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	:*[https://hoodedhorse.com/wiki/Terra_Invicta/Terra_Invicta_Official_Wiki Terra Invicta], the alien invasion game made by the developers of the [[Long War]] mod for Firaxis' [[Enemy Unknown (EU2012)\|XCOM: Enemy Unknown]] has been officially released in early 2026 after years of early access. With the familiar background story of an alien invasion heading towards Earth, it features eight human playable factions who battle for control of Earth and the entire solar system to determine the destiny of humanity.		:*[https://hoodedhorse.com/wiki/Terra_Invicta/Terra_Invicta_Official_Wiki Terra Invicta], the alien invasion game made by the developers of the [[Long War]] mod for Firaxis' [[Enemy Unknown (EU2012)\|XCOM: Enemy Unknown]] has been officially released in early 2026 after years of early access. With the familiar background story of an alien invasion heading towards Earth, it features eight human playable factions who battle for control of Earth and the entire solar system to determine the destiny of humanity.

			<h4 style="border-bottom:1px solid #49BCB5; margin: 20px 0;color:#49BCB5;">Phoenix Point Firebird Update!</h4>
			[[File:PP Firebird.PNG\|240px\|thumb\|Phoenix Point Firebird Update]]
			''' December 11th, 2025'''
			:*Five years after its initial releas, the [https://phoenixpoint.info/ Phoenix Point] team led by XCom's original creator, Julian Gollop, has released the Firebird update. Many of the changes and improvements of this free update have been inspired by work done in the Terror From The Void mod, which is a community project made for Phoenix Point, and whose name refers back to the original [[TFTD\|Terror From The Deep]] game.
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	<h4 style="border-bottom:1px solid #49BCB5; margin: 20px 0;color:#49BCB5;">Phoenix Point One Year Edition released!</h4>		<h4 style="border-bottom:1px solid #49BCB5; margin: 20px 0;color:#49BCB5;">Phoenix Point One Year Edition released!</h4>
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	''' April 14th, 2020'''		''' April 14th, 2020'''
	:*Firaxis has [https://twitter.com/XCOM/status/1250061590092828678 announced] an upcoming spinoff to the XCOM franchise, "[[Chimera Squad]]", to be released in April 24th. The events of the game take place 5 years after XCOM 2 and are centered upon the titular multi-species law enforcement unit keeping the peace among the humans and aliens living together in the metropolis known as City 31, as a seeming spiritual successor to X-COM: Apocalypse. The released [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39fhpegVBQQ gameplay trailer] reveals that in addition to playable alien squad members, consisting of the Sectoid Verge, the Viper Torque and the Muton Axiom, the game also introduces a Breaching mechanic for setting up an opening surprise attack at the beginning of combat, a Timeline system where the combatants on both sides individually take turns after each other in a fixed, faction-alternating order rather than the entire team acting as once like in previous games, as well as disposable androids to take the place of injured agents on the team roster.		:*Firaxis has [https://twitter.com/XCOM/status/1250061590092828678 announced] an upcoming spinoff to the XCOM franchise, "[[Chimera Squad]]", to be released in April 24th. The events of the game take place 5 years after XCOM 2 and are centered upon the titular multi-species law enforcement unit keeping the peace among the humans and aliens living together in the metropolis known as City 31, as a seeming spiritual successor to X-COM: Apocalypse. The released [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39fhpegVBQQ gameplay trailer] reveals that in addition to playable alien squad members, consisting of the Sectoid Verge, the Viper Torque and the Muton Axiom, the game also introduces a Breaching mechanic for setting up an opening surprise attack at the beginning of combat, a Timeline system where the combatants on both sides individually take turns after each other in a fixed, faction-alternating order rather than the entire team acting as once like in previous games, as well as disposable androids to take the place of injured agents on the team roster.
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	====<span style ="color:#49BCB5;">XCOM 2: War Of The Chosen DLC announced!</span>====		====<span style ="color:#49BCB5;">XCOM 2: War Of The Chosen DLC announced!</span>====
	[[File:War of the Chosen.png\|240px\|thumb\|Reaper Resistance faction]]		[[File:War of the Chosen.png\|240px\|thumb\|Reaper Resistance faction]]

