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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Dollar Dash hits PSN on March 19]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/16/dollar-dash-hits-psn-on-march-19/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/16/dollar-dash-hits-psn-on-march-19/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/16/dollar-dash-hits-psn-on-march-19/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/16/dollar-dash-hits-psn-on-march-19/" target="_self"><img alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/08/dollardash530px.jpg" /></a></div>While <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/dollar-dash"><em>Dollar Dash</em></a> was expected to initially launch in <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/17/dollar-dash-makes-a-run-at-xbla-psn-and-pc-in-october/">October 2012</a>, it will now make its way to PSN on March 19 for $9.99.  Developed by Candygun Games, <em>Dollar Dash</em> landed on XBLA and Steam on March 6.<br /><br /><em>Dollar Dash</em> allows up to four players to compete <em>Bomberman</em>-style in 18 different maps in a race to grab as much cash as possible.  The game also features three different "drop-in &amp; jump-out" local and online multiplayer versus modes.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/16/dollar-dash-hits-psn-on-march-19/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Dollar Dash hits PSN on March 19</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/16/dollar-dash-hits-psn-on-march-19/">Dollar Dash hits PSN on March 19</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sat, 16 Mar 2013 22:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/16/dollar-dash-hits-psn-on-march-19/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20506967/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/16/dollar-dash-hits-psn-on-march-19/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>candygun-games</category><category>dollar-dash</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>playstation</category><category>ps3</category><category>PSN</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Suszek]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Mar 2013 22:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tropico takes advantage of SimCity situation, on sale for 75% off]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/08/tropico-takes-advantage-of-simcity-situation-on-sale-for-75-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/08/tropico-takes-advantage-of-simcity-situation-on-sale-for-75-of/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/08/tropico-takes-advantage-of-simcity-situation-on-sale-for-75-of/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/08/tropico-takes-advantage-of-simcity-situation-on-sale-for-75-of/"><img border="1" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/11/tropico4530.jpg" vspace="4" /></a></div>El Presidente knows how to capitalize on the mistakes of his enemies. The offline-capable Tropico franchise is taking advantage of the always-online <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/07/non-critical-simcity-features-disabled-to-improve-server-issue/"><em>SimCity</em> debacle</a> with a 75 percent discount on the entire series on Steam.<br /><br />The best deal in all the discounts is that the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/07/tropico-4-review/#review">excellent <em>Tropico 4</em></a> in its "Collector's Bundle," which includes every piece of DLC, along with the Modern Times expansion (which includes another full campaign), is only $10.<br /><br />The Tropico sale will last one week until March 15. That should be enough time for EA to figure out the <em>SimCity</em> servers. We really, really, really hope.<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-7-20-11/">Tropico 4 (7/20/11)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-7-20-11/#4308983"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/07/tropico4x36001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-7-20-11/#4308984"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/07/tropico4x36002_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-7-20-11/#4308986"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/07/tropico4x36003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-7-20-11/#4308987"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/07/tropico4x36004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-7-20-11/#4308988"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/07/tropico4x36005_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/08/tropico-takes-advantage-of-simcity-situation-on-sale-for-75-of/">Tropico takes advantage of SimCity situation, on sale for 75% off</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/08/tropico-takes-advantage-of-simcity-situation-on-sale-for-75-of/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20495101/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/08/tropico-takes-advantage-of-simcity-situation-on-sale-for-75-of/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Haemimont-Games</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>pc</category><category>tropico</category><category>tropico-3</category><category>tropico-4</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Omerta: City of Gangsters demo smuggled onto Xbox 360]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/01/omerta-city-of-gangsters-demo-smuggled-onto-xbox-360/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/01/omerta-city-of-gangsters-demo-smuggled-onto-xbox-360/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/01/omerta-city-of-gangsters-demo-smuggled-onto-xbox-360/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/28/omerta-city-of-gangsters-demo-smuggled-onto-the-xbox-360/"><img alt="Omerta City of Gangsters demo smuggled onto the Xbox 360" data-src-height="321" data-src-width="530" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2013/02/omertacityofgangsters.jpg" /></a></div><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/omerta-city-of-gangsters"><em>Omerta: City of Gangsters</em></a> now has a demo available on the US Xbox Live Marketplace. The 1920s Atlantic City bootlegging simulation (developed by the makers of <em>Tropico</em>) arrived on PC and Xbox 360 earlier this month.<br /><br />Unfortunately, especially if you go by Metacritic scores, reviewers of the game <a href="http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/omerta-city-of-gangsters">haven't been very kind</a>. See if you disagree - and don't forget there's already a <a href="http://www.strategyinformer.com/pc/demos/omertacityofgangsters/demo.html">PC demo</a>.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/01/omerta-city-of-gangsters-demo-smuggled-onto-xbox-360/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Omerta: City of Gangsters demo smuggled onto Xbox 360</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/01/omerta-city-of-gangsters-demo-smuggled-onto-xbox-360/">Omerta: City of Gangsters demo smuggled onto Xbox 360</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 01 Mar 2013 02:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/01/omerta-city-of-gangsters-demo-smuggled-onto-xbox-360/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20483820/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/01/omerta-city-of-gangsters-demo-smuggled-onto-xbox-360/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>demo</category><category>download</category><category>free</category><category>kalypso-media</category><category>microsoft</category><category>omerta-city-of-gangsters</category><category>pc</category><category>release</category><category>xbox</category><category>xbox-360</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mike Schramm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Mar 2013 02:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Omerta: City of Gangsters brings bootlegging to UK, EU territories]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/03/omerta-city-of-gangsters-brings-bootlegging-to-uk-eu-territori/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/03/omerta-city-of-gangsters-brings-bootlegging-to-uk-eu-territori/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/03/omerta-city-of-gangsters-brings-bootlegging-to-uk-eu-territori/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="337" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/2ynCOJamjn4?wmode=opaque" width="599"></iframe><br /> <a class="hidden" href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/03/omerta-city-of-gangsters-brings-bootlegging-to-uk-eu-territori/"><img alt="Omerta City of Gangsters brings bootlegging to UK, European territories" data-src-height="335" data-src-width="530" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2013/02/omertascreenshot-gc2012-3.jpg" /></a></div><br /><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/omerta-city-of-gangsters"><em>Omerta: City of Gangsters</em></a> dropped on Friday for PC and Xbox 360 in the UK and European territories, likely causing havoc as any good 1920s Atlantic City crime boss would. <em>Omerta </em>hits North America on February 12, and a Mac version is "coming soon," as the above UK trailer says.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/03/omerta-city-of-gangsters-brings-bootlegging-to-uk-eu-territori/">Omerta: City of Gangsters brings bootlegging to UK, EU territories</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sun, 03 Feb 2013 22:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/03/omerta-city-of-gangsters-brings-bootlegging-to-uk-eu-territori/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20447150/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/03/omerta-city-of-gangsters-brings-bootlegging-to-uk-eu-territori/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>europe</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>mac</category><category>microsoft</category><category>omerta-city-of-gangsters</category><category>pc</category><category>uk</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Conditt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 22:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Omerta has bootlegger demos available now]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/25/omerta-has-bootlegger-demos-available-now/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/25/omerta-has-bootlegger-demos-available-now/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/25/omerta-has-bootlegger-demos-available-now/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/25/omerta-has-bootlegger-demos-available-now/"><img alt="Omerta delayed until early 2013" data-src-height="335" data-src-width="530" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/10/omertacity530-1349372420.jpg" /></a></div>The demo for <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/omerta-city-of-gangsters/"><em>Omerta - City of Gangsters</em></a>, the Prohibition era organized crime simulator from the team behind the Tropico series, is available now. The demo includes two levels from the game, mixing tactical turn-based combat and city resource management.<br /><br /><em>Omerta</em> takes over January 31 and February 12 in Europe and North America, respectively, on PC and Xbox 360.