XCOM: Removing the Intro Videos

To remove the annoying intro videos for XCOM: Enemy Unknown, you need to edit the configuration file "XcomEngine.ini", which is located in the directory "My Documents\My Games\XCOM - Enemy Unknown\XComGame\Config".

1. Stop XCOM 
2. Open the file XcomEngine.ini with any text editor,
3. Search for the four lines starting with "StartupMovies", and remove them from the file
StartupMovies=Logo_2KFiraxis
StartupMovies=UE3TechLogo
StartupMovies=LogoLegal_PCConsole
StartupMovies=1280x720_Black
4. Save the file

Any subsequent start ofXCOM should now immediately go to the start screen.