Star Wars: Zero Company Is Not XCOM, but I Have a Good Feeling About This

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Tech > Gaming > Video Games Star Wars: Zero Company Is Not XCOM, but I Have a Good Feeling About This I played the beginning of the new tactics game, which promises the depth of XCOM and the personality of an RPG. Bit Reactor, helmed by XCOM and Midnight Suns veteran Greg Foertsch and staffed by 20 other ex-Firaxis devs, has been relatively tight-lipped about Zero Company until now. The tactics game comes out on PC, Xbox Series and PS5 on Aug.

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▪Tech > Gaming > Video Games Star Wars: Zero Company Is Not XCOM, but I Have a Good Feeling About This I played the beginning of the new tactics game, which promises the depth of XCOM and the personality of an RPG.
▪Bit Reactor, helmed by XCOM and Midnight Suns veteran Greg Foertsch and staffed by 20 other ex-Firaxis devs, has been relatively tight-lipped about Zero Company until now.
▪The tactics game comes out on PC, Xbox Series and PS5 on Aug.

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Tech > Gaming > Video Games Star Wars: Zero Company Is Not XCOM, but I Have a Good Feeling About This I played the beginning of the new tactics game, which promises the depth of XCOM and the personality of an RPG. Nick Hide Managing copy editor Nick manages CNET's advice copy desk from Springfield, Virginia.… Read full bio Nick Hide Managing copy editor Read full bio August 11, 2026, 10:00 am ET 5 min read EA/Bit Reactor Star Wars: Zero Company is the first game from new studio Bit Reactor, which aims to combine the nail-biting turn-based tactical gameplay of XCOM with the rich, cinematic roleplaying of games like Mass Effect and Knights of the Old Republic.

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