A recent rumour reported by Kotaku’s anonymous rumour man, Superannuation, suggests that the originally planned reboot for XCOM may not be dead after the success of last year’s hit XCOM: Enemy Unknown.

Originally, 2K planned to reboot XCOM as a first-person shooter set in the 1960s. The game was originally set for a March 2012 release date before it was delayed into an apparent state of development hell. In the meantime, it’s thunder was stolen by Firaxis’ reboot of XCOM in the tradition turn-based tactical strategy form that we expect of XCOM.

Recently, Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of 2K Games, registered some new domain names that appear to hint that work is nearing completion on the XCOM shooter. These domains include thebureau-game.com and whathappenedin62.com. These domains hint at the fact that your character was an ex-FBI agent and that the game is set in 1962 which 2K had previously confirmed.

Since starting development in 2005, XCOM has been developed by 2K Australia, Irrational Games and 2K Marin. Recent reports also suggest that the game may have made the switch from FPS to third-person shooter at some point in development.

Source: Kotaku