Here's the working link : http://canardpc.com/ There's no news on their website, all the intel are on their paper publication. But I think there's an english section on their forum where you might learn something.
OK guys I have some intel to share with you. Yesterday CanardPC (a french newspaper, http://www.canardpc.com) published a first look about this news Xcom game. I'm reading the article right now so this will be short : - No world map : There's a USA map (with a 50s' style) for selecting the missions. - Research & production : yes. - Base management : yes. - Team management : yes. - Choice of the next missions : yes. - No control of your teammate during the mission (in the demo, this may change) It seems like you can goof around in your base between the mission (in first person view). EDIT : - The demo was running on an XBox360. - You play as the chief of operation of the base between the mission. - The choice of the played mission will impact the game. - In the demo, lots of area of the base were off limits. - During the missions you can take photos (research ?). - The game is due for release in a little more than a year.
At first I was a little disapointed by the changelog until i rode that it was a fan made patch. I hope that's not the last one, and if fans have access to the source code maybe we'll get more mods.
Not a great game, I tried it for some time, but it was definitely not a great game. But maybe this one will be better, i don't remember if the first one used the silent storm engine. Oh and if the games follow the books, the third one will be "twilight watch" and the fourth "final watch".