Read my feature on the making of X-COM in the new Retro Gamer

I spoke to the legendary Julian Gollop about the past, present and future of X-COM.

Achtung! Cthulhu Tactics review – a fun XCOM-alike that feels unfinished

It’s XCOM crossed with Lovecraft! But great fundamentals can’t make up for a lack of content.

Set in the Cold War, this XCOM-a-like strategy game spins a complicated, sometimes bewildering web of espionage, intrigue and layers of game systems.

I’ve been playing through XCOM: Enemy Within recently, and I’ve been struck by just how closely it resembles the sense … More

I pitched an article on board games based on video games months and months ago, but it’s only just been … More

Here’s a revelation for you: I actually bought XCOM: Enemy Unknown on the day it came out. I can’t remember … More