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PC Gamer's Tom Marks shares 10 things learnt from the time spent with the full build of XCOM 2 here.

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GameSpot's Mike Mahardy assesses XCOM 2's difficulty here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMHKFZ6wwBI

 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOGq39FBZEY

 

XCOM 2's alien menagerie has a new member: The Gatekeeper. This floating ball at first looks kind of adorable in a Pixar sort of way, and seems like it should be voiced by Peter Dinklage. That is, until it busts open and reveals a Krang-like pink pulpy mass with a glowing eye and tentacles and starts zombifying anything within reach. It shares the Sectoid's ability to reanimate corpses as psi zombies (or make corpses and then reanimate them), though it can raise several at once. Plus it has several other potent-looking psionic abilities, and, as one would expect, a death ray.

 

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RPS' Adam Smith also went hands-on with XCOM 2.

 

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IGN has uploaded XCOM 2 gameplay videos of a guerrilla op, a supply raid and an alien facility mission.

I only care that there are only less than 30 days to get my hands on the game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PsSVUcgUvM

Is there still something untold that was already told?

 

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Polygon's Charlie hall goes over three reasons XCOM 2 will make you cry, Commander.

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An in-depth look at Firaxis Games and 2K's exhilarating game, The Art of XCOM 2 is packed with hundreds of sketches, character illustrations, environment art, and more. Included are firsthand accounts from key artists and developers, providing fascinating insights into the designs that shape the player experience.

 

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The Art of XCOM 2 is now available for pre-order.

 

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Later today over at Firaxis' Twitch channel, XCOM 2 let's play with Jake Solomon attending. A signed XCOM 2 art book will be given away during the stream.

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PC Gamer's Phil Savage found worth in going deeper into XCOM 2's resistance, as reported here.

Man, by the time XCOM2 actually comes out, it will be so yesterday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWsTBRm7aBE

And where is the final mission video

There is still time before launch.

That doesn't mean we should not know how it will end.