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XCOM 2: War of the Chosen out now for macOS and Linux

Published: 21:27, 31 August 2017
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Title screen image showing XCOM 2 in blue letters and War of the Chosen in black with red background, which is in turn on a black background.
XCOM 2: War of the Chosen

Linux and macOS users can now purchase Xcom 2: War of the Chosen expanison. The pack was developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K. "The expansion includes new Hero classes to counter the "Chosen", new enemies, missions, even more challenging environments and increased depth in strategic gameplay."

Feral Interactive announced that Xcom 2: War of the Chosen, the expansion pack for Xcom 2, is out now on macOS and Linux. was developed by Firaxis Games and published by 2K for PC and consoles, .

War of the Chosen brings some new material to the fight against Advent, the human enforcers of the alien regime occupying Earth. "When additional resistance factions emerge to eliminate the invaders, a new enemy, the "Chosen", arises. They have one goal: to recapture the Commander of Xcom . The expansion includes new Hero classes to counter the "Chosen", new enemies, missions, even more challenging environments and increased depth in strategic gameplay."

Firaxis Screenshot from XCOM 2 showing a Templar unit booting up his purple coloured psy powers. XCOM 2: War of the Chosen

"War of the Chosen adds exciting strategic depth to Xcom 2’s already thrilling campaign," said David Stephen, Managing Director of Feral Interactive. "In a world where humanity’s last line of resistance is on the run, the arrival of The Chosen pushes Xcom ’s technology, tactics and daring to the edge."

War of the Chosen is available now from the and via .The expansion will set you back £34.99.

Minimum system requirements:

OS: Windows 7 x64-bit

Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo E4700 2.6 GHz or AMD Phenom 9950 Quad Core 2.6 GHz

Memory: 4 GB RAM

Graphics: 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5770, 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 or better

DirectX: Version 11

Storage: 65 GB available space

Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Device

Firaxis XCOM 2: War of the Chosen XCOM 2: War of the Chosen

Recommended system requirements:

OS: Windows® 7 x64-bit

Processor: 3GHz Quad Core

Memory: 8 GB RAM

Graphics: 2GB ATI Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better

DirectX: Version 11

Storage: 70 GB available space

Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Device

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