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Xbox backward-compatible games are on sale, here are 20 you shouldn’t miss 

All of these classic games are under $10 each until Jan. 24

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X-COM got its name, in part, because ‘XCON’ sounded like ‘ex-convict’

A new book excerpt tells the story of how the X-COM series got its start

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XCOM: Chimera Squad is crucial to XCOM’s confusing canon

What is and is not part of the canonical XCOM timeline?

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Long War, XCOM’s most popular mod, is getting a sequel in XCOM 2

Long War (pictured above), the immensely popular mod for XCOM: Enemy Unknown and XCOM: Enemy Within, will get a sequel in XCOM 2 called Long War 2. The mod makers were formally brought aboard XCOM...

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'Long War' developers team up with XCOM 2 to launch day-one mods

The developers behind the Long War total conversion mod for XCOM: Enemy Unknown have partnered with Firaxis Games, the maker of the series, and will release new mods alongside XCOM 2 when it...

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XCOM Long War mod team releases final version, founds Long War Studios

The developers behind the XCOM: Long War mod released the final version of their hardcore take on the strategy game. They're also moving on to new ventures, including founding Long War Studios, an...

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Amazon marks down Destiny, Skyrim and more in Digital Deals sale

Amazon is holding a big sale on digital games, with PC titles and download codes for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One games discounted. Many of these deals are available for a limited time — some until...

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Programmer creates new XCOM game — in Excel

A programmer learning Visual Basic for Applications whipped up a unique final project to test out their newfound skills: Creating an XCOM game — in Microsoft Excel. Redditor crruzi says EXLCOM...

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Happy XCOM day, commander

Notice anything particularly interesting about this image? When Redditor cdos93 posted it, I didn't see why, but yep, there it is. That's today's date, the starting point in 2012's XCOM: Enemy...

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XCOM: Enemy Within for mobile closes the gap between smartphone and PC gaming

XCOM: Enemy Within goes mobile on Thursday, delivering a home gaming experience to smartphones and tablets for $12.99. Following in the footsteps of the mobile port of Enemy Unknown, XCOM: Enemy...