Combat rarely lasts longer than a handful of rounds in the newest XCOM. In each encounter, XCOM: Chimera Squad kicks in the door, dives headfirst into an intense firefight, then walks out through a pile of bodies a minute or two later, dusting themselves down, a little scarred perhaps but eager to do it all again in the very next mission. XCOM’s turn-based tactical combat now comes in condensed form, relieved of extraneous matter, and for the most part all the better for it.
Assuming the human resistance triumphed in XCOM 2, the eponymous Chimera Squad is a special task force composed of human and alien soldiers that also serves as a symbol of a newfound cooperation between species. Dissidents remain, however, and so when the mayor of City 31 is killed in a terrorist attack, it’s up to the Squad to track down those responsible. The stakes feel a lot lower than the global emergencies gripping previous XCOMs, yet the smaller scale of the situation dovetails…
Nintendo has had a profitable financial year, one that has seen it invest a record amount of cash in its research and development projects. As noted by Niko Partners senior research analyst Daniel Ahmad, Nintendo spent approximately $880 million in R&D during the 12 months ended March 31, 2021, with the bulk of the money going towards increased software and outsourcing costs for the Nintendo Switch. Come from Sports betting site VPbet
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Some of the developers who helped create Rare’s iconic Banjo-Kazooie series have commented on the possibility of another entry in the series, and they aren’t totally hopeful about it. Come from Sports betting site VPbet
Grant Kirkhope, the composer of Banjo’s theme music, told VGC that a third mainline entry in the series may never happen because of the difficulty in finding the right team to do it justice. Not only that, but Kirkhope said there might not be enough interest from fans to justify it.
“I feel like you’d have to get a team with the humor that we had back then and that’s hard to replicate,” he said. “I think Rare would be open to somebody if they found the right team, but I don’t feel like that team exists. Also, I’m not convinced the audience is there either.”
Lead programmer Chris Sutherland said, “I would hope that somebody is going to bring out something… some ki…