<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/omerta-city-of-gangsters-9-25-12/">Omerta: City of Gangsters (9/25/12)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/omerta-city-of-gangsters-9-25-12/#5312344"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/09/omertascreenshot-gc2012-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/omerta-city-of-gangsters-9-25-12/#5312345"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/09/omertascreenshot-gc2012-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/omerta-city-of-gangsters-9-25-12/#5312346"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/09/omertascreenshot-gc2012-3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/omerta-city-of-gangsters-9-25-12/#5312347"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/09/omertascreenshot-gc2012-4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/omerta-city-of-gangsters-9-25-12/#5312348"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/09/omertascreenshot-gc2012-5_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/25/omerta-has-bootlegger-demos-available-now/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Omerta has bootlegger demos available now</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/25/omerta-has-bootlegger-demos-available-now/">Omerta has bootlegger demos available now</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 25 Jan 2013 07:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/25/omerta-has-bootlegger-demos-available-now/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20437589/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/25/omerta-has-bootlegger-demos-available-now/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>demo</category><category>Haemimont-Games</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>microsoft</category><category>omerta</category><category>omerta-city-of-gangsters</category><category>pc</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jan 2013 07:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New screens emerge from vampiric stealth game Dark]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/27/new-screens-emerge-from-vampiric-stealth-game-dark/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/27/new-screens-emerge-from-vampiric-stealth-game-dark/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/27/new-screens-emerge-from-vampiric-stealth-game-dark/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/27/new-screens-emerge-from-vampiric-stealth-game-dark/"><img alt="mini Dark Screens" data-src-height="298" data-src-width="530" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/11/darkscreensnov1201-1354031069.jpg" /></a></div>If you've ever wondered what a stealth game with a hoodie-garbed vampire protagonist looks like, then these screens for <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/dark">Dark</a> </em>are here to serve. The sneaky, bitey offering from Realmforge Studios comes to PC and Xbox 360 in Q2 2013. <div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/dark-11-27-12/">Dark (11/27/12)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/dark-11-27-12/#5461172"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/11/darkscreensnov1201_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/dark-11-27-12/#5461173"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/11/darkscreensnov1202_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/dark-11-27-12/#5461174"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/11/darkscreensnov1204_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/dark-11-27-12/#5461175"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/11/darkscreensnov1206_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/dark-11-27-12/#5461177"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/11/darkscreensnov1207_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/27/new-screens-emerge-from-vampiric-stealth-game-dark/">New screens emerge from vampiric stealth game Dark</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/27/new-screens-emerge-from-vampiric-stealth-game-dark/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20389371/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/27/new-screens-emerge-from-vampiric-stealth-game-dark/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>dark</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>microsoft</category><category>pc</category><category>realmforge-studios</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sinan Kubba]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 15:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tropico 4 'Megalopolis' DLC available for import]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/16/tropico-4-megalopolis-dlc-available-for-import/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/16/tropico-4-megalopolis-dlc-available-for-import/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/16/tropico-4-megalopolis-dlc-available-for-import/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/16/tropico-4-megalopolis-dlc-available-for-import/"><img alt="tripcio megalopolis" data-src-height="298" data-src-width="530" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/11/tropicomegalopolis530.jpg" /></a></div><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/04/tropico-4-gold-edition-plots-a-november-13-release-date/"><em>Tropico 4 Gold Edition</em></a> launched this week, and what better way for El Presidente to celebrate the compilation than with an upsell? The "Megalopolis" downloadable content pack is available now for PC, adding a "new campaign, new avatar clothing and more" for $5. The DLC will be available for Xbox 360 later this year.<br /><br />The Megalopolis DLC adds the conventillo, which offers cheap housing with plenty of room before the ziggurat comes along. There's the new trait of bureaucrat to create residential buildings cheaper and with greater profit for El Presidente's personal account through the "building permit" edict. Finally, the game adds the Megalopolis mission, so the island is never lacking dutiful citizens bringing El Presidente a fresh pina colada (made from Tropico rum, of course).<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/16/tropico-4-megalopolis-dlc-available-for-import/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Tropico 4 'Megalopolis' DLC available for import</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/16/tropico-4-megalopolis-dlc-available-for-import/">Tropico 4 'Megalopolis' DLC available for import</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/16/tropico-4-megalopolis-dlc-available-for-import/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20380927/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/16/tropico-4-megalopolis-dlc-available-for-import/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Haemimont-Games</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>pc</category><category>tropico-4</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 16 Nov 2012 17:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSA: Sine Mora brings bullets, steampunk, and Hungarian to PC today]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/09/psa-sine-mora-brings-bullets-steampunk-and-hungarian-to-pc-to/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/09/psa-sine-mora-brings-bullets-steampunk-and-hungarian-to-pc-to/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/09/psa-sine-mora-brings-bullets-steampunk-and-hungarian-to-pc-to/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <img alt="PSA Sine Mora bullets onto " class="hidden" data-src-height="224" data-src-width="530" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/11/firstpc-screenssinemora04-1352470270.jpg" /><iframe frameborder="0" height="318" id="viddler-2836d36d" mozallowfullscreen="true" scrolling="no" src="http://www.viddler.com/embed/2836d36d/?f=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;player=simple&amp;secret=13212895&amp;loop=0&amp;nologo=0&amp;hd=0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="530"></iframe></div><br />If you like challenging shoot-em-ups, giant steampunk bosses, and Hungarian voice-overs, then you'll be pleased to hear <em>Sine Mora</em> is out today on PC. The game is currently raining bullet hell on <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/207040/?snr=1_4_4__105">Steam</a> and <a href="http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/gb/us/pc/games/shooter/sine-mora/">Green Man Gaming</a> at 10 percent off ($8.99).<br /><br />The unusual collaboration between Grasshopper Manufacture and Digital Reality shot onto Xbox Live earlier this year. It impressed enough to get four and a half stars out of five in <a href="http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/gb/us/pc/games/shooter/sine-mora/">Richard's review</a>, which acclaims the game for offering "both a serious challenge to serious shooter fans and a palatable experience to lapsed addicts."<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/09/psa-sine-mora-brings-bullets-steampunk-and-hungarian-to-pc-to/">PSA: Sine Mora brings bullets, steampunk, and Hungarian to PC today</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/09/psa-sine-mora-brings-bullets-steampunk-and-hungarian-to-pc-to/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20375454/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/09/psa-sine-mora-brings-bullets-steampunk-and-hungarian-to-pc-to/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>digital-reality</category><category>grasshopper-manufacture</category><category>green-man-gaming</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>pc</category><category>Sine-Mora</category><category>steam</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sinan Kubba]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2012 13:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sine Mora rains bullets and pianos on PC Nov. 9]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/01/sine-mora-rains-bullets-and-pianos-on-pc-nov-9/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/01/sine-mora-rains-bullets-and-pianos-on-pc-nov-9/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/01/sine-mora-rains-bullets-and-pianos-on-pc-nov-9/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/01/sine-mora-rains-bullets-and-pianos-on-pc-nov-9/"><img alt="Sine Mora rains bullets and pianos on PC November 9" data-src-height="225" data-src-width="530" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/11/firstpc-screenssinemora02-1351785584.jpg" /></a></div>Digital Reality's steampunk shoot-em-up, <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/sine-mora">Sine Mora</a>, </em>is coming to PCs next week, starting through Steam and other portals on November 9. Kalypso Media informs us it'll be priced at $14.99/&pound;9.99, and that those other digital portals include Green Man Gaming, GamersGate, Amazon Digital, Metaboli, and Kalypso's own online store.<br /><br />Co-developed by Suda 51's Grasshopper Manufacture, <em>Sine Mora</em> arrived on XBLA <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/21/sine-mora-review/">earlier this year</a>. Since then Digital Reality announced <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/04/sine-mora-takes-flight-on-ps-vita-soon/">Vita</a> and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/06/21/sine-mora-coming-to-ps3-as-well/">PS3</a> ports, but neither has yet come good on releasing "soon." In the meantime, we'll stay on the lookout for <a href="http://www.chud.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/4958290775421055_l.jpg">killer pianos</a>*. <div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sine-mora-pc/">Sine Mora (PC)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sine-mora-pc/#5404657"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/11/firstpc-screenssinemora01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sine-mora-pc/#5404658"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/11/firstpc-screenssinemora02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sine-mora-pc/#5404659"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/11/firstpc-screenssinemora03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sine-mora-pc/#5404660"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/11/firstpc-screenssinemora04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/sine-mora-pc/#5404661"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/11/firstpc-screenssinemora05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div> <small>* Yes, the game really has a killer piano, and no, it doesn't look like that one.</small><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/01/sine-mora-rains-bullets-and-pianos-on-pc-nov-9/">Sine Mora rains bullets and pianos on PC Nov. 9</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/01/sine-mora-rains-bullets-and-pianos-on-pc-nov-9/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20367865/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/01/sine-mora-rains-bullets-and-pianos-on-pc-nov-9/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>digital-reality</category><category>grasshopper-manufacture</category><category>kalypso-media</category><category>pc</category><category>release-date</category><category>Sine-Mora</category><category>steam</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sinan Kubba]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 14:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anna finds new victims on Mac this November]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/31/anna-finds-new-victims-on-mac-this-november/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/31/anna-finds-new-victims-on-mac-this-november/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/31/anna-finds-new-victims-on-mac-this-november/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/31/anna-finds-new-victims-on-mac-this-november/"><img alt="Anna hits Steam" data-src-height="298" data-src-width="530" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/08/anna.jpg" /></a></div>Polarizing horror adventure <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/anna">Anna</a></em> makes its way to Mac on November 9. Previously released on PC, our <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/27/snapshot-anna-pc/">snapshot</a> of the game found it "refreshing," but opinions about the game are <a href="http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/anna/critic-reviews">scattered like arterial spray</a>.<br /><br /><em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/anna">Anna</a> </em>is billed as a point-and-click adventure about a "sort of haunted" sawmill. If you're looking to learn more about the fright fest, check out our <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/30/the-joystiq-indie-pitch-anna/">Indie Pitch</a> on the game.