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" 2K Games has announced that the X-COM franchise will be making a comeback. The acclaimed PC strategy series will be re-imagined as a first-person shooter for Xbox 360 and PC and renamed XCOM. &amp;quot;XCOM is the re-imagining of the classic tale of humanity\u2019s struggle against an unknown enemy that puts players directly into the shoes of an FBI agent tasked with identifying and eliminating the growing threat,&amp;quot; read a press release. &amp;quot;By setting the game in a first-person perspective, players will be able to feel the tension and fear that comes with combating a faceless enemy that is violently probing and plotting its way into our world.&amp;quot; 2K president Christoph Hartmann added: &amp;quot;Players will explore the world of XCOM from an immersive new perspective and experience firsthand the fear and tension of this gripping narrative ride.&amp;quot; The title will be developed by 2K Marin, which released BioShock 2 earlier this year. The X-COM series, which began in 1994 with UFO Defense, continued for another three games. A release schedule has yet to be revealed. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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