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2K and Firaxis Games announced today that XCOM® 2: War of the
Chosen, the expansion pack to the 2016 award-winning strategy
title, will be available for Windows PC, the PlayStation®4 computer
entertainment system and Xbox One on August 29, 2017.
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2K and Firaxis Games announced today that
XCOM® 2: War of the Chosen, the expansion pack to the 2016
award-winning strategy title, will be available for Windows PC, the
PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system and Xbox One on August
29, 2017. (Photo: Business Wire)
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen greatly expands upon the
XCOM 2 campaign. ADVENT, in its bid to recapture the
Commander, has deployed a deadly new enemy force called the
“Chosen.” To aid XCOM in its fight to liberate Earth, players will
have access to three new resistance factions, each with their own
Hero class. The expansion also includes other new enemies,
missions, environments and increased depth of strategic
gameplay.
“Firaxis continues to redefine the award-winning XCOM franchise
with XCOM 2: War of the Chosen,” said Matt Gorman, VP
of Marketing at 2K. “XCOM 2 fans are going to love the
all-new narrative and features, enhancing the XCOM experience and
providing endless reasons to re-play through the campaign.”
“We’re thrilled to offer our fans an unprecedented amount of
cool new toys and features in XCOM 2: War of the
Chosen, challenging and empowering players in exciting new ways
never seen before in the franchise,” added Jake Solomon, creative
director of XCOM 2 at Firaxis Games.
Key features for XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
include:
- New Factions & Hero Classes:
Three additional factions – the Reapers, Skirmishers and Templars –
each with its own Hero class;
- The Chosen: A deadly new enemy
force that will kidnap, interrogate and kill XCOM’s soldiers. They
can even invade the strategy layer and ravage XCOM’s global
operations;
- New Alien and Advent Threats:
Adopt new tactics to counter a deadly new alien known as the
Spectre, the explosive attacks of the ADVENT Purifier, and the
psionically charged ADVENT Priest;
- New Environments and Mission
Objectives: Players can engage in wide-ranging tactical
missions, from abandoned cities devastated by alien bioweapons
during the original invasion, to underground tunnels and xenoformed
wilderness regions;
- Enhanced Strategy Layer: Manage
relations with factions while countering enemy operations from the
Avenger;
- Greater Customization &
Replayability: Soldiers cultivate bonds with compatible
teammates for new abilities and perks, while the SITREP system
dynamically adds new modifiers to the tactical layer to make sure
every missions provides a unique challenge;
- Challenge Mode: New regular
community challenges that rank players on a global
leaderboard.
XCOM 2 is rated T for Teen by the ESRB and available for
PlayStation®4 system, Xbox One and Windows PC. XCOM 2 is
also available for Mac and Linux by Feral Interactive. XCOM 2:
War of the Chosen will be available on August 29, 2017 for
PlayStation®4 system, Xbox One and Windows PC, and will be
available for Mac and Linux by Feral Interactive at a later date.
For more information, please visit www.XCOM.com, become a fan on
Facebook, follow the game on Twitter or subscribe to XCOM on
YouTube.
For more information on the Mac and Linux version, Please visit
http://www.feralinteractive.com, find Feral Interactive on Twitter
http://www.twitter.com/feralgames or Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/feralinteractive.
Firaxis Games is a 2K studio. 2K is a publishing label of
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO).
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The 2K label has some of the most talented development studios in
the world today, including Firaxis Games, Visual Concepts, Hangar
13, Cat Daddy Games and 2K China. 2K’s stable of high quality
titles includes the critically acclaimed BioShock®, Borderlands™,
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About Firaxis Games
Firaxis Games™ is one of the world’s premier game development
studios, and home of legendary designer Sid Meier. Firaxis has
developed some of the most successful and award-winning PC and
video games on the market today, including the award-winning Sid
Meier’s Civilization® series, featuring the recently released Sid
Meier’s Civilization VI, for Windows PC, Sid Meier’s Civilization:
Beyond Earth™ for Windows PC, the expansion pack Sid Meier’s
Civilization: Beyond Earth – Rising Tide for Windows PC, Sid
Meier’s Civilization V for Windows PC, as well as the
critically acclaimed expansion packs, Sid Meier’s Civilization V:
Brave New World and Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Gods and Kings for
Windows PC. Firaxis also released the 2012 Game of the Year
award-winning XCOM®: Enemy Unknown for Windows PC, the Xbox 360®
video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3
computer entertainment system, and Apple iOS, along with the
critically acclaimed expansion pack XCOM: Enemy Within for Windows
PC, the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from
Microsoft, PlayStation3 computer entertainment system, and Apple
iOS. Firaxis Games is owned by Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.,
and is part of its 2K publishing label. For more information about
Firaxis and its games can be found at www.firaxis.com.
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