2K and Firaxis announced that the expanded version of XCOM: Enemy Unknown, called ‘XCOM: Enemy Within’, will be coming to PC, Mac, 360 and PS3 on November 12th in North America and the 15th internationally.
Enemy Within will feature ‘new abilities, upgrades and weapons, to combat new enemy threats’ as well as ‘new maps, new tactical challenges, new mission types, new multiplayer content’ among other things.
Check out the new key features below:
- New Soldier Abilities: Research a new alien technology to advance the capabilities of operatives:
- Gene Mods: Construct the Genetics Lab to physically enhance operatives’ abilities, including augmentations to the chest, brain, eyes, skin and legs.
- MECs: Build the Cybernetics Lab to enable the construction of the new Mechanized Exoskeletal Cybersuit, or MEC. The new MEC Trooper class has specialized abilities and each suit can be upgraded with new weapons including the flamethrower, grenade launcher and more.
- New Weapons and Equipment: Give operatives an extra tactical edge with new projects from the engineering team in the Foundry;
- New Enemy Threats: Adopt new tactics to counter the threats from a host of new enemies, including the Mechtoid;
- New Strategic Resource: A valuable new alien resource, known as Meld, has been discovered. Secure it on the battlefield and use it carefully back at base to unlock new research and upgrades;
- New Tactical Challenges and Maps: Face new tactical challenges, on nearly 50% more maps;
- New Multiplayer Maps, Units and Abilities: Create custom squad from a wider array of options and dominate opponents in intense, one-on-one, turn-based matches.
Enemy Within will retail for 30 bones on PC and Mac while PS3 and 360 will cost you 40 Dollars as it is the ‘Commander Edition’ and includes the original game as well as its DLC ‘Slingshot and Elite Soldier’ packs.
