2017-12-01 11:11 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Alice O'Connor)
XCOM’s 2013 squad-based shooter spin-off The Bureau: XCOM Declassified is available free for the next day-and-a-bit from the Humble Store. Our Alec will tell you it’s one of those enjoyable-enough 7/10 perfectly average action games, which makes it not bad as a freebie. Me, my interests are slightly more morbid: I want to see the game which changed form wildly as its development dragged on and ultimately was the final game from BioShock 2 studio 2K Marin before 2K killed them. Also I want to shoot aliens with zapguns. (more…)
2017-11-30 19:24 UTC · PC Gamer
I had some pretty high hopes for The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, although my interest cooled considerably when it was shifted from an X-Files-styled FPS set in the '50s to a linear third-person tactical shooter. It ultimately worked out to be a very average, unremarkable game that came and went with relatively little notice.    If that kept you away from it back when the game was new, then the Humble Store is here with the perfect second chance to give it a try. Until 10 am PT/1 pm ET on December 2, XCOM Declassified is free. Just hit the store page, hit the button, and then chec
2014-03-29 17:00 UTC · Announcement · Valve
Today's Deal: Save 75% on The Bureau: XCOM Declassified!* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Monday at 10AM Pacific Time
2014-01-23 18:00 UTC · Announcement · Valve
Save 75% on The Bureau: XCOM Declassified as part of this week's Weekend Deal*! The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear. A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism. As agent Carter, call the shots, pull the trigger and lead your squad in a gripping third-person tactical shooter set within a covert war to protect humanity from an otherworldly enemy. *Offer ends Monday at 10AM Pacific Time
2013-12-13 18:00 UTC · Announcement · Valve
Today's Deal: Save 75% on The Bureau: XCOM Declassified!* Look for the deals each day on the front page of Steam. Or follow us on twitter or Facebook for instant notifications wherever you are! *Offer ends Sunday at 10AM Pacific Time
2013-11-19 18:04 UTC · Product Release · Valve
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified - Hanger 6 R&D, all new content for The Bureau: XCOM Declassified is Now Available on Steam! In the days leading up to the events of The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, Agent Nico DaSilva volunteers for a series of dangerous secret experiments to identify and treat a terrifying new pathogen. Maximize your combat skills and push your team to its limits to protect a friend from his own hallucinated terrors.
2013-10-17 21:55 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Nathan Grayson)
Oh boy. It is officially another One Of Those Days. The diabolical layoff stampede beast of certain doom has struck again, this time allegedly laying waste to the whole of The Bureau: XCOM Declassified and BioShock 2 developer 2K Marin. For now, 2K is only officially saying that there have been “staff reductions” at the oft-beleaguered studio, but sources close to the situation told RPS a significantly more dire tale. (more…)
2013-10-08 22:07 UTC · Community Announcements · Drcane
Here are the patch notes for the latest update. Localization/Localized UI: • Multiple fixes and translation improvements for Japanese and Korean language version Tech/Code: • Fixed reflective surface performance • Fix for black corruption causing performance issues • Fix for PC Performance staying between 90-100MS across the game • Improved performance in a few sections when using DX11 cloth physics • Fix for corrupted textures early in game • Fix for doors to decontamination chamber not loading when re-loading checkpoint in Xbase Visit 1 • Fix for light and shadow errors caused by camera posi
2013-10-08 22:07 UTC · Community Announcements · Drcane
Here are the patch notes for the latest update. Localization/Localized UI: • Multiple fixes and translation improvements for Japanese and Korean language version Tech/Code: • Fixed reflective surface performance • Fix for black corruption causing performance issues • Fix for PC Performance staying between 90-100MS across the game • Improved performance in a few sections when using DX11 cloth physics • Fix for corrupted textures early in game • Fix for doors to decontamination chamber not loading when re-loading checkpoint in Xbase Visit 1 • Fix for light and shadow errors caused by camera posi
2013-09-11 07:00 UTC · Rock, Paper, Shotgun · contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Nathan Grayson)
Eldritch just got announced by former BioShock 2/Borderlands developers David and Kyle Pittman, but it’s already rocketed to the top of my list of Exciting Doodads That I Will (Lovingly) Obliterate With My Excitement Lasers. The headline does not lie. The roguelike-like counts games like Thief and Dishonored among its closest inspirations, bringing them together in a clammy, tentacle-slathered Lovecraftian embrace. In short, you can fight, sure, but you can also stealth past enemies, upgrade otherworldly powers, and climb around the environment to discover alternate paths through the har
2013-08-22 22:00 UTC · Product Release · Valve
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified is Now Available on Steam. Check the game page for launch times in your region. The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear. A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism. As agent Carter, call the shots, pull the trigger and lead your squad in a gripping third-person tactical shooter set within a covert war to protect humanity from an otherworldly enemy.
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