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	<h4 style="border-bottom:1px solid #49BCB5; margin: 20px 0;color:#49BCB5;">Terra Invicta 1.0 released!</h4>		<h4 style="border-bottom:1px solid #49BCB5; margin: 20px 0;color:#49BCB5;">Terra Invicta 1.0 released!</h4>
	[[File:Terra Invicta.png\|240px\|thumb\|Terra Invicta Geoscape]]		[[File:Terra Invicta.png\|240px\|thumb\|Terra Invicta Geoscape]]
	''' ~~December 8th~~, ~~2020~~'''		''' March 11th, 2026'''
	:*[https://hoodedhorse.com/wiki/Terra_Invicta/Terra_Invicta_Official_Wiki Terra Invicta], the alien invasion game made by the developers of the [[Long War]] mod for Firaxis' [[Enemy Unknown (EU2012)\|XCOM: Enemy Unknown]] has been officially released in early 2026 after years of early access. With the familiar background story of an alien invasion heading towards Earth, it features eight human playable factions who battle for control of Earth and the entire solar system to determine the destiny of humanity.		:*[https://hoodedhorse.com/wiki/Terra_Invicta/Terra_Invicta_Official_Wiki Terra Invicta], the alien invasion game made by the developers of the [[Long War]] mod for Firaxis' [[Enemy Unknown (EU2012)\|XCOM: Enemy Unknown]] has been officially released in early 2026 after years of early access. With the familiar background story of an alien invasion heading towards Earth, it features eight human playable factions who battle for control of Earth and the entire solar system to determine the destiny of humanity.

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			<h4 style="border-bottom:1px solid #49BCB5; margin: 20px 0;color:#49BCB5;">Terra Invicta 1.0 released!</h4>
			[[File:Terra Invicta.png\|240px\|thumb\|Terra Invicta Geoscape]]
			''' December 8th, 2020'''
			:*[https://hoodedhorse.com/wiki/Terra_Invicta/Terra_Invicta_Official_Wiki Terra Invicta], the alien invasion game made by the developers of the [[Long War]] mod for Firaxis' [[Enemy Unknown (EU2012)\|XCOM: Enemy Unknown]] has been officially released in early 2026 after years of early access. With the familiar background story of an alien invasion heading towards Earth, it features eight human playable factions who battle for control of Earth and the entire solar system to determine the destiny of humanity.

	<h4 style="border-bottom:1px solid #49BCB5; margin: 20px 0;color:#49BCB5;">Phoenix Point One Year Edition released!</h4>		<h4 style="border-bottom:1px solid #49BCB5; margin: 20px 0;color:#49BCB5;">Phoenix Point One Year Edition released!</h4>
	[[File:Phoenix Point Geoscape.png\|240px\|thumb\|Phoenix Point Geoscape]]		[[File:Phoenix Point Geoscape.png\|240px\|thumb\|Phoenix Point Geoscape]]

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	~~====~~<~~span~~ style ="color:#49BCB5;">Phoenix Point One Year Edition released!</~~span~~>~~====~~		<h4 style="border-bottom:1px solid #49BCB5; margin: 20px 0;color:#49BCB5;">Phoenix Point One Year Edition released!</h4>
	[[File:Phoenix Point Geoscape.png\|240px\|thumb\|Phoenix Point Geoscape]]		[[File:Phoenix Point Geoscape.png\|240px\|thumb\|Phoenix Point Geoscape]]
	''' December 8th, 2020'''		''' December 8th, 2020'''
	:*[https://phoenixpoint.info/ Phoenix Point], the successor to the XCom series made by its original creator, Julian Gollop, has just released its one year edition on Steam and other gaming platforms. The player takes control of Phoenix Point, a top secret organization created to deal with extraordinary threats, as it fights the Pandora virus, an alien lifeform that wishes to remake Earth at its own image, while dealing with human factions that also have their own agenda for the future of the planet, in a game heavily influenced by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu_Mythos Cthulu Mythos]. The game follows the classic 4X (Explore, Expand, Exploit, Exterminate) for its Geoscape layer, with a turn-based combat system situated halfway between the [[XCOM\|original game]] and Firaxis' [[Enemy Unknown (EU2012)\|XCOM: Enemy Unknown]]. Phoenix Point even has its own [http://wiki.phoenixpoint.com/Phoenix_Point_Wiki wiki] and it seems influenced by the UFOPaedia!		:*[https://phoenixpoint.info/ Phoenix Point], the successor to the XCom series made by its original creator, Julian Gollop, has just released its one year edition on Steam and other gaming platforms. The player takes control of Phoenix Point, a top secret organization created to deal with extraordinary threats, as it fights the Pandora virus, an alien lifeform that wishes to remake Earth at its own image, while dealing with human factions that also have their own agenda for the future of the planet, in a game heavily influenced by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cthulhu_Mythos Cthulu Mythos]. The game follows the classic 4X (Explore, Expand, Exploit, Exterminate) for its Geoscape layer, with a turn-based combat system situated halfway between the [[XCOM\|original game]] and Firaxis' [[Enemy Unknown (EU2012)\|XCOM: Enemy Unknown]]. Phoenix Point even has its own [http://wiki.phoenixpoint.com/Phoenix_Point_Wiki wiki] and it seems influenced by the UFOPaedia!

