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‘XCOM 2,’ ‘Gravity Rush Remastered’ new in video games

By Omar L. Gallaga
Feb 2, 2016
"XCOM 2" is new for Windows PC, Mac OS and Linux. Credit: Take-Two Interactive Software
"XCOM 2" is new for Windows PC, Mac OS and Linux. Credit: Take-Two Interactive Software

“XCOM 2” is new for Windows PC, Mac OS and Linux. Credit: Take-Two Interactive Software

New video games out this week:

"XCOM 2." (Out Friday) With this sequel, the long wait is over for fans of the 2012 beloved reboot of this series, a turn-based strategy game about a military organization's fight against alien invaders. In the sequel, it's dark times for XCOM, which is now battling an occupation of planet Earth. Rated T for Teen. $60-$75 in Standard and Deluxe Editions for Windows PC, Mac and Linux.

"Gravity Rush Remastered." One of the best games for the Sony PlayStation Vita gets a remastered, high-def re-release for the PlayStation 4 that takes advantage of the Dualshock 4 controller's motion sensors. Rated T for Teen. $30, for PS4.

Also out this week: "Cobalt" (PC, Xbox One, Xbox 360), "Not a Hero" (PS4), "Sydney's World" (PC), "Tales of Symphonia" (PC), "Aveyond 4: Shadow of the Mist" (PC), "Digimon Story Cyberslueth" (PS Vita, PS4), "Megadimension Neptunia VII" (PS4), "Blitz Breaker" (PC), "Nitro+ Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel" (PS4), "Crypt of the Necromancer" (PS Vita, PS4), "Calendula" (PC), "Tropico 5: Complete Collection" (PC), "Sorcery!" (PC), "Dreii" (PC), "American Truck Simulator" (PC), "Fortified" (PC, Xbox One), "Hubert's Island Adventure: Mouse o' War" (PC), "Agatha Christie: The ABC Murders" (PC), "FreezeME" (Nintendo Wii U), "Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4" (PC, Xbox One, PS4), "Red Comrades Save the Galaxy: Reloaded" (PC), "Krinkle Krusher" (PS4, PS3, PS Vita), "Sébastian Loeb Rally EVO" (PC).

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