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Platform Win, Mac, Linux, PS4, Xbox One Publisher 2K Games Developer Firaxis Games Release Date Aug 29, 2017

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XCOM 2: War of the Chosen review

By Charlie Hall on Sep 27, 2017 09.27.17

The reinvention of an already fantastic game

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