<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/anna/">Anna</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/anna/#5327568"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/09/anna-4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/anna/#5327569"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/09/anna-3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/anna/#5327570"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/09/anna-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/anna/#5327571"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/09/anna-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/anna/#5327572"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/09/anna_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/31/anna-finds-new-victims-on-mac-this-november/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Anna finds new victims on Mac this November</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/31/anna-finds-new-victims-on-mac-this-november/">Anna finds new victims on Mac this November</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/31/anna-finds-new-victims-on-mac-this-november/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20366800/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/31/anna-finds-new-victims-on-mac-this-november/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>anna</category><category>dreampainters</category><category>Kalypso</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>mac</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Snapshot: Anna (PC)]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/27/snapshot-anna-pc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/27/snapshot-anna-pc/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/27/snapshot-anna-pc/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div align="left"> <font color="#808080"><small>There are so many games out there we couldn't possibly review them all. Welcome to <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/snapshot">Snapshot</a>, where we highlight games that might fall outside our usual coverage but are still something we think you should know about.</small></font></div><hr /><div style="text-align: center; "> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/26/snapshot-anna/"><img alt="Snapshot Anna" data-src-height="298" data-src-width="530" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/10/anna-mill.jpg" /></a></div>Don't fool yourself about what type of game <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/anna">Anna</a> </em>is. Though screenshots may deceive you into believing the game is a realistic point-and-click set in the gorgeous Italian countryside, <em>Anna</em> is a horror game through and through. Even the developers at Dreampainters pitch <em>Anna</em> as a classic point-and-click adventure, based on the heritage of Val D'Ayas, a small village steeped in ancient folklore. The sawmill? "Oh, that, it's sort of haunted," the developers seem to say, "but don't worry your pretty little head about it."<br /><br />After playing <em>Anna</em>, I suggest you worry about it. Worry about it <em>a lot</em>.<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/anna/">Anna</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/anna/#5327568"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/09/anna-4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/anna/#5327569"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/09/anna-3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/anna/#5327570"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/09/anna-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/anna/#5327571"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/09/anna-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/anna/#5327572"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/09/anna_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/27/snapshot-anna-pc/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Snapshot: Anna (PC)</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/27/snapshot-anna-pc/">Snapshot: Anna (PC)</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sat, 27 Oct 2012 09:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/27/snapshot-anna-pc/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20362405/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/27/snapshot-anna-pc/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>anna</category><category>Dreampainters</category><category>horror</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>pc</category><category>snapshot</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Conditt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Oct 2012 09:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Omerta delayed until early 2013]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/04/omerta-delayed-until-early-2013/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/04/omerta-delayed-until-early-2013/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/04/omerta-delayed-until-early-2013/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/04/omerta-delayed-until-early-2013/"><img alt="Omerta delayed until early 2013" data-src-height="335" data-src-width="530" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/10/omertacity530-1349372420.jpg" /></a></div><em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/omerta-city-of-gangsters/">Omerta - City of Gangsters</a></em>, from <a href="http://joystiq.com/game/tropico-4">Tropico</a> developer Haemimont games, will smuggle copies in crates of booze to retail in early 2013 for Xbox 360 and PC. <em>Omerta</em> was originally going to invite us to build some speakeasies <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/17/omerta-gangs-up-this-november/">this November</a>. A representative for publisher Kalypso tells us that the company is currently "aiming for early February" as its new release window.<br /><br /><em>Omerta</em> departs from the simulation aspects of Tropico by also providing a turn-based battle system. A team of thugs is selected to carry out missions and help raise capital for your Prohibition era empire. Think of it as 1920s <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/xcom-enemy-unknown">XCOM</a></em> without the aliens.<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/omerta-city-of-gangsters-9-25-12/">Omerta: City of Gangsters (9/25/12)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/omerta-city-of-gangsters-9-25-12/#5312344"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/09/omertascreenshot-gc2012-1_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/omerta-city-of-gangsters-9-25-12/#5312345"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/09/omertascreenshot-gc2012-2_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/omerta-city-of-gangsters-9-25-12/#5312346"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/09/omertascreenshot-gc2012-3_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/omerta-city-of-gangsters-9-25-12/#5312347"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/09/omertascreenshot-gc2012-4_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/omerta-city-of-gangsters-9-25-12/#5312348"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/09/omertascreenshot-gc2012-5_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/04/omerta-delayed-until-early-2013/">Omerta delayed until early 2013</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 04 Oct 2012 22:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/04/omerta-delayed-until-early-2013/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20341908/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/04/omerta-delayed-until-early-2013/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>delay</category><category>Haemimont-Games</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>kalypso-media-usa</category><category>omerta</category><category>omerta-city-of-gangsters</category><category>pc</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 22:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Atlus and Kalypso join forces to publish Dark, Omerta, more in NA]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/04/atlus-and-kalypso-join-forces-to-publish-dark-omerta-more-in-n/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/04/atlus-and-kalypso-join-forces-to-publish-dark-omerta-more-in-n/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/04/atlus-and-kalypso-join-forces-to-publish-dark-omerta-more-in-n/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/04/atlus-and-kalypso-join-forces-to-publish-dark-omerta-more-in-n/"><img alt="Atlus and Kalypso partner on North America distribution deal" data-src-height="298" data-src-width="530" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/10/dark.jpg" /></a></div>Kalypso Media USA is teaming up with Atlus to publish the following Kalypso games in North America: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/port-royale-3"><em>Port Royale 3: Pirates and Merchants</em></a>, <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/tropico-4">Tropico 4</a> </em>Gold Edition, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/omerta-city-of-gangsters"><em>Omerta: City of Gangsters</em></a> and <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/14/dark-is-a-stealth-game-with-vampires-sneaking-to-xbox-pc/"><em>Dark</em></a>.<br /><br />Under this partnership,<em> Port Royale 3</em> is heading to Xbox 360, PS3 and PC on October 9; <em>Tropico 4 </em>Gold Edition drops November 13 for Xbox 360 and PC; <em>Omerta </em>is out in early 2013 for Xbox 360 and PC; and <em>Dark </em>launches in March for Xbox 360 and PC.<br /><br />The most mysterious game in that list is <em>Dark</em>, a stealth game featuring a freshly turned vampire as he takes down elder vampires, modern corporations and young adult paranormal romance writers worldwide. OK, we made that last part up. We can dream, can't we?<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/04/atlus-and-kalypso-join-forces-to-publish-dark-omerta-more-in-n/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Atlus and Kalypso join forces to publish Dark, Omerta, more in NA</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/04/atlus-and-kalypso-join-forces-to-publish-dark-omerta-more-in-n/">Atlus and Kalypso join forces to publish Dark, Omerta, more in NA</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/04/atlus-and-kalypso-join-forces-to-publish-dark-omerta-more-in-n/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20341885/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/04/atlus-and-kalypso-join-forces-to-publish-dark-omerta-more-in-n/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Atlus</category><category>dark</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>kalypso-media-usa</category><category>microsoft</category><category>omerta-city-of-gangsters</category><category>pc</category><category>playstation</category><category>port-royale-3</category><category>ps3</category><category>Tropico-4</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jessica Conditt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Oct 2012 19:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet 'Anna' today on your PC]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/21/meet-anna-today-on-your-pc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/21/meet-anna-today-on-your-pc/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/21/meet-anna-today-on-your-pc/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center> <img alt="Anna trailer, look at email" class="hidden" data-src-height="337" data-src-width="530" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/09/anna921.jpg" /><iframe frameborder="0" height="337" id="viddler-b40a6585" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="http://www.viddler.com/embed/b40a6585/?f=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;player=mini&amp;secret=94505345&amp;loop=0&amp;nologo=0&amp;hd=1" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="599"></iframe></center><br />The horror adventure game <em>Anna</em> launches today on multiple download services (including <a href="http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-ANNA/anna">Gamersgate</a> and <a href="http://www.desura.com/games/anna">Desura</a>). To celebrate that important milestone, enjoy this trailer that starts off pretty serenely before veering into creep-out territory.