Begeren Colony

For me, it's been Plants VS Zombies Garden Warfare 2 (talked into it by a friend) and Stardew Valley (best indie game I've ever played.)

Nice to see some real Jedi robes.

So a reported trick for speeding up the load times after you completed a mission.  Press the Cap Locks key.

Reported: http://kotaku.com/an-unlikely-fix-for-xcom-2-s-long-ass-back-to-base-load-1758314840

Tips I've found for XCOM 2:

Make the medic useful - the mod Leader Pack will turn a somewhat okay character, like the Medic, into a leader that strengthens and supports your team more than you thought possible.  Increased Intel, salvage, supplies, defense bonus, and more.  The Medic is not the greatest of front liners but they make a good support character and this mod makes them the greatest support character.

Pistol Sharpshooters are amazing - they can do a lot of damage not just to one enemy but to multiple.  I've had them drop three to four enemies in just one round using only a pistol.  The sniper rifle makes for a nice support weapon also.

E.X.O suits will save you and empower you - yes, they give you some nice health and give you one armor to protect you, but that's nothing compared to the heavy weapon they get.  The base weapon, missile launcher, has a high damage 4-7 and a long range.  Have a couple of these on your team will allow you to blow up cover, objectives, and keep your guys safe.  I've launched missiles from high up positions about a quarter across the map to strike at heavily secured enemy positions and objectives.  They make base defense missions so much more safer.

Grenadiers much more useful - Infinitely more useful than in the previous game.  Blowing up everything is now an option again.

Don't be afraid to get Rangers in hand to hand - The Assault sets for the Ranger will turn these guys into murder machines.  Dressing one up to look like Wolverine and then naming him Wolverine feels so right.  There is also a fun glitch in the game when you kill someone in melee.  Sometimes you will slash them and they will just stand there for a few seconds staring at you before they fall over dead.

Get the controlling classes!!! - The Combat Hacker and PSI Operative will be god sends to you on missions.  You encounter a hefty amount of Mechanical units that you can hack and control to use against your enemies and soak up fire.  Dominating is an amazing ability and it's fairly easy to dominate the more combative aliens than you'd think.  I've turned around loses by hacking enemies and using their missiles on themselves and enemies and dominating a enemy then using him to scout or attack his allies is wonderful.

Also, XCOM 2 (Cowboy) Bebop

I had similar problems with frame rates.  There was a fix on steam that involved adjusting a number of the ini file settings that seemed to fix it for some.  I just had to turn off the smooth frame rate option and it worked like a charm.

But wow, this game is much tougher than the past ones.  I've never wiped in the tutorial missions before nor lost so many soldiers in just the first few missions even after switching to easy mod.

And the thought of seeing that, just makes me want to play this game more now.

http://kotaku.com/lego-star-wars-the-force-awakens-is-coming-soon-1756559165

Woo! I'm looking forward to this one.  I so need to get a Poe Lego figure.