XCOM: Enemy Unknown Gets Release Date, PC Special Edition

<p><em>XCOM&colon; Enemy Unknown<&sol;em> &lpar;the real-time strategy one&rpar; will be released in North America on October 9 and internationally on October 12 for the Xbox 360&comma; PlayStation 3 and the PC&period; According to a report by <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;g4tv&period;com&sol;thefeed&sol;blog&sol;post&sol;724025&sol;xcom-delayed-into-fiscal-2014&sol;">G4<&sol;a>&comma; the <em>XCOM<&sol;em> shooter has been delayed until the fiscal year 2014&comma; meaning between April 1&comma; 2013 and March 31&comma; 2014&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>There will also be a &dollar;59 special edition will be available exclusively for the PC&period; The special edition will include a variety of unique <em>XCOM<&sol;em> items&comma; including&semi; an art book&comma; fold-out poster of the <em>XCOM<&sol;em> headquarters&comma; <em>XCOM<&sol;em> insignia patch&comma; and a collection of digital bonuses like a desktop wallpaper and soundtrack and more&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Pre-ordering <em>XCOM&colon; Enemy Unknown<&sol;em> from participating retailers will net you the &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Elite Soldier Pack&comma;” a launch bonus which includes the &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;top-of-the-line soldier customization features&comma; including&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ul>&NewLine;<li>Classic <em>X-COM<&sol;em> Soldier&colon; Players will instantly receive a new recruit in their barracks inspired by the original <em>X-COM&colon; UFO Defense<&sol;em>&period; The iconic soldier with the blonde&comma; flattop hairstyle will return in his full glory&comma; modernized with the rest of the <em>XCOM<&sol;em> universe&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Soldier Deco packs&colon; Players can customize their soldier with several aesthetic upgrades to armor suits&comma; including the new Hyperion and Reaper soldier armor kits&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Complete color customization&colon; A variety of colors and tints for all armor sets in the game allow players complete control to customize their squad s look&period;<&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ul>&NewLine;<p>Firaxis president Steve Martin said&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It’s been a dream of ours to recreate <em>X-COM<&sol;em> with our unique creative vision&period; We’re huge fans of the original game and it’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to re-envision a game that is as beloved as <em>X-COM<&sol;em>&period;”<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Sara Anderson&comma; 2K marketing Vice President said&comma; &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;As we re-imagine <em>XCOM<&sol;em>&comma; one of our goals is to evolve the experience while recognizing what made X-COM one of the greatest PC games to date&period; It’s important to create an experience that is appealing to both existing fans and newcomers to the world of XCOM&comma; which is what we’re doing with <em>XCOM&colon; Enemy Unknown&period;” <&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lpar;Via <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;computerandvideogames&period;com&sol;348644&sol;xcom-enemy-unknown-gets-release-date-special-edition&sol;&quest;cid&equals;OTC-RSS&amp&semi;attr&equals;CVG-General-RSS&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;twitterfeed&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;twitter">CVG<&sol;a>&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;