Much-anticipated Xbox One game XCOM 2 now available for pre-order

Arif Bacchus

XCOM2

The list of Xbox One titles is always growing, and today Major Nelson has taken to his blog to announce that the long-awaited title XCOM2 is now available for digital pre-order and pre-download on Xbox One.

XCOM 2 is the sequel to XCOM: Enemy Known, which was an award-winning strategy game of the year in 2012. In XCOM 2, Earth is changing and is under alien rule, and you must rebuild XCOM and ignite a global resistance to reclaim humanity. The game puts you in command of the Avenger, an alien supply craft converted to XCOM’s mobile headquarters. XCOM 2 also features new open-ended gameplay with puts you into deeper control of the game.

As is usual with these digital download titles, you can pre-download this game, but you can’t play it until 12:01 EST on September 6, 2016. It is also worth noting that there are 2 versions of XCOM 2 available for pre-order, a standard edition, and a $79.99 Digital Deluxe Edition which offers up the Reinforcement Pack.