	=~~===~~<span style ="color:#49BCB5;">XCOM: Chimera Squad announced!</span>~~====~~		<h4 style="border-bottom:1px solid #49BCB5; margin: 20px 0;color:#49BCB5;"><span style ="color:#49BCB5;">XCOM: Chimera Squad announced!</span></h4>
	''' April 14th, 2020'''		''' April 14th, 2020'''
	:*Firaxis has [https://twitter.com/XCOM/status/1250061590092828678 announced] an upcoming spinoff to the XCOM franchise, "[[Chimera Squad]]", to be released in April 24th. The events of the game take place 5 years after XCOM 2 and are centered upon the titular multi-species law enforcement unit keeping the peace among the humans and aliens living together in the metropolis known as City 31, as a seeming spiritual successor to X-COM: Apocalypse. The released [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39fhpegVBQQ gameplay trailer] reveals that in addition to playable alien squad members, consisting of the Sectoid Verge, the Viper Torque and the Muton Axiom, the game also introduces a Breaching mechanic for setting up an opening surprise attack at the beginning of combat, a Timeline system where the combatants on both sides individually take turns after each other in a fixed, faction-alternating order rather than the entire team acting as once like in previous games, as well as disposable androids to take the place of injured agents on the team roster.		:*Firaxis has [https://twitter.com/XCOM/status/1250061590092828678 announced] an upcoming spinoff to the XCOM franchise, "[[Chimera Squad]]", to be released in April 24th. The events of the game take place 5 years after XCOM 2 and are centered upon the titular multi-species law enforcement unit keeping the peace among the humans and aliens living together in the metropolis known as City 31, as a seeming spiritual successor to X-COM: Apocalypse. The released [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39fhpegVBQQ gameplay trailer] reveals that in addition to playable alien squad members, consisting of the Sectoid Verge, the Viper Torque and the Muton Axiom, the game also introduces a Breaching mechanic for setting up an opening surprise attack at the beginning of combat, a Timeline system where the combatants on both sides individually take turns after each other in a fixed, faction-alternating order rather than the entire team acting as once like in previous games, as well as disposable androids to take the place of injured agents on the team roster.

