XCOM 2

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XCOM 2 is a 2016 turn-based tactics video game developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K. It is the sequel to 2012's reboot of the series, XCOM: Enemy Unknown; it takes place 20 years after the events of Enemy Unknown. XCOM, a military organization trying to fight off an alien invasion, has lost the war and is now a resistance force against the occupation of Earth and the established totalitarian regime and military dictatorship. Gameplay is split between turn-based combat in which players command a squad of soldiers to fight enemies, and strategy elements in which players manage and control the operations of the Avenger, an alien ship that is used as a mobile base for XCOM. Following players' feedback on Enemy Unknown, Firaxis added procedural generation of maps and mod support to the game. The developers set the game after the bad ending of the 2012 reboot because it allowed them to change gameplay, introduce various new features and redesign some enemies. To encourage players to play more offensively, the developers introduced time-based objectives to boost the game's pacing. Compared with its predecessor, XCOM 2 has more emphasis on narrative. The artists drew inspiration from sci-fi movies including Elysium and Oblivion when creating the game's aesthetic. The game is powered by Unreal Engine 3.5.…

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1. release date: 2016 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2017 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2020 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2016-02-05 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2015-11-10 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2016-09-27 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 2016 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 2016-03-17 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. release date: 2017-08-29 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. release date: 2018-02-03 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
11. release date: 2020-05-29 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
12. release date: 2020-11-05 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
13. release date: 2021-07-13 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371295615