XCOM lead designer & art director leave 2K Marin

2K Australia/Marin's reboot of Mythos Games' celebreated X-COM strategy game franchise, simply titled XCOM, has always been a little controversial due to the decision to revive the franchise as a first-person tactical shooter.  Unfortunately, even more question marks are beginning to appear over the multiplatform shooter, as team behind the title says goodbye to two lead members.

Lead designer Ed Orman and art director Andrew James confirm they have left 2K Marin to form a studio of their own, Uppercut Games.  The new studio will be focused on making mobile and downloadable games, and their first title, Epoch, will be an iOS game due sometime during Q4 2011.