Reddit reviews XCOM 2: ESCALATION

Yep, there's a few in fact. Some based on WotC too.

• https://www.amazon.com/XCOM-2-Resurrection-Greg-Keyes/dp/1608877124/
  
• https://www.amazon.com/XCOM-2-ESCALATION-Rick-Barba/dp/1608879925/
  
• https://www.amazon.com/XCOM-FACTIONS-Kevin-J-Anderson/dp/1608879976/
  
  EDIT: I did not know about that last one though. November 2018, pretty recent.

I'm still holding my hope that the upcoming XCOM 2 Novel (not to be confused with the pre-XCOM 2 launch novel XCOM 2: Resurrection) ties into what the not-yet-confirmed-but-I'd-be-damned-if-I-don't-believe-it's-real expansion is about.

> the Resistance gains new allies in fighting a new powerful alien enemy force

As vague as it can be, but I'd be surprised if "new allies" refers to plain old humans. At the very least give me Vahlen-certified gene-modded human monsters, to get some closure of what happened to Big Sky, Vahlen and her maimed team after the Alien Nest.

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Btw, aside from smaller DLCs, XCOM related content seems to be always initially planned for November or close-by.

• XCOM:EU released on October the 8th, 2012
  
• XCOM:EW released on November the 14th, 2013
  
• XCOM 2: Resurrection (the first novel) on November the 10th, 2015
  
• XCOM 2, planned for November 2015, but got delayed until February 2016.
  
• The untitled second novel, listed for November the 14th (like EW), 2017.
  
  The only one that doesn't fit as tidily in the list is the console port of XCOM 2, on September 2016, but if I had to roll the dice, I'd say we have a 90% chance to hit an expansion on November.

https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1608879925?tag=simonsayscom

http://mp037jm24.mapyourshow.com/7_0/exhibitor/exhibitor-details.cfm?ExhID=MSvQFsNE

There's apparently no 'strategy' genre on the website.