XCom Creator Making 3DS Turn-Based-Strategy Title

Julian Gollop, the creator of the turn-based strategy series XCOM, announced through Gamasutra's comments section in an XCOM-specific article that he is working on a turn-based strategy title for launch of the Nintendo 3DS.

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Chris Remo of Gamasutra wrote a feature article entitled "Putting the XCOM in XCOM," mostly an interview with staff from 2K Marin on how the upcoming first-person-shooter title meshed with the XCOM series' character. In the comments section to that article, Julian Gollop gave his opinion on the title as well as how turn-based strategy games have improved in scope over the last generation.

"Publishers run a mile from anything with turn-based mechanics - it is regarded as too niche. RTS games pretty much killed off turn-based strategy games in the mid-90s - but now even RTS games are regarded as niche. So all my experience working turn-based games from 1983-1997 is now somewhat obsolete, despite the success of X-Com. However, I am now working on a turn-based tactical RPG which will be a 3DS launch title. Thanks to 'Advance Wars', 'Fire Emblem' and 'Final Fantasy Tactics' it seems turn-based games are not totally dead - at least for Nintendo handhelds." - Julian Gollop

He further explained that Pokemon, while acting as an RPG, had distinct meta-game strategies as major components within the series.

No further details were provided, including publisher or game details. The Nintendo 3DS, a handheld which promises to provide 3D displays without glasses, has no specific release date, though Nintendo has stated it will release before the end of its fiscal year in April 2011.

The current XCOM project is a first-person-shooter developed by 2K Marin and has no involvement from Gollop at this time and presumably for the remainder of its production.

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