meet-new-alien-overlords-xcom-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.quartertothree.com\/fp\/2016\/05\/05\/meet-new-alien-overlords-xcom-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet your new alien overlords in XCOM 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are more aliens coming to XCOM 2. Firaxis has announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/xcom.com\/news\/en-dangerous-ruler-aliens-await-in-xcom-2s-alien-hunters-dlc\">Alien Hunters<\/a> is the next DLC for their turn-based strategy game. Alien Hunters will feature a new, more powerful variety of alien enemy for XCOM soldiers to fight. The Ruler class (including the Viper King pictured above) will show up in your game after you&#8217;ve completed a new story mission. Beyond offering the satisfaction of victory, killing Rulers will give players access to new equipment like the Icarus Suit which allows the wearer to fly around the tactical map, or the Bolt Caster one-shot weapon.<\/p>\n<p>Alien Hunters will launch on May 12th. It will be available as part of the Season Pass, or can be purchased separately for $9.99.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are more aliens coming to XCOM 2. Firaxis has announced that Alien Hunters is the next DLC for their turn-based strategy game. Alien Hunters will feature a new, more powerful variety of alien enemy for XCOM soldiers to fight. 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