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The Bureau: XCOM Declassified Post-Launch DLC Revealed

2K and 2K Marin have announced post-launch downloadable content (DLC) plans for The Bureau: XCOM Declassified that will see the title supported with updates beyond its August release date. The narrative-driven DLC will expand the declassified origin story of the clandestine XCOM organisation and will be available on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Windows PC. The first DLC pack will be available exclusively to Xbox 360 players.

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electronictheatre.co.uk
ArchangelMike3957d ago (Edited 3957d ago )

How are we as gamers going to change this "day 1 dlc" bull crap that devs are forcing on us. TBT if it is day 1 dlc, then it's cut content from the game, because the content was ready when the game was ready. To make matters worse is the timed exclusive bullcrap.

Here's hoping that next gen this sort of practice will be a thing of the past (it's a faint hope).

jimmywolf3957d ago

while i agree it won't happen it a form of enforcing pre orders an $$$ from Sony/Microsoft too buy the game on my system

Sideras3957d ago

How we are going to change it as gamers? Don't buy it, don't pre-order it.
Only reason they keep doing it is because it works.

Sidewinder-3957d ago

Hell, I wont even be buying this game, let alone the dlc.

Blacklash933952d ago (Edited 3952d ago )

"day 1 dlc, then it's cut content from the game"

Not necessarily. Games are not released the moment they are finished. The DLC can be made during certification, manufacturing, and shipping. It depends on the size of the DLC to determine exactly whether or not parts of it were held back from the disc.

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Every XCOM Game Ranked From Worst to Best

BLG writes: "COM games have been around for nearly three decades at this point in some form or another. While XCOM never managed to reach the same heights of success as other long-running franchises, the series definitely has its fair share of fans. With XCOM 3 likely still a couple of years away, we figured we’d reminisce a bit about previous games in the series and try to rank them all from worst to best."

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bosslevelgamer.com
ravinash738d ago

I would have put the original game at number one if it didn't crash all the time.
Have the suspense was know if it was going to load the next round of not.

Xenial738d ago

I know these are ranking the "XCOM" games. However, Phoenix Point, which is made by the same team, is much better than all of the XCOM games. Just my opinion though. lol

Minimoth737d ago

That's not quite accurate. Phoenix Point was made by Julian Gollop, the guy who designed the original X-COM games. The new XCOM games from 2012 onward were made by Firaxis and/or other subsidiaries of 2K Games.

Dark_Overlord737d ago

Xcom 1&2 above the original o_O ..... hell no

The more recent games were a massive downgrade (1 was an unfinished mess of a game XD)

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The Bureau: XCOM Declassified Is Video Game Storytelling at Its Best

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified was one of the last significant releases of the seventh console generation and one of its most troubled games. It began development in 2006 but wasn’t released until 2013. It was initially unveiled as a first-person horror shooter, then turned into a third-person tactical RPG shooter. The incredibly ambitious game was hamstrung by enough drama to fill its own story.

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escapistmagazine.com
Samus7071685d ago

We need more articles like this one. Every site writes about the same exact shit as every other site. Pick any game and every site follows the same pattern: Game Announcement, Teaser Trailer, Release Date, Full Trailer, Director says X, Producer says Y, Game Review, DLC announcement, post-mortem. If you read Polygon or Kotaku, toss in some articles about butts or race. This was incredibly refreshing.

Wingsfan241683d ago

Glad you liked it! This column will be posted every Thursday.

2pacalypsenow1688d ago

Just like In the real world 🇺🇸

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AK911686d ago

I don't remember if you save the world in that game but Urban Chaos: Riot Response was one of the most american games back in the day, I've never even been to the country and that game was still rad.