Getting to Know Xcom: Enemy Unknown
GameTrailers took an extended look at one of the missions of Xcom: Enemy Unknown, in which all the squadmembers are named after GameTrailers’ employees and pals. It’s the incredibly self-indulgent shit I don’t like to post on the site, although I would totally do myself if I 1) got sent videogames to preview, 2) had the ability to record myself playing said games, 3) didn’t suck at 95% of most videogames, and 4) had a staff. Still, it’s the best look yet at Enemy Unknown‘s gameplay, which is just incredible, and a true successor to the original Xcom. It’s also 19 minutes long, so your mileage may vary.
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.