XCOM: Enemy Unknown reviews round-up

XCOM: Enemy Unknown reviews are now out in the wild. The remake of the 1994 classic strategy that shares the same name, is getting a lot of praise. Firaxis, creators of Civilization, wanted to reproduce the same XCOM game we grew to love, and it seems like they succeeded. Get the reviews below. 

EuroGamer - 9/10

ComputerandVideoGames - 9.2/10

GameInformer - 9.5/10

Destructoid - 9/10

OfficialPlaystationMagazine - 9/10

Kotaku - "YES"

Joystiq - 4.5/5

StrategyInformer - 9/10

PC Gamer - 87/100

Gamespot - 8.5/10

1UP - A

PlaystationUniverse - 8.5/10

Did I miss anything? Hit the comments if there's any more reviews that's needed on the list.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown is now out in the US. No word when the game will hit Philippine shores, but my guess is October 12 (Friday) since that's considered the international release date.

The Walking Dead Episode 4 "Around Every Corner" released date announced

Telltale today just announced that the next episode of The Walking Dead Game will be released in a few days. Episode 4 "Around Every Corner" will be available for download on October 9 in PSN (US Store), Oct 10 on XBLA, and PC/MAC.

The release date of episode 4 was Tweeted by Telltale Games. Funny how Telltale gives us just a few days notice, but then again its a good thing, why am I complaining?

Just in case you missed it, here's the trailer for episode 4 to brush up on whats happened so far.Friendly reminder, the trailer contains Minor spoilers for the folks that have not played the first three episodes. I suggest you pick up the first three before having a peek.

Telltale Games also announced a few weeks ago that the complete season 1 of The Walking Dead Game will be released as a full game. If you plan on picking the complete set, I suggest you wait for that.

Dishonored reviews compilation

Dishonored reviews are now live. Out of the shadows, Bethesda's new IP dishes out impressive game scores from various game sites. For the curious, here's a round-up of all the reviews of the game so far.

Destructoid - 9/10

Gamespot - 9/10

1UP - A+

GameInformer - 8.75/10

G4TV - 4.5/5

Joystiq - 4.5/5

Kotaku - YES

Giantbomb - 4/5

IGN - 9.2/10

EuroGamer - 8/10

The Escapist - 5/5

CVG - 9.5/10

PC Gamer - 92/100

GamesRadar - 4.5/5

4PlayerPodcast - 95/100

New titles are quite rare. Each time I see one with so much potential, I wish it good luck as it gets unleashed to a world filled with sequels with added multiplayer and titles released on a yearly basis. Seeing Dishonored get high praise placed a huge smile on my face, especially since this title is coming from a fairly new developer. Now, the only thing I now hope for is Dishonored finding the same success in sales. No matter what, that's an important factor in a new title's success.

If there are any other reviews missing in the list, hit the comments for the rest of us to see.

Dishonored comes out on October 9 for NA, October 12 for EU on Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.

Dishonored's interactive trailer lets you choose what to do

Bethesda released another interactive video for their new IP Dishonored. If you remember the last interactive video that lets you choose which powers to use for the given situation, this one is similar but lets you choose a lot more.

Bethesda really knows how to promote their games. I'm a huge fan of these interactive videos that are now showing up in Youtube. It's a great way to show case games with a lot of emphasis on player choice. You can actually fail in this interactive video. This is an actual mission in the game so it's a minor spoiler, fair warning.

You play as a supernatural assassin that's driven by revenge. You are given a set of abilities like possession, blinking, and summoning rats, which gives you a lot of choices on how to tackle this game. Its one of those games that you can actually finish with just stealth. If you're not into stealth, you can just go guns blazing.

Dishonored comes out on October 9 for Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown launch trailer

2K Games just released a launch trailer for XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the remake of the 1994 PC strategy game with the same name. It comes out next week and I can't wait to get my hands on a copy. Check the new trailer below.

It's only a few days left until release and I didn't think I'd be this excited for XCOM. I played the original way back when I was kid and loved it. Now, to get myself pumped for the remake, I'm playing the first game again and still see it's brilliance 19 years later. This is a strategy game at it's finest. I tried the demo released in Steam, and was happy to see that Firaxis stayed true to the original. I've been wanting a strategy game that would keep me busy for hours, and looks like I'll be getting just that on Tuesday.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown will be released on October 9 on Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.