When it was originally announced, The Bureau: XCOM Declassified had a simpler title and was developed as a first-person shooter game. And to be honest, we are grateful that 2K Marin abandoned its original plans and turned it into a third person shooter/strategy hybrid. You see, a lot of people will claim that The Bureau: XCOM Declassified is your typical third-person shooter with some gimmicky strategy elements, and they could be right. However, we strongly suggest watching one of the first trailers of XCOM as the original version of this reinvented XCOM franchise was not good at all. Continue reading The Bureau: XCOM Declassified – PC Performance Analysis→
2K Games has released a new live action trailer for The Bureau: XCOM Declassified. Perhaps it’s just us, but we really like the idea of creating a live-action trailer/film based on a game. Sure thing, this can be considered as a misleading trailer. Still, most of the times, those live action trailers are well polished and this one is no exception. The Bureau: XCOM Declassified is currently planned for an August 23rd release on PC, X360 and PS3. Enjoy! Continue reading The Bureau: XCOM Declassified – Aftermath Trailer→
2K Games has released a new, YOLO, trailer for The Bureau XCOM Declassified. YOLO stands for ‘You Only Live Once’ and this video shows – in a hilarious way – what can happen to your squad-team thanks to the game’s permadeath mechanics. The Bureau: XCOM Declassified will be released on August 20, 2013 in North America and August 23, 2013 internationally on PC, X360 and PS3. Enjoy! Continue reading The Bureau XCOM Declassified Gets A YOLO Trailer→
2K Games has released a new live action trailer for The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, in which fans got to decide what would actually happen at the end of it. With 51% of the votes, fans have decided by an incredibly narrow margin to have Agent Ennis Cole grab the bottle instead of the gun.The Bureau: XCOM Declassified is planned for an August 23rd release on PC, X360 and PS3. Enjoy! Continue reading The Bureau: XCOM Declassified – Agent Ennis Cole: The Decision→
2K Games has released a new trailer for its upcoming tactical third person shooter, The Bureau: XCOM Declassified. The game’s third-person perspective aims to give the player a sense of spatial awareness and grants them the freedom to transition in and out Carter’s unique Battle Focus ability seamlessly – heightening the tactical shooter action. The Bureau also fully embraces the concept of permanent consequence as every command can mean the difference between life and death for Carter, his squad and mankind. Enjoy! Continue reading The Bureau: XCOM Declassified – Last Defence Trailer→
A new gameplay trailler of The Bureau: XCOM Declassified popped up, showcasing some of the strategic gameplay mechanics that will be supported. Players will be able to slow-down time and issue orders to their teammates, and the whole game actually feels like an XCOM title. The Bureau will also fully embrace the concept of permanent consequence. The game is planned for an August 23rd release on PC, X360 and PS3. Enjoy! Continue reading The Bureau: XCOM Declassified – New Trailer Showcases Strategic Gameplay Mechanics→
2K Games and 2K Marin, makers of BioShock 2, announced post-launch downloadable content plans today for The Bureau: XCOM Declassified that will see the title supported with updates beyond its August 23rd release date. The narrative-driven add-on content will expand the declassified origin story of the clandestine XCOM organisation and will be available on X360, PS3 and PC. The first DLC pack, however, will be available exclusively to Xbox 360 players. Continue reading The Bureau: XCOM Declassified – DLC Plans Announced, New Screenshots Revealed→
2K Games has released the first screenshots and a new gameplay trailer for its upcoming third-person squad-base XCOM title, The Bureau: XCOM Declassified. Set in 1962 at the height of the Cold War, The Bureau tells the origin story of the clandestine XCOM organisation’s first encounter with a mysterious and devastating enemy. The game is planned for an August 20th release in North America and August 23rd release internationally on PC, X360 and PS3. Enjoy! Continue reading The Bureau: XCOM Declassified – New Screenshots & Trailer→
2K and 2K Marin, makers of BioShock 2, announced today that The Bureau: XCOM Declassified will be released on August 20th, 2013 in North America and August 23, 2013 internationally on PC, X360 and PS3. Even though this new XCOM game will retain the style of its earlier version, it has abandoned its first person perspective and is now described as a third-person tactical shooter. Continue reading 2K Marin’s XCOM Comes This August, To Be Called ‘The Bureau: XCOM Declassified’→
