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                    Long War Studios rebranded Pavonis Interactive.                </p>
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                            By <a href="http://ift.tt/1Ez1Qf0">Alex Osborn</a>                        </span><br />
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<p>Long War 2, an official mod for <a class="autolink" title="XCOM 2" href="http://ift.tt/2iU4ndG">XCOM 2</a>, has been announced for release on PC.</p>
<p>In a post on the game&#8217;s <a href="http://ift.tt/2j8aprs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">official site</a>, Firaxis Games revealed the upcoming mod, which is being crafted by the modding team behind XCOM: Enemy Unknown&#8217;s Long War total-conversion mod.</p>
<p>The team, previously known as Long War Studios, has been renamed <a href="http://ift.tt/2j80Mcb" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Pavonis Interactive</a>. According to Firaxis&#8217; announcement, the studio, which was <a href="http://ift.tt/1Jl1fE3" target="_blank">hired to create launch content for XCOM 2</a> last year, &#8220;has been working on something ambitious,&#8221; details on which will be shared &#8220;in the coming weeks.&#8221;</p>
<p>The Long War team is responsible for a <a href="http://ift.tt/1QFLaVS" target="_blank">number of post-launch mods</a> for last year&#8217;s <a href="http://ift.tt/1nYFsZa" target="_blank">critically acclaimed</a> strategy game, including the Perk, Laser and Alien packs.</p>
<p>For more on XCOM 2, find out why it ranks as one of <a href="http://ift.tt/2gFkcqE">IGN&#8217;s best games of 2016</a>.</p>
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<p><em>Alex Osborn is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on <a href="https://twitter.com/alexcosborn" rel="nofollow">Twitter</a> and subscribe to his video content on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfud7xQ63zFrr5zLAraccDA" rel="nofollow">YouTube</a>.</em></p>
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<p><em>Source: <a style="text-decoration:none;" href="http://ift.tt/2hVacHd">IGN Video Games</a></em></div>
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