http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archi...my-unknown.aspx

A remake of one of the best PC games ever? Consider me seriously hyped.



I've spent countless hours defending Earth against those nasty aliens in the original X-COM. Let's just hope they don't screw it up by making it "more accessible", "action-packed" and "cinematic".

Just give me the old X-COM with modernized gfx and a slick GUI and I'll be a very happy camper.

Sweet.

Also, I'm sure you've seen this since you have War in the East, but did you know Matrix has one too? It works swimmingly for me on Win 7 64 bit too. UFO Extraterrestrials.

i love UFO Extraterrestrials. great game.

X-COM a blast, and I've only ever scratched the surface.

One of the best ever intro :

hahahaha, loved that intro. Specially the rambo style shooting while jumping in mid air.

Fans of the original are worried about the FPS take on it. Never played original so I'm hoping for a cool shooter

different game Pepper there are 2 now this on is strategy the other is more FPS

Mighty big shoes to fill, but with Firaxis involved it has a shot. Fingers crossed.

That's not the only tactical RPG remake to be released soon:

Jagged Alliance - Back in Action

http://store.steampowered.com/app/57740/

The return to Arulco.

I liked Jagged Alliance better, which is ALSO having two games come out this year for it.

However, these games are not being made by Fireaxis, so there's a big potential for fail!

http://www.jaggedalliance.com/en/diary-en/part-8/

1 month away and no long previews. I'm scared!

http://www.xenonauts.com/

Check out this too

Firaxis. Sid Meier. <rubs hands in anticipation>

cool! thanks for sharing the info!

console audience and PC? Sounds hopeful, but I will believe it when I see it!

XCOM's leader needs a worldwide perspective where threats are identified, populations reassured, and national leaders mollified – but a tactical mind is just as critical considering every shot XCOM's soldiers fire on the battlefield is under the player's turn-based control.

I think in Firaxis' hands this should be epic.

New Jagged Alliance??

AWESOME! I hope they don't screw it up, I LOVE the JA series.

What!? I firstly thought you just discovered that X-COM shooter PB.
Wow, a REAL remake by Firaxis sounds awesome!

OMG YES! i've got x-com apocolypse on my steam account loved it, used to see my dad playing them when they first came out all them years ago amazing games

Some screenshots and details on the game.

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/a...my-unknown.aspx

Elf

Cool! Looks like all the old elements are there, global monitoring, base building, R&D, and turn based battles.

I am really looking forward to this.


Bullet

Here's another link you all might find interesting:

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/01/11/the-art-of-xcom-enemy-unknown.aspx

Elf

Wow, retaining the turn based battles! I love that aspect of X-Com! I'd figured that would have been the first thing to go these days.

If you go to their website there's a developer diary sort of video there. It's also on Youtube but it wants you to log in to see it there. You still need to confirm your age for the main site but after that you're OK.

http://www.xcom.com/enemyunknown/index.html

Elf

There's a preview in this months pcgamer, this is going to be a instant buy for me as the original was one of my favourite games of all time. I remember when I had a not so legal copy for my Amiga 500 and struggled to run it.

steam has the original for sale

I think there is a backlog of classic, really aging computer games and sims that each of us secretly (or openly) pray would be modernized, without sacrificing the original. Not a new interpretation or take, just a faithful remake of a great program. X-Com has got to be on many people's lists. The effort by Firaxis takes on a tremendous load of wishes and hopes and prayers and, if successful, could open the way for other sims and games to be remade. But if it is a miserable, or even boring product and sinks in the marketplace, I fear it will take all those other dreams down with it. So PLEASE FIRAXIS! WIN ONE FOR THE GIPPER! PLEASE!!!

Yeah, thanks. Oh man, I really looking forward to it. I like all what I can can see in that vid.

Cool. The original was a blast to play. The next game in the series though, Terror from the Deep, I found somewhat less fun.

This looks interesting. Anyone tried this game?

Oh mine, let me answer myself.

Looky look:




I think I am in love...

Not yet. Only saw videos about and read a little bit in the forums. Yes it looks good and it have it´s charme, but it`s currently far from a release. There are things missing in the current build and I dont want to play and stuck somewhere. Other alien species are also not implemented yet. Eventualy will have a look at it again when it`s finished. Currently playing UFO:ET until Firaxi`s game is released.

X-com!
X-com and Falcon3.0 were my first computer games! great games!

please don't frak over this version of X-com! If firaxis can keep the core gameplay and update the graphics as the first link suggest they are doing then they will have my money and support!

Just watch the videos, I would comment on them, but my erection is keeping my hands to far from the keyboard.

Holy crap that looks amazing can't wait for this, amazing what they seemingly have been able to do with one of my oldie favorites.

Wow, I am a very picky gamer and this looks to be a pleasure surprise. It seems like the designing team made all the right decisions on this remake. I might just buy it the moment it come out.

Hey folks check this new video out "The Base":

http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/xcom-enemy-unknown/1224797p1.html

Awesome can't wait to customize my base and play this game. I never played the original but this looks like my cup of tea.