XCOM combines the strategic core of the groundbreaking franchise with a suspense-filled narrative and distills it into a tense and unique first-person shooter experience.

XCOM combines the strategic core of the groundbreaking franchise with a suspense-filled narrative and distills it into a tense and unique first-person shooter experience.

Dammit, I want a TRUE XCOM game. I miss turned based tactical games...

Meh, not really interested

I was never an X-Com guy, but I'm genuinely excited about being able to join the fan club. The lack of shaders on that ring of doom looks like ass, though. Still, can't ask too much from a pre-alpha screenshot, even if it is a press shot. 

That's...weird. But I guess we have to wait and see.

Part of me is surprised at the FPS angle given I was fond of the old titles, but at the same time totally expected given how most reboots go. Still, will keep an eye on it.
 
And is it bad to say I liked the Area 51 reboot and sequel?

First Person Shooter? No thank you.

fan RRAHGHHHEEEE!!!!!!!! This is a terrible terrible day my friends.

Ugh why even issue a press release.. I hate speculating!

Wow, awesome. 

First person shooter
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ytCEuuW2_A

This is kinda unfortunate.  The turn-based gameplay was part of what made that game interesting and fun.

Well, maybe if you get that crazy homing missile platform it could work. Didn't see this coming.

Dumb. It's not a X-COM game. Why attach the name?

Gamers today, they just can't handle a turn based game like ye olde X-COM. Has to be about sports cars and fast women, guns too I guess.
 
This is basically going to be X-Com: Blood on the Sand

At first I was all like YES.  And then I was all like NO.  Goddamnit.

Fuck you 2K for making this a FPS. You're taking one of the best games ever made and pissing all over it.

So, Ken Levine is not attached in any way to this? Hopefully it won't be just another copy-pasta shooter and do some justice to the name.

This is not the X-Com I wanted. This isn't really a game I want period. 

i'm starting to think that in the future EVERY game will be first person shooter or  a Third person shooter

No PS3 version? We're in 2010 for Christ's sake. How can this still happen?

The second it said "First Person Shooter" I became less interested.

Huh. I bought all the XCOM's on Steam during the XMAS sale, but still haven't played them. I hears they were the shit back in the day.

Maybe I should try playing the original X-COM games. How could I not turn down a bunch of games that I'll never play because of how cheap they are. Consider me interested.

X-com EFF YEAH... First Person Shooter? 
What am I living in? Bizarro world?

The fact this didn't end up being irrational game's project has me worried and confused.  
 
However, this is kind of what I was expecting. Now I never expected it to be a turn-based strategy game, that just doesn't fly these days especially on console. I was thinking the way to pull this off was to have the turn-based parts replaced with a tactical first/third person shooter, but keep the base improvement / research / UFO hunting realtime-ish metagame. They may be doing that, I hope that is what they are doing. Otherwise it is just another Sci-fi shooter with the X-COM name slapped on.

" I was never an X-Com guy, but I'm genuinely excited about being able to join the fan club. The lack of shaders on that ring of doom looks like ass, though. Still, can't ask too much from a pre-alpha screenshot, even if it is a press shot.  "

Goddamn it, where is my turn-based tactical sequel?

Okay what the hell, I guess they're doing something with it. I'll be cautiously optimistic.

Take classic RTS game....reinvent as FPS....sounds good on paper for making money but not so much for giving xcom fans what they want

Do not want this. ;_; squad-based tactical strategy.

" Take classic RTS game....reinvent as FPS....sounds good on paper for making money but not so much for giving xcom fans what they want "

" The fact this didn't end up being irrational game's project has me worried and confused.   However, this is kind of what I was expecting. Now I never expected it to be a turn-based strategy game, that just doesn't fly these days especially on console. I was thinking the way to pull this off was to have the turn-based parts replaced with a tactical first/third person shooter, but keep the base improvement / research / UFO hunting realtime-ish metagame. They may be doing that, I hope that is what they are doing. Otherwise it is just another Sci-fi shooter with the X-COM name slapped on. "

I'm interested, but not totally optimistic.

A FPS X-com game?  Right.  Way to piss on everything the name stood for.

They already made a 3rd person X-com game long ago called X-Com Enforcer and it was SHIT!. 
All i want is a turnbased tactical game not a freaking FPS.
 
If i wanted a FPS i would go play one of the BILLIONS of FPS games that comes out every freaking month and it is not like turn based games don't work on a console.

I'd stay far FAR away from this game. 2K Marin has really screwed the Bioshock 2 community with absolutely no support in terms of patches or anything. STAY AWAY FROM THAT TOXIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM!

definitely sounds interesting.  
 
oh and everyone acting like FPS games suck all of the sudden. wow. dumbasses. its a great way to play, its the most immersive. 

I will play this game 
 
but if they think an FPS will draw in classic X-Com fans, they are kidding themselves.

I LOVE FPS games but making X-COM an FPS is just stupid.

Another PC franchise being run into the ground to appeal to the console kiddies. Surprise.

FPS WHA?

" Fuck you 2K for making this a FPS. You're taking one of the best games ever made and pissing all over it. "

I love me some XCOM i just hope they add some strategy elements in. I wouldnt be adverse to a turnbased FPS like the classic Hired Guns. Which reminds me, i need to flesh that page out.

I'm torn about this. While I'm desperate for any new XCOM related anything, turning it into an FPS is troubling. As Jeff says, it truly depends on how much of the startegy element to the game remains. If there's no base building or any management at all, then they've missed the point.
 
And XCOM is obviously not a unique universe. The first aliens you encounter are straight up Greys. The setting alone will definitely not set it apart from all the other bland FPS on the market.

Does the world really need a new X-COM game?....

" definitely sounds interesting.   oh and everyone acting like FPS games suck all of the sudden. wow. dumbasses. its a great way to play, its the most immersive.  "