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10 expansions that were better than the actual game

Bigger isn't always better. Except for sometimes when it is.

PC Gamer

Discussion: What are the top 5 upcoming games you're most excited for? Hard mode: No GTA 6.

The industry is having a tough time, but there's more content than ever about to drop into our collective laps. What are some of the biggest upcoming games you're most excited for? Drop in our comments, let's hear it.

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Star Wars Zero Company is more XCOM than RPG, as dev confirms there's no branching story or romances: "This is still a turn-based tactics game at its heart"

Star Wars Zero Company's story is "linear" from start to finish, and the ending "will be largely the same for everyone"

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Star Wars Zero Company won't have official mod support, confirms Bit Reactor, but it has 'a lot of respect for the modding community'

But there's still hope.

PC Gamer

Get 15 games for $15 in Humble's 2K Megahits bundle, including Bioshock Infinite, Risk of Rain 2, and one of my favourite shooters of all time

Also includes XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Borderlands 3, and Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition.

PC Gamer

Spotify was down: Recap as thousands of users reported sudden outage

Thousands of users reported problems with Spotify today, July 14, but thankfully they didn't seem to last long.

Tom’s Guide

XCOM miniatures game revealed, with an upgradable base and co-op adventure campaign

XCOM: The Miniatures Game will go up for pre-order in July ahead of a Fall/Winter 2026 release date

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Star Wars Zero Company, the tactics game from veteran XCOM devs, confirms August launch and Anakin Skywalker cameo

Star Wars' new strategy game is looking like a winner.

PC Gamer

Star Wars Zero Company confirmed for August release as former XCOM devs debut action-packed gameplay trailer

The release date leaked this week, but now it's a sure thing

GamesRadar

Star Wars Zero Company release date leaks one day before Summer Game Fest, as XCOM veterans' new strategy game joins the crowd avoiding GTA 6

Scary, that Grand Theft Auto is

GamesRadar

40k XCOM-like Chaos Gate – Daemonhunters is getting a sequel and this time we'll get to purge 'seven distinctive enemy factions'

More variety would be nice.

PC Gamer

XCOM is getting a miniatures game from the company that brought Fallout to tabletop

Plastic tactics.

PC Gamer

I’m addicted to checking my phone. Could a blocking device stop me?

Physical phone-blocking devices, powered by NFC wireless technology, are becoming a popular solution for doomscrolling. Brigid Delaney puts one to the test

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10 Best Tactical RPGs to play in 2026

Discover the best tactical RPGs to play today, from Final Fantasy Tactics to Marvel's Midnight Suns

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Xenonauts 2 Beginner’s Guide – Tips, Base Build Order, and How to Survive [1.0]

Updated April 8, 2026: Xenonauts 2 officially launched its 1.0 version on April 2, 2026, after nearly three years in Early Access. The tips below are

Tom’s Guide

X (Twitter) was down — live updates on the worldwide outage

X was experiencing an outage that took down the "For You" timeline and other features.

PC Gamer

Star Wars Zero Company director has 'an axe to grind' with turn-based tactics, says fans don't have to settle for no story, crummy graphics, and clunky controls: 'Depth doesn't cost you elegance'

"How do we do something that makes you feel something as a player, and not just think through a problem?"

GamesRadar

Star Wars Zero Company exists because late Call of Duty co-creator Vince Zampella wanted to know about an XCOM veteran's dream game: "Do you think you can make a Star Wars game with this?"

"I'm thinking, 'This is insane, right? Like, this is crazy. It's Star Wars.'"

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Star Wars Zero Company: Everything we know about the XCOM-inspired Clone Wars game

Bit Reactor's debut is a complicated and exciting beast of a tactics game.

PC Gamer

Star Wars Zero Company devs said 'there were some fights' about its story-centric squadmates suffering permadeath, but accepting that 'Star Wars is about loss' made the game stronger

Hopefully nobody's processing that loss while the Tuskens are around. We know how that goes.

GamesRadar

Star Wars Zero Company will kill story characters, Fire Emblem-style: Narrative lead says "I lost an argument about permadeath, and it was good that I did"

"Star Wars is about loss," after all

PC Gamer

Star Wars Zero Company is more than just 'Star Wars XCOM'—it feels like Mass Effect but with turn-based tactics and permadeath

This Clone Wars tactics game from former XCOM devs may end up 2026's biggest surprise.

PC Gamer

PC Gamer magazine's new issue is on sale now: Star Wars Zero Company

Plus, Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy, 1348 Ex Voto, Tyr, Esoteric Ebb, Brave New Wonders, Darkhaven, Warhounds, Ghost Recon Wildlands, PC cases tested, and much more, too

Tom’s Guide

X was briefly down for thousands — here's how the outage unfolded

Elon Musk's X.com suffered a brief but noteworthy outage impacting thousands of users. Here's what you need to know.

PC Gamer

Throwback XCOM successor Xenonauts 2 leaves early access in April, though the developer says the milestone 'doesn't mean our work is done'

"We're planning to continue improving and patching the game after launch."

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