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/21/meet-anna-today-on-your-pc/">Meet 'Anna' today on your PC</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/21/meet-anna-today-on-your-pc/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20330061/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/21/meet-anna-today-on-your-pc/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>anna</category><category>dreampainters</category><category>kalypso-media</category><category>pc</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Sep 2012 18:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Omerta: City of Gangsters screens, featuring an infamous gang]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/11/omerta-city-of-gangsters-screens-featuring-an-infamous-gang/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/11/omerta-city-of-gangsters-screens-featuring-an-infamous-gang/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/11/omerta-city-of-gangsters-screens-featuring-an-infamous-gang/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/11/omerta-city-of-gangsters-screens-featuring-an-infamous-gang/"><img alt="OKKK, here's some Omerta combat screens" data-src-height="336" data-src-width="599" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/09/omertakkk599.jpg" /></a></div>Brainstorm:<em> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/omerta-city-of-gangsters/">Omerta: City of Gangsters</a></em>, November's Atlantic City-based prohibition-era mob simulator developed by Haemimont Games, can't use Nazis as enemies. It wouldn't be historically accurate. So, what about the KKK? And what if the KKK leader was beaten by a black dude in a flamboyant purple jacket?<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/omerta-city-of-gangsters-combat/">Omerta: City of Gangsters (Combat)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/omerta-city-of-gangsters-combat/#5274692"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/09/omertacombat01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/omerta-city-of-gangsters-combat/#5274693"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/09/omertacombat02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/omerta-city-of-gangsters-combat/#5274694"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/09/omertacombat03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/omerta-city-of-gangsters-combat/#5274695"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/09/omertacombat04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/omerta-city-of-gangsters-combat/#5274696"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/09/omertacombat05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/11/omerta-city-of-gangsters-screens-featuring-an-infamous-gang/">Omerta: City of Gangsters screens, featuring an infamous gang</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 11 Sep 2012 23:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/11/omerta-city-of-gangsters-screens-featuring-an-infamous-gang/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20320766/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/09/11/omerta-city-of-gangsters-screens-featuring-an-infamous-gang/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Haemimont-Games</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>omerta-city-of-gangsters</category><category>pc</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2012 23:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anna disturbs its way onto Steam September 21]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/31/anna-disturbs-its-way-onto-steam-september-21/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/31/anna-disturbs-its-way-onto-steam-september-21/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/31/anna-disturbs-its-way-onto-steam-september-21/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/31/anna-disturbs-its-way-onto-steam-september-21/"><img alt="Anna hits Steam" data-src-height="298" data-src-width="530" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/08/anna.jpg" /></a></div>Italian horror <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/13/first-trailer-for-anna-a-pretty-spooky-and-pretty-spooky-title/">Anna</a> </em>is coming to Steam September 21, available to download for PC and Mac. Developer Dreampainters originally released <em>Anna</em> on other portals in the summer, but German publisher Kalypso Media is now distributing the game onto Steam with a price tag of $10.<br /><br />The point-and-click thriller is based on the myths of a northern Italian valley. The choices you make affect the protagonists' "mental health," leading to one of three different endings.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/31/anna-disturbs-its-way-onto-steam-september-21/">Anna disturbs its way onto Steam September 21</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/31/anna-disturbs-its-way-onto-steam-september-21/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20313758/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/31/anna-disturbs-its-way-onto-steam-september-21/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>anna</category><category>dreampainters</category><category>Indie</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>mac</category><category>pc</category><category>release-date</category><category>steam</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Sinan Kubba]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2012 08:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Omerta fires off a drive-by gameplay trailer]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/22/omerta-fires-off-a-drive-by-gameplay-trailer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/22/omerta-fires-off-a-drive-by-gameplay-trailer/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/22/omerta-fires-off-a-drive-by-gameplay-trailer/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <img border="1" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/08/omertainterior530.jpg" style="display:none;" vspace="4" /><iframe frameborder="0" height="357" id="viddler-275ca07e" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="http://www.viddler.com/embed/275ca07e/?f=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;player=simple&amp;secret=37349673&amp;loop=0&amp;nologo=0&amp;hd=0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="599"></iframe></div><br />Speak easy and carry a big stick, that's the <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/omerta-city-of-gangsters">Omerta</a></em> way. The prohibition era mob simulator impressed us at <a href="http://joystiq.com/tag/gamescom-2012">Gamescom</a> with its mix of macromanagement and turn-based - a potential alternative for those who aren't into the sci-fi setting of <em>XCOM</em>.<br /><div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/omerta-city-of-gangsters-gamescom-2012/">Omerta: City of Gangsters (Gamescom 2012)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/omerta-city-of-gangsters-gamescom-2012/#5228166"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/08/omertascreensgamescom201201_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/omerta-city-of-gangsters-gamescom-2012/#5228167"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/08/omertascreensgamescom201202_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/omerta-city-of-gangsters-gamescom-2012/#5228168"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/08/omertascreensgamescom201203_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/omerta-city-of-gangsters-gamescom-2012/#5228169"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/08/omertascreensgamescom201204_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/omerta-city-of-gangsters-gamescom-2012/#5228170"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/08/omertascreensgamescom201205_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/22/omerta-fires-off-a-drive-by-gameplay-trailer/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Omerta fires off a drive-by gameplay trailer</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/22/omerta-fires-off-a-drive-by-gameplay-trailer/">Omerta fires off a drive-by gameplay trailer</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 22 Aug 2012 07:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/22/omerta-fires-off-a-drive-by-gameplay-trailer/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20305974/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/22/omerta-fires-off-a-drive-by-gameplay-trailer/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Haemimont-Games</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>omerta-city-of-gangsters</category><category>pc</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Aug 2012 07:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dollar Dash makes a run at XBLA, PSN and PC in October]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/17/dollar-dash-makes-a-run-at-xbla-psn-and-pc-in-october/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/17/dollar-dash-makes-a-run-at-xbla-psn-and-pc-in-october/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/17/dollar-dash-makes-a-run-at-xbla-psn-and-pc-in-october/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center> <img alt="Dollar Dash makes a run at XBLA, PSN and PC in October" data-src-height="303" data-src-width="530" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/08/dollardash530px.jpg" style="margin: 4px; display: none; " /><iframe frameborder="0" height="308" id="viddler-f3ccdc9" mozallowfullscreen="true" src="http://www.viddler.com/embed/f3ccdc9/?f=1&amp;autoplay=0&amp;player=simple&amp;secret=85367255&amp;loop=0&amp;nologo=0&amp;hd=0" webkitallowfullscreen="true" width="530"></iframe></center><br />Candygun Games cartoonish thief-em-up <em>Dollar Dash</em> will launch on Xbox Live Arcade, PS3 and PC this October, publisher Kalypso Media has announced. <em>Dollar Dash</em> is a multiplayer game where players "make use of extravagant weapons" to duke it out over fat stacks of cash.<br /><br />The teaser trailer above gives us a good idea of what to expect: <em>Bomberman</em>-style gameplay with a customization system including cosmetic options and upgrades including perks. Can we buy bigger hands? Seems like it'd be pretty good for <em>carrying cash</em>.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/17/dollar-dash-makes-a-run-at-xbla-psn-and-pc-in-october/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Dollar Dash makes a run at XBLA, PSN and PC in October</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/17/dollar-dash-makes-a-run-at-xbla-psn-and-pc-in-october/">Dollar Dash makes a run at XBLA, PSN and PC in October</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/17/dollar-dash-makes-a-run-at-xbla-psn-and-pc-in-october/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20303574/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/17/dollar-dash-makes-a-run-at-xbla-psn-and-pc-in-october/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>candygun-games</category><category>dollar-dash</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>microsoft</category><category>pc</category><category>playstation</category><category>ps3</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 19:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Tropico in development at Haemimont Games]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/17/new-tropico-in-development-at-haemimont-games/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/17/new-tropico-in-development-at-haemimont-games/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/17/new-tropico-in-development-at-haemimont-games/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/17/new-tropico-in-development-at-haemimont-games/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/11/tropico4530.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; width: 530px; height: 350px;" /></a></div>Good news, El Presidente! The next <em>Tropico</em> is developer Haemimont Games' next title after it ships <em>Omerta</em> this fall. Even more interesting, the game won't be as <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/07/tropico-4-review/#review">obviously iterative</a> as it was between <em>Tropico 3</em> and <em>Tropico 4</em>.<br /><br />"We've already started on Tropico. This time we're wiping the whole game clean and building it from the ground up," explained Gabriel Dobrev, chief executive officer of the Bulgarian developer. "We're starting with a clean design this time and all the graphics will be new."<br /><br />Dobrev says he's a fan of the Caribbean atmosphere, political aspects and story possibilities of the Tropico universe. He wouldn't share any more details about the new island adventure or pinpoint the era it would take place in, but said it's "larger in scope." No matter what they decide to do with the new design, El Presidente shall return!