The XCOM series has seen a recent resurgence, buo
yed largely by the success of Firaxis’ brilliant XCOM: Enemy Unknown. The mix of turn based squad tactics and resource management worked superbly to immerse you in the universe that XCOM takes place in, and the permanent death of your squadmates added to the gravity of your tactical decisions.
2K’s other offering in the XCOM world is The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, which started its life as a first person shooter, but now takes the form of a squad based third person shooter. Now, before the collective eye roll, it’s important to note that, while there are definite similarities to the main TPS series doing the rounds, The Bureau easily feels like a valid part of the XCOM series.
If one thing has surprised me this year, it has been the amount of ‘sleeper’ hits that have been released. This is perhaps best demonstrated by Telltale Games’ The Walking Dead, a point and click adventure game based in the universe of the popular comic and television series. Rarely does a licensed title illicit favourable reviews, and yet TWD has claimed many GOTY crowns, including the 
