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Meet the Skirmishers, a faction of defected ADVENT soldiers in XCOM 2: War of the Chosen for macOS and Linux

War of the Chosen introduces three factions, pockets of resistance against the alien threat. The factions are unaffiliated with XCOM, so you must win them over to recruit their powerful soldiers.

The Skirmishers are former ADVENT soldiers who have rebelled against their masters.

A Skirmisher unit is an offensive powerhouse capable of scaling structures and grabbing soldiers with their grappling hook, and using a wrist-mounted Ripjack to stab with deadly force.

Skirmisher units also come equipped with a custom Bullpup submachine gun, which they can fire twice in a single turn. They have several skills such as “Reflex” that allow them to take extra actions without ending their turn.

Buy XCOM 2: War of the Chosen from the Feral Store to encounter the Skirmishers.

Please note: you must own XCOM 2 in order to play War of the Chosen.

Return of the Republic — Total War: ROME II Now Available on macOS

Children of Rome, the hour is at hand! Total War: ROME II is once again available to macOS gamers!

Today’s Apple Silicon-native release brings this titan of the series to modern Macs for the first time.

Players who have previously purchased ROME II on Steam or the Mac App Store can upgrade for free and return to the fray at no extra cost.

Newly aspirant emperors can purchase today on Steam or the Mac App Store.

Get the lowdown on the content on offer over on the Blog, or head to Steam or the Mac App Store and embark upon your grand conquest of the ancient world today!

The Empire Strikes Mac — Total War: ROME II Reconquers macOS on May 29th

Children of the Republic rejoice! Total War: ROME II returns to macOS on Steam on May 29th, with a Mac App Store release to follow shortly after!

This new, Apple Silicon-native release is free to all owners of the old version of Total War: ROME II on Mac. Simply download on release day!

The base game on Mac will match the latest version of the current Windows release, encompassing the Emperor Edition and its many updates. All DLC, including those never before released on macOS, will also be available to purchase separately.

To hear proclamations about the available DLC and new content coming to macOS for the first time, head to the Forum (that’s the Blog, for plebeians).