<br /><br /><div style="text-align: right;"> <small>(Picitured: <em>Tropico 4</em>)</small></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/17/new-tropico-in-development-at-haemimont-games/">New Tropico in development at Haemimont Games</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 17 Aug 2012 06:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/17/new-tropico-in-development-at-haemimont-games/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20302923/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/17/new-tropico-in-development-at-haemimont-games/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>gabriel-dobrov</category><category>gamescom-2012</category><category>Haemimont-Games</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>microsoft</category><category>pc</category><category>tropico-5</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 06:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Omerta gangs up this November]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/17/omerta-gangs-up-this-november/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/17/omerta-gangs-up-this-november/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/17/omerta-gangs-up-this-november/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/17/omerta-gangs-up-this-november/"><img alt="Omerta gangs up this November" data-src-height="331" data-src-width="530" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/08/omertainterior530.jpg" style="margin:4px" /></a></div><em>Omerta: City of Gangsters</em> will muscle its way into retail this November. Developed by Haemimont Games, the Atlantic City mob simulator isn't so much about building a burg like in the developer's Tropico series, but is actually focused on turn-based combat and keeping the economy of the player's mob empire stable.<br /><br /><em>Omerta</em>'s prohibition setting of the 1920s puts players in control of obtaining and maintaining a mob network that's earning cash through speakeasies, distilleries, bank heists and more. The game takes place on two levels, with the macro mob management game and the turn-based missions, where a team is personally selected thugs rob a bank, take out the competition or other enterprising opportunities. The game will be available on both PC and Xbox 360 when it arrives in "early November," according to Haemimont CEO Gabriel Dobrev.<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/omerta-city-of-gangsters-e3-2012/">Omerta: City of Gangsters (E3 2012)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/omerta-city-of-gangsters-e3-2012/#5059604"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/06/omertae3-20121_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/omerta-city-of-gangsters-e3-2012/#5059605"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/06/omertae3-20122_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/omerta-city-of-gangsters-e3-2012/#5059606"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/06/omertae3-20123_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/omerta-city-of-gangsters-e3-2012/#5059607"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/06/omertae3-20124_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/omerta-city-of-gangsters-e3-2012/#5059608"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/06/omertae3-20125_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/17/omerta-gangs-up-this-november/">Omerta gangs up this November</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 17 Aug 2012 02:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/17/omerta-gangs-up-this-november/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20302924/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/08/17/omerta-gangs-up-this-november/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>gamescom-2012</category><category>Haemimont-Games</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>microsoft</category><category>omerta</category><category>omerta-city-of-gangsters</category><category>pc</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 02:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tropico 4 free this weekend on Steam, deep discount on full import]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/11/tropico-4-free-this-weekend-on-steam-deep-discount-on-full-impo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/11/tropico-4-free-this-weekend-on-steam-deep-discount-on-full-impo/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/11/tropico-4-free-this-weekend-on-steam-deep-discount-on-full-impo/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/11/tropico-4-free-this-weekend-on-steam-deep-discount-on-full-impo/"><img border="1" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/11/tropico4530.jpg" vspace="4" /></a></div>This weekend, everyone can be El Presidente! <em>Tropico 4</em>, easily one of the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/07/tropico-4-review/#review">most charming and polished simulation games</a> in recent memory, is free to play on Steam until Sunday at 1PM Pacific.<br /><br />The game's enjoyable campaign is looooong, so if you like your taste of Tropican life and want to continue, the full game is going for $13.59. If you find yourself plowing through the campaign, the lengthy Modern Times expansion is also on sale for $14.99.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/11/tropico-4-free-this-weekend-on-steam-deep-discount-on-full-impo/">Tropico 4 free this weekend on Steam, deep discount on full import</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 11 May 2012 01:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/11/tropico-4-free-this-weekend-on-steam-deep-discount-on-full-impo/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20235783/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/11/tropico-4-free-this-weekend-on-steam-deep-discount-on-full-impo/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Haemimont-Games</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>pc</category><category>tropico-4</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 01:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Port Royale 3 welcomes traders this summer, trailer shows how it'll work]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/03/port-royale-3-welcomes-traders-this-summer-trailer-shows-how-it/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/03/port-royale-3-welcomes-traders-this-summer-trailer-shows-how-it/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/03/port-royale-3-welcomes-traders-this-summer-trailer-shows-how-it/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <img border="1" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/05/portroyale3530.jpg" style="display:none;" vspace="4" /><!--[if IE]><object width="530" height="318" id="viddlerOuter-e138b3b4" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"><param name="movie" value="//www.viddler.com/simple/e138b3b4/"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="flashVars" value="f=1&amp;openURL=15620297&amp;autoplay=f&amp;loop=0&amp;nologo=0&amp;hd=0"><object id="viddlerInner-e138b3b4"><video id="viddlerVideo-e138b3b4" src="//www.viddler.com/file/e138b3b4/html5mobile?openURL=15620297" type="video/mp4" width="530" height="298" poster="//www.viddler.com/thumbnail/e138b3b4/" controls="controls" x-webkit-airplay="allow"></video></object></object><![endif]--><!--[if !IE]> <!--><object data="//www.viddler.com/simple/e138b3b4/" height="318" id="viddlerOuter-e138b3b4" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="530"><param name="movie" value="//www.viddler.com/simple/e138b3b4/" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="flashVars" value="f=1&amp;openURL=15620297&amp;autoplay=f&amp;loop=0&amp;nologo=0&amp;hd=0" /><object id="viddlerInner-e138b3b4"><video controls="controls" height="298" id="viddlerVideo-e138b3b4" poster="//www.viddler.com/thumbnail/e138b3b4/" src="//www.viddler.com/file/e138b3b4/html5mobile?openURL=15620297" tabindex="0" type="video/mp4" width="530" x-webkit-airplay="allow"></video></object></object><!--<![endif]--></div><br />Strategy and trading sim <em>Port Royale 3</em> will pull into port this summer on PC, Xbox 360 and PS3. This clip is the trading tutorial. Sure, it may not feature combat or guns, but if spreadsheets and economic manipulation get your heart racing, <em>you're welcome</em>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/03/port-royale-3-welcomes-traders-this-summer-trailer-shows-how-it/">Port Royale 3 welcomes traders this summer, trailer shows how it'll work</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 03 May 2012 09:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/03/port-royale-3-welcomes-traders-this-summer-trailer-shows-how-it/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20229927/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/03/port-royale-3-welcomes-traders-this-summer-trailer-shows-how-it/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>microsoft</category><category>pc</category><category>playstation</category><category>port-royale-3</category><category>ps3</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 09:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSA: Tropico 4: Modern Times out now through digital distribution]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/30/psa-tropico-4-modern-times-out-now-through-digital-distributio/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/30/psa-tropico-4-modern-times-out-now-through-digital-distributio/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/30/psa-tropico-4-modern-times-out-now-through-digital-distributio/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/30/psa-tropico-4-modern-times-out-now-through-digital-distributio/"><img border="1" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/01/tropico4moderntimescity530.jpg" vspace="4" /></a></div><em>Tropico 4: Modern Times</em>, whose PC launch was officially announced for <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/02/tropico-4s-modern-times-arrive-march-27-on-xbox-360-april-3/">next week</a>, clearly shows El Presidente is a man of technologication and has learned to export through digital distribution. The <em>Modern Times</em> expansion is available now through <a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/205630/?snr=1_7_suggest__13">Steam</a> and <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Tropico-Modern-Times-Online-Game/dp/B007P5SGJA/ref=sr_1_2?s=videogames&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1333127491&amp;sr=1-2">Amazon</a> for $20.<br /><br />The boxed retail version of <em>Modern Times</em> will still be available next week. The shipments are currently en route within large storage containers with air holes. El Presidente didn't want to keep filling Tropican prisons with rebels... so he found a new export. Oh, that El Presidente, he's a clever one!<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-modern-times-dlc/">Tropico 4 (Modern Times DLC)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-modern-times-dlc/#4776067"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/01/t4-moderntimesscreenna-01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-modern-times-dlc/#4776068"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/01/t4-moderntimesscreenna-02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-modern-times-dlc/#4776069"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/01/t4-moderntimesscreenna-03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-modern-times-dlc/#4776070"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/01/t4-moderntimesscreenna-04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-modern-times-dlc/#4776071"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/01/t4-moderntimesscreenna-05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/30/psa-tropico-4-modern-times-out-now-through-digital-distributio/">PSA: Tropico 4: Modern Times out now through digital distribution</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/30/psa-tropico-4-modern-times-out-now-through-digital-distributio/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20204767/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/30/psa-tropico-4-modern-times-out-now-through-digital-distributio/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>amazon</category><category>Haemimont-Games</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>pc</category><category>psa</category><category>steam</category><category>tropico-4</category><category>Tropico-4-Modern-Times</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 21:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sega's Shogun 2 expansion leads the charge on Origin]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/15/segas-shogun-2-expansion-leads-the-charge-on-origin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/15/segas-shogun-2-expansion-leads-the-charge-on-origin/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/15/segas-shogun-2-expansion-leads-the-charge-on-origin/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/14/segas-shogun-2-expansion-leads-the-charge-on-origin/"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/03/tws2fofs530pxheaderimgsega.jpg" /></a></div>Sega's PC games have been available on Steam and other internet portals for some time, and are now on the way to <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/origin">EA's Origin service</a>.