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Operation Glass Hammer is an abduction mission taking place in Montreal. Canada. The crew is assaulted by Sectoids, Heavy Floatersm Thin Men and a surprise set of Mutons in a tower. Unfortunately the squad goes back down one man. RIP Captain Sam “Drifter” Miller, you will be missed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gjcP8U8hv4 Advertisements
This time around, Operation Severed Spark, covers a new reported terror attack in Marseille France. In an a very fortunate turn of events the squad is able to corral a Muton Berserker and capture specialist Rossi zaps him for later interrogation. As they whittle down the remaining numbers of hostiles
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Site of a UFO cargo ship crash site. Taking down an alien cargo ship allows the crew to recover more resources. They are initially met with resistance from some heavy floaters. Once inside it’s all Muton, including a berserker that threatens the group. The mission ultimately smooth and successful. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fuss_dy4bjM
Very smooth Terror Mission in Manchester United Kingdom. The crew takes on a large force dominated by Mutons in a large Library-type building and is successful with a stationary front assault and a single soldier flanking setup. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmK-SJjhmHQ
This time the mixed-rank XCOM squad is investigating a large UFO landing site in the United States. They are quickly met with a Cyberdisc-drone combo. There initial craft entry produces a trio of Chrysallids. Squaddie Carlin goes top-side and uncovers a small band of Mutons, include a Berserker. The quickly
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XCOM DLC: The PC Gamer Wishlist | Features, News | PC Gamer PC Gamer put together a list of wishes for XCOM DLC. Most of them actually seem like things that would be fixed with patches. More map variation would definitely be good. Expansion of character customization is a must.
Operation Enduring Line is a UFO crash site mission in Brazil for our squad. They are met with Thin Men and Muton as greeters before taking on a Sectoid Commander duo. Though a crew member is briefly mind-controlled the squad is able to overcome without any casualties. Captain Rossi once
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This video will give a peak into some of the XCOM base management and research, prior to the mission Cursed Jester. It takes place directly after the initial reveal mission of the Sectoid Commander. Jump to the mission at 11:30. The squad immediately runs into a trio of Floaters shortly
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The XCom sets down in Japan at the site of a UFO Landing. During their approach the squad takes out floaters before being met at the landing by a new menace, the large Muton alien soldiers. Lt. Rossi the alien capture specialist manages to stun one of these brutes for
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Gone Forever: How And Why Permadeath Affects Us Discussion of permadeath has always been an interesting one. The topic is getting some more attention of late thanks a lot in part to XCOM and it’s “Ironman” mode. Ironman essentially means that the game is constantly overwriting your singular save file,
Clever Modders Are Already Dissecting XCOM: Enemy Unknown Mod site favorite the Nexus has opened up an XCOM section, and mods and game tweaks are already beginning to roll in. Read up on the link above. The Nexus is home to several mod sites, that cover games like Skyrim, Oblivion,
Alien abductions seem to be on the rise across the globe. This time the XCOM team responds to trouble in Machester, United Kingdom. They are immediately greeted with a trio of Floaters. After dashing to forward cover to attempt a flanking maneuver Cpl Hiroyuki-Tagawa takes two unexpected hits from a
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