XCOM shooter rebranded as The Bureau

2K and 2K Marin, makers of BioShock 2, have announced plans to release The Bureau: XCOM Declassified this summer.

Set in 1962 at the height of the Cold War, The Bureau tells the origin story of the clandestine XCOM organisation’s first encounter with a mysterious enemy. As special agent William Carter, players will call the shots and pull the trigger, leading their squad of agents in the high-stakes secret war for humanity’s survival.

It has been a few years since any information about the shooter emerged. It started out as an FPS first seen back in April 2010 simply known as XCOM, but since then there has been little information and multiple delays.

The game is now a third-person shooter that gives the player a sense of spatial awareness and grants them the freedom to transition in and out Carter’s Battle Focus ability. The Bureau also fully embraces the concept of permanent consequence. As our last line of defense, every command can mean the difference between life and death for Carter, his squad and mankind.

The Bureau: XCOM Declassified will be released on August 20, 2013 in North America and August 23, 2013 internationally on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Windows PC.

 

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