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Article #716467Re: Firaxis developing XCOM game
From: rochrist
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:15
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:15
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"Scott C. Zielinski" wrote in message news:slrn3vfsjgvpm9.i2b.sagacity@sdf.lonestar.org... On 2012-01-12, Ross Ridge <rridge@csclub.uwaterloo.ca> wrote: > Scott C. Zielinski <sagacityat> wrote: >>I got all giddy at first - then I saw it was an FPS. > > Nope. The XCom game Firaxis is developing is a strategy game. The XCom > FPS game was announced a while ago and is being made by different > developer. > > Looks promising so far, all the elements of original game. Real-time > strategic interface, turn-based tactical interface, destructable > enviroments, research, expendable guys, etc... > > Ross Ridge > WHOAH! Well, that will learn me for jumping the gun and posting by assuming and not reading the article!! That's awesome! Now...why does Firaxis sound familiar? -- sagacityat(es)(dee)(ef)dotorg SDF Public Access UNIX System - http://sdf.lonestar.org >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Civilization series.
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