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XCOM 1994 v. XCOM 2012

We here at Kill Screen are all stoked as shit for Fireaxis’ XCOM remake. I have a Mac and can’t replay the original, although I have the circa-’94 floppy disks at home and sometimes in a bout of drunken nostalgia attempt to force them into the SD slot of my Air. Alas. Pathos aside, the wizards over

Pathos aside, the wizards over at Joystiq have put together a steezed-out video comparing the original to the remake. Peep it, then read our very own Yannick LeJacq’s interview with XCOM lead designer Jake Solomon:

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Mexico City street legends turn up as low-poly game skins

tiengiungtong's rabbit hole is lined with bodhisattvas

OTHERWORLDS won A MAZE's Human Human Machine Award

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