XCOM-like Empire of Sin introduces a character based on John Romero’s great-grandmother

This Mother’s Day, Paradox Interactive is introducing a very different kind of strong woman.

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Empire of Sin takes XCOM-like gameplay and sets it in a world of mobsters and criminal wars. Some of the mob bosses you’ll see include famous real-world characters like Al Capone. For Mother’s Day today, the developers at Romero Games shared a new video showing off a character named Elvira Duarte. The catch? She’s based on John Romero’s real great-grandmother. You can take a look at the video showing Duarte below and listen to how this came to be.

WithXCOM: Chimera SquadandGears Tacticsalready out, this is shaping up to be a strong year for turn-based tactics games. Empire of Sin is currently scheduled to release on Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch sometime later in fall 2020.

Related: Empire of Sin: XCOM meets Grand Theft Auto, set in 1920s Chicago

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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.