N-gated Hacker NewsSep 7, 2025
🎮 Ah, the sage wisdom of Julian Gollop, who single-handedly invented the concept of "important games"—all while PC Gamer reminds us they're the "GLOBAL AUTHORITY" on things you definitely can’t Google. 📚 Because who needs fresh content when you can just rehash gaming history like it's an ancient prophecy? 😂
https://www.pcgamer.com/collected-works-julian-gollop/ #JulianGollop #GamingHistory #PCGamer #ImportantGames #Nostalgia #HackerNews #ngated
X-COM creator Julian Gollop discusses his most important games

X-COM’s maker remembers over 30 years of perfecting the turn-based tactics genre.

PC Gamer
Hacker NewsSep 7, 2025

X-COM creator Julian Gollop discusses his most important games

https://www.pcgamer.com/collected-works-julian-gollop/

#HackerNews #XCOM #JulianGollop #GameDesign #RetroGaming #GameDevelopment

X-COM creator Julian Gollop discusses his most important games

X-COM’s maker remembers over 30 years of perfecting the turn-based tactics genre.

PC Gamer
Nintendo ConnectMay 10, 2025

XCOM-Schöpfer lobt Maussteuerung der Nintendo Switch 2 – „Könnte sehr interessant werden“

Julian Gollop, der Schöpfer der beliebten XCOM-Reihe, hat sich in einem Interview mit GamesRadar zur Nintendo Switch 2 und deren neuen Mausmodus geäußert. Dieser Modus, der erstmals auf der neuen Konsole verfügbar ist, eröffnet völlig neue Möglichkeiten für Echtzeit-Strategiespiele (RTS) – ein Genre, das traditionell eher auf dem PC beheimatet ist. Mausmodus als Gamechanger für RTS-Fans „Ich hätte nie erwartet, dass sie so etwas in die Konsole einbauen würden, aber es ist […]

https://nintendo-connect.de/heimkonsole/nintendo-switch-2/xcom-schoepfer-lobt-maussteuerung-der-nintendo-switch-2-koennte-sehr-interessant-werden-141582/

XCOM-Schöpfer lobt Maussteuerung der Nintendo Switch 2 – „Könnte sehr interessant werden“ | Nintendo Connect

Julian Gollop, der Schöpfer der beliebten XCOM-Reihe, hat sich in einem Interview mit GamesRadar zur Nintendo Switch 2 und deren neuen Mausmodus geäußert. Dieser Modus, der erstmals auf der neuen Konsole verfügbar ist, eröffnet völlig neue Möglichkeiten für Echtzeit-Strategiespiele (RTS) – ein Genre, das traditionell eher auf dem PC beheimatet ist. Mausmodus als Gamechanger für

Nintendo Connect
Absolutegamer MagazineMar 3, 2025

Julian Gollop, creatore di XCOM, colpito dal successo del revival di Firaxis, si interroga sull'assenza di XCOM 3. Attualmente al lavoro su Chip 'n Clawz Versus The Brainioids, riconosce la nicchia del genere ma si chiede cosa aspetti Firaxis. #XCOM3 #JulianGollop

👉 https://www.absolutegamer.it/il-creatore-originale-di-xcom-vuole-sapere-cosa-sta-succedendo-con-xcom-3/

Il creatore originale di XCOM vuole sapere cosa sta succedendo con XCOM 3 - Absolutegamer magazine | Parliamo di videogiochi

Il creatore della celebre serie strategica XCOM condivide alcune riflessioni sul ritorno del gioco sotto la guida di Firaxis, e si mostra interessato a XCOM 3.

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eobetNov 27, 2024
Was recently reminded about this glorious moment in time: A real-time-turn-based-play-by-e-mail-hybrid by the tactics master himself, Julian Gollop. Never seen anything like it since. Anyone remember playing this? It’s not quite retro gaming yet, so not sure how to hashtag it… 😅 #JulianGollop #LaserSquad
The Video Game Library 📚May 14, 2024

Admittedly I haven't played much of #XCOM, and the geo-specific naming conventions make my head spin.

That said - "Monsters in the Dark" is a book that's high on my list to read this year.

It chronicles the legendary journey of Julian Gollop and the creation of X-COM.

https://www.thevideogamelibrary.org

#XCOMUFODefense #XCOMEnemyUnknown #JulianGollop #PCGaming #VideoGame #VideoGames #Book #Books #Bookstodon @bookstodon #Gamer #Games

Rock Paper ShotgunMay 25, 2021
Phoenix Point's Festering Skies DLC and free Behemoth update are out now - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RockPaperShotgun/~3/HJKddW79tOU/phoenix-points-festering-skies-dlc-and-free-behemoth-update-are-out-now #SnapshotGames #PhoenixPoint #JulianGollop
Phoenix Point's Festering Skies DLC and free Behemoth update are out now

Phoenix Point's Festering Skies DLC is out now, adding an enormous new enemy and coinciding with a free v1.1 update.

Rock Paper ShotgunDec 17, 2019
Have You Played… Chaos Reborn? - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RockPaperShotgun/~3/4XKip4dt8bY/ #FeaturedArticles #HaveYouPlayed #SnapshotGames #JulianGollop #feature
Have You Played… Chaos Reborn?

A wizard-’em-up in which every spell had the potential to fizzle out like a cheap firework

Rock Paper ShotgunDec 3, 2019
Wot I Think: Phoenix Point - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RockPaperShotgun/~3/J9rW3hEz3dk/ #FeaturedArticles #PCGameReviews #SnapshotGames #JulianGollop #wotithink #feature #review
Wot I Think: Phoenix Point

Phoenix point undoes a lot of the streamlining that has taken place in 25 years of turn-based tactics games, and is all the better for it - but it's harder work