<br /><br />Starting today, folks can pre-order the upcoming <em>Total War Shogun 2</em> expansion, "Fall of the Samurai," and more content will follow in the coming weeks. Beyond the Japanese publisher, Origin added Team 17, Rebellion, Kalypso, "and more" to Origin today, and their games will start showing up "in the coming months." <p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/15/segas-shogun-2-expansion-leads-the-charge-on-origin/">Sega's Shogun 2 expansion leads the charge on Origin</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 15 Mar 2012 03:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/15/segas-shogun-2-expansion-leads-the-charge-on-origin/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20193482/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/15/segas-shogun-2-expansion-leads-the-charge-on-origin/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>digital-distribution</category><category>ea</category><category>ea-origin</category><category>electronic-arts</category><category>kalypso</category><category>kalypso-media</category><category>origin</category><category>pc</category><category>rebellion</category><category>rebellion-studios</category><category>shogun-2-fall-of-the-samurai</category><category>team-17</category><category>team17</category><category>Team17-Software</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Gilbert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 03:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jurassic Park: The Game skipping retail on Xbox 360 in UK]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/31/jurassic-park-the-game-skipping-retail-on-xbox-360-in-uk/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/31/jurassic-park-the-game-skipping-retail-on-xbox-360-in-uk/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/31/jurassic-park-the-game-skipping-retail-on-xbox-360-in-uk/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/31/jurassic-park-the-game-skipping-retail-on-xbox-360-in-uk/"><img alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/08/jpark599pxheaderimg152521_530x298.jpg" style="width: 530px; height: 298px;" /></a></div>North Americans have been able to purchase the Xbox 360 version of <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/jurassic-park"><em>Jurassic Park: The Game</em></a> at their favorite brick-and-mortar store since November. It seems that won't be happening for our brothers and sisters abroad looking to snag a disc rather than download episodes a la carte through PSN.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/jurassic-park-extinct-on-xbox-360/090507">MCV</a> confirmed the news with Kalypso Media, <em>Jurassic Park's</em> publisher in the UK. There the game will only see a boxed PC retail release on February 24, supplementing the current PSN release. "Currently we won't be publishing this on 360 -- just on PC. No one else is bringing the game to retail," Kalypso's marketing and PR head Mark Allen said.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/31/jurassic-park-the-game-skipping-retail-on-xbox-360-in-uk/">Jurassic Park: The Game skipping retail on Xbox 360 in UK</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/31/jurassic-park-the-game-skipping-retail-on-xbox-360-in-uk/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20161028/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/31/jurassic-park-the-game-skipping-retail-on-xbox-360-in-uk/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>jurassic-park</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>microsoft</category><category>pc</category><category>playstation</category><category>ps3</category><category>telltale-games</category><category>uk</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dead Block is alive on PC]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/27/dead-block-is-alive-on-pc/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/27/dead-block-is-alive-on-pc/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/27/dead-block-is-alive-on-pc/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; "> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/27/dead-block-is-alive-on-pc/"><img alt="Dead Block" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/dead-block-530.jpg" style="width: 530px; height: 352px; " /></a></div><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/dead-block"><em>Dead Block</em></a>, a zombie-themed action strategy title released on PSN and XBLA last year, is now available on PC. <em>Dead Block</em> <a href="http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/dead-block/critic-reviews">didn't exactly set the world on fire</a> when it was released, but those interested in its rockabilly take on the zombie apocalypse can pick it up from several download services for $10.<br /><br />Find the full list of sellers -- missing Steam, notably -- after the break.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/27/dead-block-is-alive-on-pc/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Dead Block is alive on PC</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/27/dead-block-is-alive-on-pc/">Dead Block is alive on PC</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:59:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/27/dead-block-is-alive-on-pc/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20158397/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/27/dead-block-is-alive-on-pc/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>dead-block</category><category>digital-reality</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>pc</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:59:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tropico 4 screens show 'Modern Times' on the island]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/27/tropico-4-screens-show-modern-times-on-the-island/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/27/tropico-4-screens-show-modern-times-on-the-island/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/27/tropico-4-screens-show-modern-times-on-the-island/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/27/tropico-4-screens-show-modern-times-on-the-island/"><img border="1" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/01/tropico4moderntimescity530.jpg" vspace="4" /></a></div>People of <a href="http://joystiq.com/game/tropico-4">Tropico</a>! El Presidente here, and I am happy to announce we expect to complete the 40 year plan in just 30 years. View our future magnificence in these photos of our upcoming "Modern Times." Please be sure to contribute $20 in March to invest in our emerging capitalist glory.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/27/tropico-4-screens-show-modern-times-on-the-island/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Tropico 4 screens show 'Modern Times' on the island</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/27/tropico-4-screens-show-modern-times-on-the-island/">Tropico 4 screens show 'Modern Times' on the island</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/27/tropico-4-screens-show-modern-times-on-the-island/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20157236/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/27/tropico-4-screens-show-modern-times-on-the-island/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Haemimont-Games</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>microsoft</category><category>pc</category><category>tropico-4</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report: Ubisoft, Atari, many other publishers requesting payment from German pirates]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/16/report-ubisoft-atari-many-other-publishers-seeking-payment-fr/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/16/report-ubisoft-atari-many-other-publishers-seeking-payment-fr/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/16/report-ubisoft-atari-many-other-publishers-seeking-payment-fr/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center; ">
	<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/16/report-ubisoft-atari-many-other-publishers-seeking-payment-fr/"><img alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/01/babypiratesplank530px.jpg" style="width: 530px; height: 320px; " /></a></div>
Someone in Germany -- perhaps even some <em>people</em> -- illegally pirated a copy of <em>Prison Break: The Conspiracy</em>. Hard to believe as it may be, it appears to be the case according to TorrentFreak, who delved into German public records looking for game publishers who have employed German law to track down (and demand money from) people who allegedly pirated various games. In Germany, Koch Media publishes the Prison Break game, and has been demanding settlements of "several hundred Euros" from offending IP addresses.<br />
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The records indicate that several major publishers, either directly or through subsidiaries/secondary parties, have been sending out letters to German citizens requesting varying levels of payment in return for <em>not being sued</em>. Where things get murky, however, is how the publishers are seeking out the accused pirates, using not always reliable "IP address-only evidence" -- easily circumvented with proxy domains and such. You know, <em>hacker stuff</em>.<br />
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TorrentFreak's report indicates that a variety of publishers and distributors are involved, including (but not limited to): Atari, Koch Media (representing Techland's <em>Dead Island</em> and <em>Prison Break</em>, and Eidos/Square Enix's <em>Deus Ex: Human Revolution</em> as well as <em>Dungeon Siege 3</em> and various Final Fantasy titles), Daedalic Entertainment (representing LucasArts), Codemasters, BitComposer, Ubisoft, Kalypso Media, dtp entertainment, and Aerosoft. It is currently unclear how many settlement notices have been sent out by each company, or if any will continue doing so after these actions have been brought to light.<br />
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<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/the-witcher-2"><em>Witcher 2</em></a> developer CD Projekt Red was recently <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/15/cd-projekt-demands-witcher-2-pirates-pay-up-100-sure-its-ta/">pursuing similar cases</a> in Germany until it announced the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/12/witcher-2-dev-cd-project-red-ceases-legal-action-against-pirates/">end of the practice</a> last week.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/16/report-ubisoft-atari-many-other-publishers-seeking-payment-fr/">Report: Ubisoft, Atari, many other publishers requesting payment from German pirates</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/16/report-ubisoft-atari-many-other-publishers-seeking-payment-fr/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20149473/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/16/report-ubisoft-atari-many-other-publishers-seeking-payment-fr/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>aerosoft</category><category>atari</category><category>babypirates</category><category>bitcomposer</category><category>codemasters</category><category>daedalic</category><category>dtp-entertainment</category><category>eidos</category><category>eidos-interactive</category><category>germany</category><category>kalypso-media</category><category>koch-media</category><category>legal</category><category>lucasarts</category><category>mac</category><category>microsoft</category><category>pc</category><category>piracy</category><category>pirates</category><category>playstation</category><category>ps3</category><category>square-enix</category><category>techland</category><category>ubisoft</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Gilbert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tropico 4 'Modern Times' DLC due in March]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/14/tropico-4-modern-times-dlc-due-in-march/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/14/tropico-4-modern-times-dlc-due-in-march/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/14/tropico-4-modern-times-dlc-due-in-march/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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El Presidente will deal with modernity when <em>Tropico 4: Modern Times</em> hits Xbox 360 and PC this March. Propaganda claims the expansion will feature an "extensive" new single-player campaign. Considering <em>Tropico 4</em>'s normal campaign lasted dozens upon dozens of hours, we'll take the officials at their word on this one.<br />