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	====<span style ="color:#49BCB5;">Phoenix Point One Year Edition released!</span>====		====<span style ="color:#49BCB5;">Phoenix Point One Year Edition released!</span>====
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	:*Firaxis has [https://twitter.com/XCOM/status/1250061590092828678 announced] an upcoming spinoff to the XCOM franchise, "[[Chimera Squad]]", to be released in April 24th. The events of the game take place 5 years after XCOM 2 and are centered upon the titular multi-species law enforcement unit keeping the peace among the humans and aliens living together in the metropolis known as City 31, as a seeming spiritual successor to X-COM: Apocalypse. The released [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39fhpegVBQQ gameplay trailer] reveals that in addition to playable alien squad members, consisting of the Sectoid Verge, the Viper Torque and the Muton Axiom, the game also introduces a Breaching mechanic for setting up an opening surprise attack at the beginning of combat, a Timeline system where the combatants on both sides individually take turns after each other in a fixed, faction-alternating order rather than the entire team acting as once like in previous games, as well as disposable androids to take the place of injured agents on the team roster.		:*Firaxis has [https://twitter.com/XCOM/status/1250061590092828678 announced] an upcoming spinoff to the XCOM franchise, "[[Chimera Squad]]", to be released in April 24th. The events of the game take place 5 years after XCOM 2 and are centered upon the titular multi-species law enforcement unit keeping the peace among the humans and aliens living together in the metropolis known as City 31, as a seeming spiritual successor to X-COM: Apocalypse. The released [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39fhpegVBQQ gameplay trailer] reveals that in addition to playable alien squad members, consisting of the Sectoid Verge, the Viper Torque and the Muton Axiom, the game also introduces a Breaching mechanic for setting up an opening surprise attack at the beginning of combat, a Timeline system where the combatants on both sides individually take turns after each other in a fixed, faction-alternating order rather than the entire team acting as once like in previous games, as well as disposable androids to take the place of injured agents on the team roster.
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	====<span style ="color:#49BCB5;">XCOM 2: War Of The Chosen DLC announced!</span>====		====<span style ="color:#49BCB5;">XCOM 2: War Of The Chosen DLC announced!</span>====
	[[File:War of the Chosen.png\|240px\|thumb\|Reaper Resistance faction]]		[[File:War of the Chosen.png\|240px\|thumb\|Reaper Resistance faction]]
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	:* Two clues at the Advent website have a series of letters that when combined produce "VIGILO CONFIDO", or the motto of Enemy Unknown 2012. It seems that a new XCOM game is under development and more details should be announced later.		:* Two clues at the Advent website have a series of letters that when combined produce "VIGILO CONFIDO", or the motto of Enemy Unknown 2012. It seems that a new XCOM game is under development and more details should be announced later.
	'''May 27th, 2015'''		'''May 27th, 2015'''
	:* 2K has released yesterday a link to a site that presents an alternate reality company called [http://www.adventfuture.org/ Advent Administration]. Its contents have triggered speculation on the 2K official forums and Xcom subreddit that it is related to a new upcoming XCOM announcement. The site contains a rotating globe, pictures depicting a XCOM: Apocalypse style city, one of which seems to contain artwork already present on XCOM: Enemy Unknown, and a downloadable .pdf file uses a font called 'XCOM-Regular'. The site also appears to be under some sort of hacking by an unknown party, with its contents being replaced by phrases such as 'we are still watching'. While all of this is merely circumstantial evidence, 2K is expected to announce a major title on the next E3 Conference in 3 weeks so keep tuned for further details.		:* 2K has released yesterday a link to a site that presents an alternate reality company called [http://www.adventfuture.org/ Advent Administration]. Its contents have triggered speculation on the 2K official forums and Xcom subreddit that it is related to a new upcoming XCOM announcement. The site contains a rotating globe, pictures depicting a XCOM: Apocalypse style city, one of which seems to contain artwork already present on XCOM: Enemy Unknown, and a downloadable .pdf file uses a font called 'XCOM-Regular'. The site also appears to be under some sort of hacking by an unknown party, with its contents being replaced by phrases such as 'we are still watching'. While all of this is merely circumstantial evidence, 2K is expected to announce a major title on the next E3 Conference in 3 weeks so keep tuned for further details.

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	====<span style ="color:#49BCB5;">Phoenix Point One Year Edition released!</span>====		====<span style ="color:#49BCB5;">Phoenix Point One Year Edition released!</span>====
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	:*Firaxis has [https://twitter.com/XCOM/status/1250061590092828678 announced] an upcoming spinoff to the XCOM franchise, "[[Chimera Squad]]", to be released in April 24th. The events of the game take place 5 years after XCOM 2 and are centered upon the titular multi-species law enforcement unit keeping the peace among the humans and aliens living together in the metropolis known as City 31, as a seeming spiritual successor to X-COM: Apocalypse. The released [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39fhpegVBQQ gameplay trailer] reveals that in addition to playable alien squad members, consisting of the Sectoid Verge, the Viper Torque and the Muton Axiom, the game also introduces a Breaching mechanic for setting up an opening surprise attack at the beginning of combat, a Timeline system where the combatants on both sides individually take turns after each other in a fixed, faction-alternating order rather than the entire team acting as once like in previous games, as well as disposable androids to take the place of injured agents on the team roster.		:*Firaxis has [https://twitter.com/XCOM/status/1250061590092828678 announced] an upcoming spinoff to the XCOM franchise, "[[Chimera Squad]]", to be released in April 24th. The events of the game take place 5 years after XCOM 2 and are centered upon the titular multi-species law enforcement unit keeping the peace among the humans and aliens living together in the metropolis known as City 31, as a seeming spiritual successor to X-COM: Apocalypse. The released [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39fhpegVBQQ gameplay trailer] reveals that in addition to playable alien squad members, consisting of the Sectoid Verge, the Viper Torque and the Muton Axiom, the game also introduces a Breaching mechanic for setting up an opening surprise attack at the beginning of combat, a Timeline system where the combatants on both sides individually take turns after each other in a fixed, faction-alternating order rather than the entire team acting as once like in previous games, as well as disposable androids to take the place of injured agents on the team roster.

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	====<span style ="color:#49BCB5;">XCOM 2: War Of The Chosen DLC announced!</span>====		====<span style ="color:#49BCB5;">XCOM 2: War Of The Chosen DLC announced!</span>====