For more specifics on how procedural map generation works in XCOM 2, check out the Reality Check episode below where our very own Lucy James discusses it with the developers at Firaxis.

Although XCOM 2 is one of our favourite games ever a third title is unlikely, as the franchise has never been that big a hit and Firaxis saw ... but now images have emerged which show it to ...

1. There’s more than one base ... Human Revolution Ever since the surprise reveal of Firaxis’ XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the internet has been awash with rumours and speculation about how the ...

When the first XCOM 2 screenshots emerged, it seemed as if Firaxis had forgotten to research graphics in the three years since Enemy Unknown. But if the textures were uninspiring, it fast became ...

“We're going all-out with modding on XCOM 2,” declared Creative ... than I have with the above gallery of images for inspiration, and commend Firaxis for its exemplary attitude toward modding ...

have been officially invited to work on XCOM 2 by Firaxis. We don't have a lot of details on this one, but Firaxis have confirmed that the mod team will be working on "multiple mods" that will be ...

But with XCOM 2, Firaxis had much less time to meet them. Playing XCOM 2 means exploring a multilayered system, with everything from procedurally generated maps, to stealth-oriented combat ...

If you want XCOM: Enemy Unknown's upcoming expansion on PlayStation 3 or Xbox 360, you're going to have to buy the game all over again; Firaxis has said it could not have released Enemy Within as ...

XCOM 2 runs on a heavily modified version of Unreal Engine 3.5 (Firaxis’ customizations are too extensive to easily move to Unreal 4), which in some ways has been rewritten to the point of being ...

The team behind XCOM: Enemy Unknown's popular Long War overhaul recently announced its partnership with developer Firaxis Games, although they've actually been working together since around ...

XCOM 2 debuted on February 4, 2016 on PC. In the short time since its release, it has already been challenging the popularity of Firaxis’ previous ... and responsive 1:1 camera controls using ...