{"id":26127,"date":"2012-12-05T17:28:06","date_gmt":"2012-12-05T07:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=26127"},"modified":"2012-12-05T17:28:06","modified_gmt":"2012-12-05T07:28:06","slug":"slingshot-content-pack-add-on-now-available-for-critically-acclaimed-xcom-enemy-unknown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=26127","title":{"rendered":"Slingshot Content Pack Add-On Now Available for Critically Acclaimed XCOM\u00ae: Enemy Unknown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><em>Alien invasion continues in the skies over China with new missions, maps, character and more<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><em>Join the conversation on Twitter by using the hash tag <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23xcom&amp;src=tyah\">#XCOM<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sydney, Australia \u2013 5<sup>th<\/sup> December 2012<\/span><\/strong><strong> &#8211; <\/strong>2K Games and Firaxis Games announced today that the <strong><em>Slingshot Content Pack<\/em><\/strong>, the first add-on content for the critically acclaimed <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xcom.com\"><strong>XCOM\u00ae: Enemy Unknown<\/strong><\/a>, is now available for purchase for Windows PC, the Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from Microsoft and PlayStation\u00ae3 computer entertainment system. The <strong><em>Slingshot Content Pack <\/em><\/strong>is available for $11.45 (PlayStation\u00aeNetwork) \/ 560 Microsoft Points (Xbox LIVE\u00ae online entertainment network) \/ $10.65 (Windows PC).<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"620\" height=\"340\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JgOTotReYec?feature=player_detailpage\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>With the <strong><em>Slingshot Content<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>Pack<\/em><\/strong>, players will meet an enigmatic Triad operative, divert an alien ship\u2019s course, and do battle with the aliens in the skies over China in a new set of linked Council missions. 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 customization options.<\/p>\n<p>Developed by the strategy experts at Firaxis Games, <strong><em>XCOM: Enemy Unknown<\/em><\/strong> released in October 2012 to wide critical acclaim, including review scores of 5 out of 5 from GameSpy, 9.1 out of 10 from GameTrailers.com, and 9.5 out of 10 from <em>Game Informer &#8211;<\/em> earning \u201cGame of the Month\u201d honours in their November 2012 issue. In <strong><em>XCOM: Enemy Unknown<\/em><\/strong>, players 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 organization, XCOM. With equal emphasis on deep strategy and intense tactical combat<em>, <strong>XCOM: Enemy Unknown<\/strong><\/em> allows gamers to control the fate of the human race by defending against a terrifying global alien invasion.<\/p>\n<p>A free playable demo* of <strong><em>XCOM: Enemy Unknown<\/em><\/strong> is available for Windows PC via Steam, 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><strong><em>XCOM: Enemy Unknown <\/em><\/strong>and the <strong><em>Slingshot Content Pack <\/em><\/strong>are 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>For the latest news and information on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xcom.com\"><strong>XCOM: Enemy Unknown<\/strong><\/a>, become a fan on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/XCOM\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alien invasion continues in the skies over China with new missions, maps, character and more\u00a0 Join the conversation on Twitter by using the hash tag #XCOM Sydney, Australia \u2013 5th December 2012 &#8211; 2K Games and Firaxis Games announced today that the Slingshot Content Pack, the first add-on content for the critically acclaimed XCOM\u00ae: Enemy<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=26127\">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":[1,29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26127","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-game-news","category-trailers-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26127","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=26127"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26127\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26128,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26127\/revisions\/26128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26127"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26127"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26127"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}