{"id":53258,"date":"2013-04-26T10:30:01","date_gmt":"2013-04-26T08:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=53258"},"modified":"2013-04-26T10:31:43","modified_gmt":"2013-04-26T08:31:43","slug":"the-bureau-xcom-declassified-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/53258-the-bureau-xcom-declassified-announced","title":{"rendered":"The Bureau: XCOM Declassified announced"},"content":{"rendered":"

2K has announced (or rather re-announced) the upcoming XCOM shooter, The Bureau: XCOM Declassified.<\/p>\n

The game is not exactly the same as the first person shooter shown a while ago, but instead will take the form of a tactical third-person shooter.<\/p>\n

An XCOM FPS was originally announced back in 2010<\/a>, but disappeared. A separate project, a turn-based strategy XCOM game, was then released in 2012.<\/p>\n

But back to the Bureau \u2013 the upcoming game is in development at 2K Marin, and is set in 1962 with the Cold War providing the backdrop for the game.<\/p>\n

Players will take the role of William Carter, a Bureau intelligence operative, who has to help fend off an alien invasion.<\/p>\n

The game will feature a narrative-focused single-player campaign, but won\u2019t have any multiplayer component.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled about 2K Marin\u2019s refined vision for The Bureau: XCOM Declassified,\u201d said Christoph Hartmann, president of 2K. \u201cThe game has evolved through a creative and iterative development process, and the result is a narrative-driven experience that is smart, engaging, and challenges players to think tactically.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified will launch on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 on 23 August 2013.<\/p>\n