Video XCOM ’94 – How to Fail in 4 Parts – Part 4 – Acceptance James Schumacher, October 8, 2012October 12, 2012 XCOM ’94 – How to Fail in 4 Parts – Part 4 – Acceptance Accept the fact that you’re going to get your ass kicked playing this game. I needed more crew and better weapons to finish this mission. After completing just 4 previously, the game was already throwing a… Continue Reading
Video XCOM ’94 – How to Fail in 4 Parts – Part 3 – Denial James Schumacher, October 8, 2012October 12, 2012 XCOM ’94 – How to Fail in 4 Parts – Part 3 – Denial In part 3 of this 4 part series, we reach the stage called denial. Wherein, our squad has a highly successful terror missions; taking out 12 aliens with no deaths. The only way to rate higher… Continue Reading
Video Max Payne 3 Intro HQ 1080p James Schumacher, October 7, 2012November 5, 2012 Max Payne 3 Intro HQ 1080p I won an EVGA Geforce GTX 660 Ti from Rockstar Games during a Max Payne 3 multiplayer event. I figured one of the first games I should test out with this upgrade from the 560ti would be Max Payne 3. I can play the… Continue Reading
Strategy XCOM ’94 – How to Fail in 4 Parts – Part 2 – Bargaining James Schumacher, October 7, 2012October 11, 2012 XCOM ’94 – How to Fail in 4 Parts – Part 2 – Bargaining Our crew makes it’s next mission, arming itself and pressing forward. The mission starts out well, before the squad makes entrance into the UFO. Alex Yao makes two kills before blind-sided and killed. Pressing into the… Continue Reading
Video XCOM ’94 – How to Fail in 4 Parts – Part 1 – Experience James Schumacher, October 7, 2012October 11, 2012 XCOM ’94 – How to Fail in 4 Parts – Part 1 – Experience This will be a short original X-Com (1994) play that will last 4 parts and about an hour. It will end in epic failure. Part 1 is entitled experience. I’ve played that game many times before,… Continue Reading
Video X-COM UFO Defense Intro (1994) James Schumacher, October 6, 2012November 5, 2012 X-COM UFO Defense Intro (1994) The intro sequence from the original XCOM. XCOM UFO Defense aka XCOM Enemy Unknown from Microprose circa 1994. The classic and very difficult turn-based strategy game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpvGs7-X1X4 $20 Nintendo eShop Gift Card [Digital Code] 4.8 out of 5 stars(485110578) (as of October 21, 2025 06:27… Continue Reading
Game Informer Rates XCOM 9.5 James Schumacher, October 5, 2012October 7, 2012 A Remake That Lives Up To Its Legendary Provenance Game Informer (owned by parent GameStop) has the first full review of XCOM and they grade it a 9.5 on their scale of 1 to 10. Very excited for this game in case the multiple posts on the topic didn’t clue… Continue Reading
Cliffy B No Longer Epic James Schumacher, October 3, 2012October 3, 2012 Cliff Bleszinski Leaves Epic Games Cliffy B of the famous franchise, Jazz Jackrabbit is apparently making his depature from Epic Games after 20 years at the company. The above article at Kotaku details the story somewhat. Gamespot also makes note that Mr. Bleszinski is actually the third top-level exec to… Continue Reading
Jake Solomon XCOM Designer Undercover James Schumacher, October 3, 2012October 22, 2012 Jake Solomon Undercover I really like Jake Solomon. He’s self-effacing, obviously passionate about making games, and he happened to pour that passion into one of my (and his) favorite games of all time XCOM. This is quite possibly my most anticipated title of the year, which is saying a lot… Continue Reading
Adventure Game Syberia – Title and Intro Sequences James Schumacher, October 2, 2012November 5, 2012 Syberia – Title and Intro Sequences The title and brief intro sequence from adventure game Syberia presented in original 800×600 4:3 aspect ratio and compressed at a 6000kbps variable rate. Syberia and Syberia II are well-liked adventure games that I never got around to playing. Enter steam with both games… Continue Reading
The Spotty History of the XCOM Franchise James Schumacher, October 2, 2012October 2, 2012 The Spotty History of the XCOM Franchise Escape From Mount Stupid – X-COM A somewhat brief (10 min) history of the XCOM franchise, beginning with the classic original game and the downhill slide of the IP from here. Luckily the series is back in some good hands (at least on… Continue Reading
Major Changes to XCOM Shooter – Bad Sign James Schumacher, October 2, 2012October 19, 2012 Major Changes to XCOM Shooter – Bad Sign Rumor: XCOM Undergoes Big Change A lot of people, myself included, kind of freaked out when the XCOM FPS was announced. Being a player of the original strategy game, this was a complete departure from what I wanted and expected of the… Continue Reading