{"id":25296,"date":"2012-10-24T10:29:17","date_gmt":"2012-10-24T00:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=25296"},"modified":"2012-10-24T10:29:17","modified_gmt":"2012-10-24T00:29:17","slug":"alien-invasion-continues-with-two-add-on-content-packs-for-xcom-enemy-unknown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=25296","title":{"rendered":"Alien Invasion Continues with Two Add-On Content Packs for XCOM\u00ae: Enemy Unknown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><em>Slingshot Content Pack featuring all new missions, maps, characters and more available soon<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sydney, Australia \u2013 24<sup>th<\/sup> October, 2012<\/span><\/strong><strong> &#8211; <\/strong>2K Games and Firaxis Games announced today that the critically acclaimed <strong><em>XCOM\u00ae: Enemy Unknown<\/em><\/strong> will be supported post-launch with two pieces of single-player add-on content that will be available for purchase for Windows PC, the Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation\u00ae3 computer entertainment system. In addition to these two add-on content packs, the <strong><em>Elite Soldier Pack<\/em><\/strong>, which was free to those who pre-ordered <strong><em>XCOM: Enemy Unknown<\/em><\/strong> or purchased the game at launch, is now available for purchase. <strong><em>XCOM: Enemy Unknown<\/em><\/strong> has critics raving, with review scores including 9.5 out of 10 from <em>Game Informer<\/em>, earning \u201cGame of the Month\u201d honours in the November 2012 issue and 97% and \u201cHot Award\u201d honours from <em>Atomic MPC<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/news\/xcomnew01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/news\/xcomnew02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <strong><em>Slingshot Content<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>Pack<\/em><\/strong>, the first of two add-on content packs for <strong><em>XCOM: Enemy Unknown<\/em><\/strong>, will be available soon. In this new set of linked Council missions, gamers will meet an enigmatic Triad operative, divert an alien ship\u2019s course, and do battle with the aliens in the skies over China. The <strong><em>Slingshot Content Pack <\/em><\/strong>includes three new maps tied to the Council missions, a new playable squad character with a unique story and voice and new character customisation options. The release date and pricing of the <strong><em>Slingshot Content Pack<\/em><\/strong> will be announced soon.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/news\/xcomnew03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/news\/xcomnew04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <strong><em>Elite Soldier Pack<\/em><\/strong>, originally free for those who pre-ordered <strong><em>XCOM: Enemy Unknown <\/em><\/strong>or purchased the game at launch, is now available for purchase for AUD$7.75 (PlayStation\u00aeNetwork) \/ 400 Microsoft Points (Xbox LIVE\u00ae online entertainment network) \/ AUD$7.75 (Windows PC). The <strong><em>Elite Soldier Pack<\/em><\/strong> provides the ultimate tools for soldier customisation in <strong><em>XCOM: Enemy Unknown<\/em><\/strong>, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Classic <em>X-COM <\/em>soldier<\/strong>: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Players will instantly receive a new recruit in their barracks inspired by \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 the original <em>X-COM: UFO Defense<\/em>. The iconic soldier with the \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 blonde, flattop hairstyle will return fully modernised.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Soldier Deco packs<\/strong>: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Players can customise their soldier with several aesthetic upgrades to \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 armor suits, including the new Hyperion and Reaper soldier armor kits.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Complete colour customisation<\/strong>: A \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 variety of colours and tints for all armor sets in the game allow players \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 complete control to customise their squad\u2019s look.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A free playable demo* of <strong><em>XCOM: Enemy Unknown<\/em><\/strong> is available globally for Windows PC via Steam, and for Xbox 360 and PS3\u2122. Gamers who download the demo will be guided through two levels of the single-player tutorial campaign, experiencing the combat controls and effective tactics for defending humanity against the alien threat. The two tutorial missions will also introduce players to the XCOM base, where soldier training and researching alien technology takes place, and offers a chance to experience the tactical and strategic layers of <strong><em>XCOM: Enemy Unknown<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Released in 1993, the original <em>X-COM<\/em> still reigns as one of the best PC games of all time and has been reimagined as <strong><em>XCOM: Enemy Unknown<\/em><\/strong> by the strategy experts at Firaxis Games. <strong><em>XCOM: Enemy Unknown<\/em><\/strong> expands on the <em>X-COM<\/em> legacy with an entirely new story, enemies and technologies to fight hostile aliens and defend Earth. In <strong><em>XCOM: Enemy Unknown<\/em><\/strong>, players will oversee combat strategies and individual unit tactics as well as base management and resource allocation while playing as the commander of a secret global military organisation, XCOM. With equal emphasis on deep strategy and intense tactical combat<em>, <strong>XCOM: Enemy Unknown<\/strong><\/em> will allow gamers to control the fate of the human race by defending against a terrifying global alien invasion.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>XCOM: Enemy Unknown <\/em><\/strong>is available now for Windows PC, Xbox 360 and PS3\u2122.<strong><em> XCOM: Enemy Unknown <\/em><\/strong>is rated MA15+ in Australia and R13 in New Zealand.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>For more information, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xcom.com\">http:\/\/www.xcom.com<\/a>. For the latest news and information on <strong><em>XCOM: Enemy Unknown<\/em><\/strong>, become a fan on Facebook at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/XCOM\">http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/XCOM<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Slingshot Content Pack featuring all new missions, maps, characters and more available soon Sydney, Australia \u2013 24th October, 2012 &#8211; 2K Games and Firaxis Games announced today that the critically acclaimed XCOM\u00ae: Enemy Unknown will be supported post-launch with two pieces of single-player add-on content that will be available for purchase for Windows PC, the<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=25296\">Read More\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25296"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25296\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25297,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25296\/revisions\/25297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}