About To Burst

by on 21st Aug 2013

It's XCOM: Enemy Within. We've all heard the rumours, things certainly couldn't be contained much longer and now it has been officially confirmed by Firaxis - we shall soon be empowered to better fight the alien menace by means of a new, special expansion, for XCOM: Enemy Unknown!

Enemy Within adds an incredible array of new abilities, upgrades and weapons to combat new enemy and alien threats. This expansion pack also introduces new maps, new tactical and strategic gameplay, and new multiplayer content providing a fresh new gameplay experience.

There is no better way to experience XCOM than with the massive amount of new content added in XCOM: Enemy Within. Fans will experience an additional three to four playthroughs on average before encountering all of the new material included in XCOM: Enemy Within, providing nearly limitless replayability.

Features:

NEW SOLDIER ABILITIES

Gene Mods: Construct the Genetics Lab to physically enhance your operatives' abilities including augmentations to the chest, brain, eyes, skin, and legs.

MECs: Build the Cybernetics Lab to enable the construction of the new Mechanized Exoskeletal Cybersuit, or MEC. The new MEC Trooper class has specialized abilities and each suit can be upgraded with new weapons including the flamethrower and grenade launcher.

NEW WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT

Give your operatives an extra tactical edge with new projects from your engineering team and the Foundry.

NEW ENEMY THREATS

Adopt new tactics to counter the threats from two new alien classes including the Mechtoid. New Strategic Resource: A valuable new alien resource, known as MELD, has been released onto the landscape providing access to new research and upgrades.

NEW TACTICAL CHALLENGES AND MAPS

New tactical challenges are introduced across an additional 47 maps.

NEW MULTIPLAYER MAPS, UNITS, AND ABILITIES

Create your custom squad from a wider array of options and dominate your opponent in intense, one-on-one, turn-based matches.

We hear character customization will include language - namely English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian, or Polish.

And more still is yet to be announced. Enemy Within is coming out November 12th in the US and on the 15th internationally.