{"id":29690,"date":"2013-06-21T18:57:19","date_gmt":"2013-06-21T08:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=29690"},"modified":"2013-06-21T18:57:19","modified_gmt":"2013-06-21T08:57:19","slug":"award-winning-xcom-enemy-unknown-invades-the-app-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=29690","title":{"rendered":"Award-Winning XCOM\u00ae: Enemy Unknown Invades the App Store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><i>Game of the Year* strategy title now playable anywhere on your iOS device<\/i><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><i>Join the conversation on Twitter using the hash tag <\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%23xcom&amp;src=typd\"><i>#XCOM<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Sydney, Australia \u2013 21<sup>st<\/sup> June, 2013<\/span><\/b> \u2013 2K, 2K China and Firaxis Games announced today that the Game of the Year award-winning* strategy title <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xcom.com\/\"><b><i>XCOM\u00ae: Enemy Unknown<\/i><\/b><\/a><b><i> <\/i><\/b>is now available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch**. The iOS version delivers the full <b><i>XCOM: Enemy Unknown<\/i><\/b> experience, giving gamers the ability to defend the human race against a terrifying alien invasion anywhere they can take their iOS devices. Taking full advantage of the touch controls on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, players can command the XCOM project, create a fully operational base, research alien technologies and engage in strategic combat, all with the touch of a finger.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"620\" height=\"340\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KcKmBBvbcKY?feature=player_detailpage\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBringing a game of <b><i>XCOM: Enemy Unknown<\/i><\/b>\u2019s size, depth and quality to a mobile platform isn\u2019t something you see often, but we\u2019ve accomplished just that,\u201d said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. \u201cWe\u2019ve been very pleased with the success of <b><i>XCOM: Enemy Unknown<\/i><\/b> and we expect that to continue as we bring the full experience to this exciting new platform.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b><i>XCOM: Enemy Unknown for iOS<\/i><\/b> takes the complete <b><i>XCOM<\/i><\/b> experience of the console and PC version of the game and optimizes it for the touch interface of iOS devices. <b><i>XCOM: Enemy Unknown for iOS <\/i><\/b>includes GameCenter support and utilizes iCloud functionality so players can save games across their iOS devices. Head-to-head multiplayer will be added at a later date as a free update.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTurn-based strategy games are a natural fit for a touch interface, and <b><i>XCOM: Enemy Unknown <\/i><\/b>takes full advantage of this on iOS devices,\u201d said Jake Solomon, lead designer of <b><i>XCOM: Enemy Unknown<\/i><\/b> at Firaxis Games. \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled that gamers have yet another platform to play the game on, especially one that allows <b><i>XCOM: Enemy Unknown <\/i><\/b>to be played anywhere, anytime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Developed by the strategy experts at Firaxis Games, <b><i>XCOM: Enemy Unknown<\/i><\/b> has won more than 80 editorial awards worldwide to date. Released in October 2012 to wide critical acclaim, <b><i>XCOM: Enemy Unknown<\/i><\/b> received review scores of 9 out of 10 from <i>Hyper<\/i> and 9.5 out of 10 from <i>Game Informer<\/i>. In <b><i>XCOM: Enemy Unknown<\/i><\/b>, 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<i>, <b>XCOM: Enemy Unknown<\/b><\/i> allows gamers to control the fate of the human race by defending against a terrifying global alien invasion.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>XCOM: Enemy Unknown for iOS <\/i><\/b>is available now for AU$20.99\/NZ$24.99 from the App Store on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch or at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.AppStore.com\">www.AppStore.com<\/a>. For the latest news and information in the world of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.xcom.com\"><b><i>XCOM: Enemy Unknown<\/i><\/b><\/a>, become a fan on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/XCOM\">Facebook<\/a> and follow on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/2KGames\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>*<i>XCOM: Enemy Unknown was named Game of the Year 2012 by the following outlets: <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gametrailers.com\/full-episodes\/pth9i9\/gametrailers-game-of-the-year-awards-game-of-the-year\"><i>GameTrailers<\/i><\/a><i>, <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.giantbomb.com\/articles\/giant-bombs-2012-game-of-the-year-awards-day-five\/1100-4476\/\"><i>GiantBomb<\/i><\/a><i>, <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/kotaku.com\/5973782\/xcom-enemy-unknown-is-kotakus-2012-game-of-the-year\"><i>Kotaku<\/i><\/a><i>, and <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/multiplayerblog.mtv.com\/2013\/01\/04\/mtv-multiplayers-game-of-the-year-2012\/\"><i>MTV Multiplayer<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>**Supported iOS devices for XCOM: Enemy Unknown<b> <\/b>include the iPad 2, iPad 3, iPad 4, iPad mini, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5 and iPod touch 5<sup>th<\/sup> Generation.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>2K is a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. 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