Editing XCOM (section)

{{short description|Video game series}}
{{About|the video game series||XCOM (disambiguation)|and|X.com (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox video game series
| title     = XCOM
| image     = Xcomrebootlogo.png
| caption   = 
| creator   = [[Julian Gollop]]
| platforms = [[MS-DOS]], [[Amiga]], [[Amiga CD32]], [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]], [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[PlayStation 3]], [[Xbox 360]], [[OS X]], [[iOS]], [[Android (operating system)|Android]], [[Linux]], [[PlayStation Vita]], [[PlayStation 4]], [[Xbox One]], [[Nintendo Switch]]
| developer = {{unbulleted list
  | [[Mythos Games]] (1994–1997)
  | [[MicroProse]] (1994–1999)
  | [[Hasbro Interactive]] (1999–2001)
  | [[Infogrames Entertainment, SA|Infogrames]] (2001–2002)
  | [[Irrational Games]] (2007–2013)
  | [[2K Marin]] (2007–present)
  | [[Firaxis Games]] (2008–present)
  }}
| publisher = {{unbulleted list
  | MicroProse (1994–1998)
  | Hasbro Interactive (1998–2001)
  | Infogrames (2001–2005)
  | [[2K Games]] (2005–present)
  }}
| genre     = {{unbulleted list
  | [[Strategy video game|Strategy]]
  | [[Turn-based tactics]]
  | [[Real-time tactics]]
  | [[Third-person shooter]] <small>(''Enforcer'', ''The Bureau'')</small>
  | [[Space flight simulator game|Space flight simulator]] <small>(''Interceptor'')</small>
  }}
| first release version  = ''[[UFO: Enemy Unknown]]''
| first release date     = March 1, 1994
| latest release version = ''[[XCOM: Chimera Squad]]''
| latest release date    = April 24, 2020
}}

'''''XCOM''''' (originally called ''X-COM'') is a [[science fiction]] video game franchise featuring an elite international organization tasked with countering [[alien invasion]]s of Earth. The series began with the [[strategy video game]] ''[[UFO: Enemy Unknown]]'' created by [[Julian Gollop]]'s [[Mythos Games]] and [[MicroProse]] in 1994. The original lineup by MicroProse included six published and at least two canceled games, as well as two novels. The ''X-COM'' series, in particular its original entry, achieved a sizable cult following and has influenced many other video games; including the creation of a number of [[Video game clone|clones]], [[spiritual successor]]s, and unofficial [[Video game remake|remakes]].

A [[Reboot (fiction)|reboot]] series was published by [[2K Games]], beginning with the strategy video game ''[[XCOM: Enemy Unknown]]'', developed by [[Firaxis Games]] and released in 2012 to critical and commercial success. It was followed by the prequel ''[[The Bureau: XCOM Declassified]]'' and the sequels ''[[XCOM 2]]'' and ''[[XCOM: Chimera Squad]]''.