2K Games announced their partnering with Firaxis Games, the creators behind the Sid Meier’s Civilization franchise, for a new XCOM release,  XCOM: Enemy Unknown. The action strategy game is planned for release in fall 2012.

In the new XCOM, gamers will defend against a terrifying global alien invasion by managing resources, advancing technologies, and overseeing combat strategies and individual unit tactics. With gameplay’s focus on deep strategy and tactical combat, XCOM: Enemy Unknown will place players in control of a secret paramilitary organization called XCOM.

The original X-COM earned a reputation as one of the best games ever made with it’s original release in 1993 and now is being re-imagined by the strategy experts at Firaxis Games. XCOM: Enemy Unknown promises to expand on the original’s rich history with a new invasion story, enemies and technologies.

Play the original X-COM titles now on Steam.