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Along with the new campaign, the expansion includes 30 buildings, 12 challenges and 10 edicts to make El Presidente's bank account expand on the labor of the grateful working class. El Presidente's temporal travel to <em>Modern Times</em> will cost 1200 MSP ($15) on Xbox 360, and $19.99 on PC.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/14/tropico-4-modern-times-dlc-due-in-march/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Tropico 4 'Modern Times' DLC due in March</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/14/tropico-4-modern-times-dlc-due-in-march/">Tropico 4 'Modern Times' DLC due in March</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/14/tropico-4-modern-times-dlc-due-in-march/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20148359/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/14/tropico-4-modern-times-dlc-due-in-march/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>dlc</category><category>Haemimont-Games</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>microsoft</category><category>pc</category><category>release-date</category><category>tropico-4</category><category>Tropico-4-Modern-Times</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 01:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hard Reset: Extended Edition comes to retail in March 2012]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/14/hard-reset-extended-edition-comes-to-retail-in-march-2012/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/14/hard-reset-extended-edition-comes-to-retail-in-march-2012/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/14/hard-reset-extended-edition-comes-to-retail-in-march-2012/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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Kalypso Media and developer Flying Wild Hog have come to an agreement to offer <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/hard-reset"><em>Hard Reset</em></a> in a new, retail-exclusive edition bolstered by new content next year. <em>Hard Reset: Extended Edition</em> will be available in March and add five new levels to the single-player campaign, including four new enemies and one new boss fight.<br />
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You can also expect a "new back story," two new maps for the survival mode and an updated graphics engine. If you want something to look at <em>now</em>, we direct you to our gallery below.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/hard-reset-extended-edition/">Hard Reset Extended Edition</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/hard-reset-extended-edition/#4677089"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/12/xxhardreset-2011-11-11-15-55-36-42_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/hard-reset-extended-edition/#4677090"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/12/xxhardreset-2011-11-11-15-58-34-72_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/hard-reset-extended-edition/#4677091"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/12/xxhardreset-2011-11-15-10-57-59-99_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/hard-reset-extended-edition/#4677092"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/12/xxhardreset-2011-11-16-11-23-21-74_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/hard-reset-extended-edition/#4677093"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/12/xxhardreset-2011-11-16-11-27-20-59_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/14/hard-reset-extended-edition-comes-to-retail-in-march-2012/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Hard Reset: Extended Edition comes to retail in March 2012</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/14/hard-reset-extended-edition-comes-to-retail-in-march-2012/">Hard Reset: Extended Edition comes to retail in March 2012</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/14/hard-reset-extended-edition-comes-to-retail-in-march-2012/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20127312/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/12/14/hard-reset-extended-edition-comes-to-retail-in-march-2012/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>flying-wild-hog</category><category>hard-reset</category><category>hard-reset-extended-edition</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>pc</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[David Hinkle]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tropico exports enhanced by Steam sale this weekend]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/04/tropico-exports-enhanced-by-steam-sale-this-weekend/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/04/tropico-exports-enhanced-by-steam-sale-this-weekend/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/04/tropico-exports-enhanced-by-steam-sale-this-weekend/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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This weekend's Steam sale will feature all that <em>Tropico</em> has to offer between 33-66 percent off. <em>Tropico: Reloaded</em>, which includes <em>Tropico 1</em> and <em>2</em>, is $2.37, which is less than a bunch of bananas.<br />
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Another (politically justified) steal is <em>Tropico 3</em> and its <em>Absolute Power</em> expansion at $3.39 apiece. Both titles are a great way to dip your dictator desires into the pool of power and see if <em>Tropico 4</em> is worth the coin.<br />
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Finally, <em>Tropico 4 </em>is only 33 percent off, is $26.79. The game is an <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/07/tropico-4-review/#review">evolutionary step up from <em>Tropico 3</em></a>, with a robust campaign that takes players through the rules of ruling the island nation.<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-junta-dlc/">Tropico 4 (The Junta DLC)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-junta-dlc/#4581728"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/11/tropico-4---junta---dlc---bunker-with-apc-and-concrete-barricades_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-junta-dlc/#4581729"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/11/tropico-4---junta---dlc---dress-uniform-female_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-junta-dlc/#4581730"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/11/tropico-4---junta---dlc---guard-booth_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-junta-dlc/#4581731"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/11/tropico-4---junta---dlc---watchtower---camouflage-ammo-depot---apc---concrete-barricades_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/04/tropico-exports-enhanced-by-steam-sale-this-weekend/">Tropico exports enhanced by Steam sale this weekend</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/04/tropico-exports-enhanced-by-steam-sale-this-weekend/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20098921/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/04/tropico-exports-enhanced-by-steam-sale-this-weekend/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Haemimont-Games</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>pc</category><category>Steam</category><category>Tropico</category><category>tropico-4</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 18:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tropico 4's Xbox 360 demo available for import]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/24/tropico-4s-xbox-360-demo-available-for-import/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/24/tropico-4s-xbox-360-demo-available-for-import/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/24/tropico-4s-xbox-360-demo-available-for-import/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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People of Tropico, lend us your ears! A demo for <em>Tropico 4</em>, the latest iteration of the sim series, is available now on the Xbox Live Marketplace. The demo features tutorials and one campaign mission, all in the interest of finding out if being El Presidente is a good career path for you.<br />
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<em>Tropico 4</em> launched in early September on PC, acting as <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/07/tropico-4-review/">a more refined experience</a> from Haemimont's first swing at the franchise with <em>Tropico 3</em>. For those without the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/09/tropico-4-demo-welcomes-you-back-el-presidente/">PC specs</a> to handle all the tropical fidelity, take the Xbox 360 version for a test drive.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-7-20-11/">Tropico 4 (7/20/11)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-7-20-11/#4308983"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/07/tropico4x36001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-7-20-11/#4308984"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/07/tropico4x36002_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-7-20-11/#4308986"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/07/tropico4x36003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-7-20-11/#4308987"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/07/tropico4x36004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-7-20-11/#4308988"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/07/tropico4x36005_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/24/tropico-4s-xbox-360-demo-available-for-import/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Tropico 4's Xbox 360 demo available for import</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/24/tropico-4s-xbox-360-demo-available-for-import/">Tropico 4's Xbox 360 demo available for import</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/24/tropico-4s-xbox-360-demo-available-for-import/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20089041/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/24/tropico-4s-xbox-360-demo-available-for-import/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>demo</category><category>Haemimont-Games</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>microsoft</category><category>tropico-4</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 19:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tropico 4 for Xbox 360 on slow banana boat, delayed until Oct. 18]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/22/tropico-4-for-xbox-360-on-slow-banana-boat-delayed-until-oct-1/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/22/tropico-4-for-xbox-360-on-slow-banana-boat-delayed-until-oct-1/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/22/tropico-4-for-xbox-360-on-slow-banana-boat-delayed-until-oct-1/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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The release date for the Xbox 360 version of banana republic dictatorship sim <em>Tropico 4</em> has been moved to October 18. The game's previous launch window was "mid-September," but a representative for publisher Kalypso Media confirmed the new date for us today.<br />
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The PC version of <a href="http://joystiq.com/game/tropico-4"><em>Tropico 4</em></a> is available now, and although it isn't radically different in terms of visuals from its predecessor, it's a better and more <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/07/tropico-4-review/">focused experience</a>.<br />
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[Thanks, Ricky C.]<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-7-20-11/">Tropico 4 (7/20/11)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-7-20-11/#4308983"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/07/tropico4x36001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-7-20-11/#4308984"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/07/tropico4x36002_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-7-20-11/#4308986"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/07/tropico4x36003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-7-20-11/#4308987"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/07/tropico4x36004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-7-20-11/#4308988"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/07/tropico4x36005_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/22/tropico-4-for-xbox-360-on-slow-banana-boat-delayed-until-oct-1/">Tropico 4 for Xbox 360 on slow banana boat, delayed until Oct. 18</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/22/tropico-4-for-xbox-360-on-slow-banana-boat-delayed-until-oct-1/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20049891/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/22/tropico-4-for-xbox-360-on-slow-banana-boat-delayed-until-oct-1/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>delay</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>kalypso-media-usa</category><category>microsoft</category><category>tropico-4</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 18:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tropico 4 review: Evolution, not la revolucion]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/07/tropico-4-review/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/07/tropico-4-review/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/07/tropico-4-review/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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Dear, magnificent El Presidente,<br />
