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XCOM

XCOM (originally called X-COM) is a science fiction video game franchise featuring an elite international organization tasked with countering alien invasions of Earth. The series began with the strategy video game UFO: Enemy Unknown created by Julian Gollop's Mythos Games and MicroProse in 1994. The original lineup by MicroProse included six published…

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Creator
Julian Gollop
Developers
Mythos Games (1994–1997) · MicroProse (1994–2001) · Irrational Games (2007–2013) · 2K Marin (2007–present) · Firaxis Games (2008–present)
First release
UFO: Enemy Unknown March 1, 1994
Genres
Strategy · Turn-based tactics · Real-time tactics · Third-person shooter (Enforcer, The Bureau) · Space flight simulator (Interceptor)
Latest release
XCOM: Chimera Squad April 24, 2020
Platforms
MS-DOS, Amiga, Amiga CD32, PlayStation, Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, OS X, iOS, Android, Linux, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch

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XCOM

Nodes97
Edges96
Triples190
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020619
Components1

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XCOM

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related to Commercial games · 68
XCOM → Abomination, Afterlight, Aftermath, Aftershock, Agents, Aliens, ALTAR Interactive, Android, Battle, Blue Byte, British, Chaos Concept, Civ II, Civilization, Cold War-era, Czech, Day, Dead, Dwarf Fortress, Earth
related to Intellectual property rights · 42
XCOM → According, Apocalypse, As, Atari SA, August, December, Deep, Due, Enemy Unknown, Enforcer, Following, Games, Games' XCOM, Hasbro, Hasbro Interactive, In, In May, In September, Infogrames, Infogrames Entertainment SA
related to Literature · 28
XCOM → Dave Ellis, Decommissioning, Deep Rising, Diane Duane's X-COM, Escalation, Greg Keyes, In, ISBN, John Broomhall, John Possidente, Jon McCoy, Lock-gray-alt-2, Lock-green, Lock-red-alt-2, Manley's Deposition, MicroProse's, Moray, More, Novel, Resurrection
related to XCOM series (2012–present) · 26
XCOM → Android, Enemy Unknown, Enemy Within, Firaxis, Firaxis Games, Game, In, It, Julian Gollop, Linux, Marin, MicroProse, Originally, OS, PC, PlayStation, PlayStation Vita, Sid Meier, The, The Bureau
Developers · 5
XCOM → 2K Marin (2007–present), Firaxis Games (2008–present), Irrational Games (2007–2013), MicroProse (1994–2001), Mythos Games (1994–1997)
Genres · 5
XCOM → Real-time tactics, Space flight simulator (Interceptor), Strategy, Third-person shooter (Enforcer, The Bureau), Turn-based tactics
related to Board game · 5
XCOM → Eric, Fantasy Flight Games, January, Lang, The Board Game
Publishers · 4
XCOM → 2K (2005–present), Hasbro Interactive (1998–2001), Infogrames (2001–2002), MicroProse (1994–1998)
Creator · 1
XCOM → Julian Gollop
First release · 1
XCOM → UFO: Enemy Unknown March 1, 1994

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
XCOMCreatorJulian Gollop1.00infobox
XCOMDevelopersMythos Games (1994–1997)1.00infobox
XCOMDevelopersMicroProse (1994–2001)1.00infobox
XCOMDevelopersIrrational Games (2007–2013)1.00infobox
XCOMDevelopers2K Marin (2007–present)1.00infobox
XCOMDevelopersFiraxis Games (2008–present)1.00infobox
XCOMFirst releaseUFO: Enemy Unknown March 1, 19941.00infobox
XCOMGenresStrategy1.00infobox
XCOMGenresTurn-based tactics1.00infobox
XCOMGenresReal-time tactics1.00infobox
XCOMGenresThird-person shooter (Enforcer, The Bureau)1.00infobox
XCOMGenresSpace flight simulator (Interceptor)1.00infobox
XCOMLatest releaseXCOM: Chimera Squad April 24, 20201.00infobox
XCOMPlatformsMS-DOS, Amiga, Amiga CD32, PlayStation, Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, OS X, iOS, Android, Linux, PlayStation Vita, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch1.00infobox
XCOMPublishersMicroProse (1994–1998)1.00infobox
XCOMPublishersHasbro Interactive (1998–2001)1.00infobox
XCOMPublishersInfogrames (2001–2002)1.00infobox
XCOMPublishers2K (2005–present)1.00infobox

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