{"id":1489446,"date":"2026-02-07T16:45:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T16:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tAsbvWrxA2FioNpxnrkGFJ"},"modified":"2026-02-07T16:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T16:45:12","slug":"xcom-2-is-10-years-old-and-2k-is-celebrating-with-a-free-weekend-and-a-95-discount-on-firaxis-masterful-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/xcom-2-is-10-years-old-and-2k-is-celebrating-with-a-free-weekend-and-a-95-discount-on-firaxis-masterful-sequel\/","title":{"rendered":"XCOM 2 is 10 years old, and 2K is celebrating with a free weekend and a 95% discount on Firaxis&#8217; masterful sequel"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Scramble the interceptors! Gather your squad!<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/yyA82yDXcMw?list=RDyyA82yDXcMw\" target=\"_blank\"> Start the deployment theme!<\/a> The incredible, exceptional, possibly unbeatable<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/uk\/xcom-2\/\"> XCOM 2<\/a> is 10 years old. To celebrate, publisher 2K is letting XCOM greenhorns play it<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/268500\/XCOM_2\/\" target=\"_blank\"> free on Steam this weekend<\/a>. And if you like what you see, Firaxis&#8217; turn-based tactics sequel is also on a 95% discount for the next week plus change.<\/p>\n<p>What is there to say about XCOM 2? Well, it achieved the seemingly impossible, improving upon<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/xcom-enemy-unknown-review-2\/\"> X-COM: Enemy Unknown<\/a>. Firaxis&#8217; refinement of Julian Gollop&#8217;s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/great-moments-in-pc-gaming-finally-going-on-the-offensive-in-x-com-ufo-defense\/\">groundbreaking original<\/a> seemed like a perfect distillation, retaining the essence of what made Gollop&#8217;s game great\u2014the tension, the heartbreak, that feeling of squaring off against overwhelming odds\u2014while also ironing out many of the kinks present in that original design.<\/p>\n<p>But then along came XCOM 2. Firaxis&#8217; sequel upped the ante from defending Earth from alien invasion to liberating it from alien occupation, recasting your organisation as a scrappy guerilla unit fighting a totalitarian regime from within. It introduced stealth to missions, letting you get the drop on xeno soldiers, and transformed your base into a flying fortress that could travel across the geoscape. It also gave Sectoids mind-control powers, an exquisitely nasty decision which gave me the shock of my life when I first played it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" data-nosnippet >\n<div class=\"video-aspect-box\"><iframe data-lazy-priority=\"high\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/dujS8L7qWAU\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>All of that and more can be yours for<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/268500\/XCOM_2\/\" target=\"_blank\"> $3 (\u00a31.74<\/a>). It&#8217;s also worth noting that XCOM 2&#8217;s expansion, War of the Chosen, is also on a 90% discount at<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/593380\/XCOM_2_War_of_the_Chosen\/\" target=\"_blank\"> $4 (\u00a33.94).<\/a> This brings XCOM 2 closer to Gollop&#8217;s initial vision by layering back in some granularity, adding multiple resistance factions to entreat with, alongside powerful sub-bosses that hunt you through missions. It also introduces three incredibly powerful specialist classes, Templar assassins, grappling-hook wielding Skirmishers, and ultra-stealthy Reapers.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a superb game, which is perhaps why we&#8217;re still yet to see XCOM 3. Not only has it been ten years since XCOM 2, it&#8217;s been four years since Firaxis&#8217; last turn-based tactics game,<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/midnight-suns\/\"> Marvel&#8217;s Midnight Suns<\/a>. It seems like we&#8217;re due a new game from that team, although whatever game it does produce won&#8217;t have Jake Solomon at the helm, as he<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/firaxis-announces-new-civilization-game-as-xcom-director-jake-solomon-leaves\/\"> left Firaxis<\/a> to found his own studio in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Some (brave) people might argue that XCOM 3 already exists, in the form of<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/xcom-chimera-squad\/\"> XCOM: Chimera Squad<\/a>. While a very different take on the XCOM formula, it certainly<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/strategy\/in-defense-of-xcom-chimera-squad\/\"> has its merits<\/a>, as Jody Macgregor recently proclaimed. &#8220;Most of the time when I activate a pod in XCOM 2 I roll my eyes at how artificial it feels. When I kick in a door in Chimera Squad it&#8217;s a fuck-yeah moment every single time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"8eb332b2-d2a1-48e2-97bd-2edbab35d73d\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:661px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:98.94%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"6offQUY4CXebir2TC27dMd\" name=\"kingdom come 2 square\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/xcom-2-is-10-years-old-and-2k-is-celebrating-with-a-free-weekend-and-a-95-discount-on-firaxis-masterful-sequel.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"661\" height=\"654\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-pc-games-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"8eb332b2-d2a1-48e2-97bd-2edbab35d73d\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2026 games<\/strong><\/a>: All the upcoming games<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/strategy\/xcom-2-is-10-years-old-and-2k-is-celebrating-with-a-free-weekend-and-a-95-percent-discount-on-firaxis-masterful-sequel\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scramble the interceptors! Gather your squad! Start the deployment theme! The incredible, exceptional, possibly unbeatable XCOM 2 is 10 years old. To celebrate, publisher 2K is letting XCOM greenhorns play it free on Steam this weekend. And if you like what you see, Firaxis&#8217; turn-based tactics sequel is also on a 95% discount for the next week plus change. What is there to say about XCOM 2? Well, it achieved the seemingly impossible, improving upon X-COM: Enemy Unknown. Firaxis&#8217; refinement of Julian Gollop&#8217;s groundbreaking original seemed like a perfect distillation, retaining the essence of what made Gollop&#8217;s game great\u2014the tension, the heartbreak, that feeling of squaring off against overwhelming odds\u2014while also ironing out many of the kinks present in that original design. 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