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I, Penultimo, your trusted and loyal adviser, understand that you have ordered copies of <em>Tropico 4</em> not be imported to the island and stated, in your wisdom, that not enough has changed from <em>Tropico 3 </em>to this latest sequel to acquiesce on requested import taxes. Although you are correct on many, many levels, I humbly note the following changes that may shift your perspective.<br />
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On the surface, <em>Tropico 4</em> is almost identical to <em>Tropico 3</em>. It looks the same, controls the same, the UI is similar, art is reused, you'll still have to put parking garages (seriously!) everywhere and it's difficult to initially discern what's changed at all. But, once the game begins, it becomes clear that this is the game that <em>Tropico 3</em> <em>should have been</em>. Could it have been called <em>Tropico 3.75: We Fixed It</em>? Absolutely. However, publisher Kalypso Media and developer Haemimont Games went with <em>Tropico 4</em>, so here we are.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-e3-2011/">Tropico 4 (E3 2011)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-e3-2011/#4211590"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/tropico4e3t4-01_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-e3-2011/#4211591"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/tropico4e3t4-02_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-e3-2011/#4211592"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/tropico4e3t4-03_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-e3-2011/#4211593"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/tropico4e3t4-04_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-e3-2011/#4211594"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/tropico4e3t4-05_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/07/tropico-4-review/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Tropico 4 review: Evolution, not la revolucion</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/07/tropico-4-review/">Tropico 4 review: Evolution, not la revolucion</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:15:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/07/tropico-4-review/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20035576/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/07/tropico-4-review/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Haemimont-Games</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>kalypso-media-usa</category><category>microsoft</category><category>pc</category><category>tropico-4</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:15:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tropico 4 welcomes El Presidente to play on PC August 30]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/15/tropico-4-welcomes-el-presidente-to-play-on-pc-august-30/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/15/tropico-4-welcomes-el-presidente-to-play-on-pc-august-30/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/15/tropico-4-welcomes-el-presidente-to-play-on-pc-august-30/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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Banana republic political simulation <em>Tropico 4</em> is ready for el revolucion on PC this August 30 -- <em>just</em> making that previously announced <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/03/tropico-4-delayed-wont-export-until-august/">launch window</a>. The Xbox 360 version has been moved until "mid-September," but any public mentioning of this as a "delay" will involve a blindfold and firing squad.<br />
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If you're looking to get a taste of life as a tropical dictator, take the <em>Tropico 4</em> demo for a spin right <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/tropico-4/download/tropico-4-demo">here</a> (<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/09/tropico-4-demo-welcomes-you-back-el-presidente/">system requirements</a>). May your service to the people be long and your private Swiss bank account always be full.<br />
<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-7-20-11/">Tropico 4 (7/20/11)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-7-20-11/#4308983"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/07/tropico4x36001_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-7-20-11/#4308984"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/07/tropico4x36002_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-7-20-11/#4308986"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/07/tropico4x36003_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-7-20-11/#4308987"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/07/tropico4x36004_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/tropico-4-7-20-11/#4308988"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/07/tropico4x36005_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/15/tropico-4-welcomes-el-presidente-to-play-on-pc-august-30/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Tropico 4 welcomes El Presidente to play on PC August 30</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/15/tropico-4-welcomes-el-presidente-to-play-on-pc-august-30/">Tropico 4 welcomes El Presidente to play on PC August 30</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/15/tropico-4-welcomes-el-presidente-to-play-on-pc-august-30/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20018328/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/15/tropico-4-welcomes-el-presidente-to-play-on-pc-august-30/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Haemimont-Games</category><category>kalypso</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>microsoft</category><category>pc</category><category>release-date</category><category>tropico-4</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 21:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tropico 4 demo welcomes you back, El Presidente]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/09/tropico-4-demo-welcomes-you-back-el-presidente/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/09/tropico-4-demo-welcomes-you-back-el-presidente/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/09/tropico-4-demo-welcomes-you-back-el-presidente/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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Brush up on your speech-writing skills and get set to shape the political and economic future of a small island nation, because the <em>Tropico 4</em> demo is here. The playable demo includes the tutorial and one mission from the main campaign to give you a taste of what to expect when the game is released on September 1st. We can almost guarantee it'll be less depressing than what's happening with real life politics.<br />
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Ready to become leader? You can download the <em>Tropico 4</em> demo right <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/tropico-4/download/tropico-4-demo">here</a>. System requirements are shown after the jump.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/09/tropico-4-demo-welcomes-you-back-el-presidente/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Tropico 4 demo welcomes you back, El Presidente</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/09/tropico-4-demo-welcomes-you-back-el-presidente/">Tropico 4 demo welcomes you back, El Presidente</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.worldoftropico.com/us/index.php>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/09/tropico-4-demo-welcomes-you-back-el-presidente/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20012525/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/09/tropico-4-demo-welcomes-you-back-el-presidente/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>demo</category><category>Haemimont-Games</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>pc</category><category>strategy</category><category>tropico-4</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Steven Wong]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2011 10:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[El Presidente declassifies more Tropico 4 Xbox 360 screens]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/21/el-presidente-declassifies-more-tropico-4-xbox-360-screens/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/21/el-presidente-declassifies-more-tropico-4-xbox-360-screens/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/21/el-presidente-declassifies-more-tropico-4-xbox-360-screens/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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A new batch of <em><a href="http://joystiq.com/game/tropico-4">Tropico 4</a></em> screens, showcasing the Xbox 360 version of the game, have been given to us by the benevolent, glorious El Presidente. He is such a magnificent leader! (Prepare for the <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/03/tropico-4-delayed-wont-export-until-august/">revolution in August</a>.)<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/21/el-presidente-declassifies-more-tropico-4-xbox-360-screens/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>El Presidente declassifies more Tropico 4 Xbox 360 screens</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/21/el-presidente-declassifies-more-tropico-4-xbox-360-screens/">El Presidente declassifies more Tropico 4 Xbox 360 screens</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 21 Jul 2011 02:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/21/el-presidente-declassifies-more-tropico-4-xbox-360-screens/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19996206/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/21/el-presidente-declassifies-more-tropico-4-xbox-360-screens/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Haemimont-Games</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>microsoft</category><category>pc</category><category>tropico-4</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Jul 2011 02:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boulder Dash XL boldly dashes to XBLA July 13]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/27/boulder-dash-xl-boldly-dashes-to-xbla-july-13/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/27/boulder-dash-xl-boldly-dashes-to-xbla-july-13/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/27/boulder-dash-xl-boldly-dashes-to-xbla-july-13/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<center>
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An HD update of the classic game <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boulder_Dash"><em>Boulder Dash</em></a> is coming to XBLA on July 13 ... just a week shy of the Summer of Arcade promotion, and the same day as <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/22/ms-splosion-man-splodes-onto-xbla-july-13/"><em>Ms. Splosion Man</em></a>. <em>Ouch</em>. <em>Boulder Dash XL</em> retains the formula from First Star Games' vintage side-scroller, with a treasure hunter searching for diamonds in maze-like caves, avoiding enemies, falling boulders, and traps.<br />
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The new version features "7 times the amount of caves as the 1984 original release," publisher Kalypso Media says, along with a new "puzzle mode," items like speed enhancers and telescoping arms, and online leaderboards. In addition to the 800 Microsoft Point Xbox Live Arcade release, a PC version will be released later in the summer. Hopefully for its sake, it won't be overshadowed again by a promotion and a higher-profile release.<div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/boulder-dash-xl-xbla-pc/">Boulder Dash XL (XBLA/PC)</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/boulder-dash-xl-xbla-pc/#4254613"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/boulderdash62701_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/boulder-dash-xl-xbla-pc/#4254614"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/boulderdash62702_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/boulder-dash-xl-xbla-pc/#4254615"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/boulderdash62703_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/boulder-dash-xl-xbla-pc/#4254616"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/boulderdash62704_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/boulder-dash-xl-xbla-pc/#4254617"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/06/boulderdash62705_thumbnail.jpg" alt="" title="" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/27/boulder-dash-xl-boldly-dashes-to-xbla-july-13/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Boulder Dash XL boldly dashes to XBLA July 13</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/27/boulder-dash-xl-boldly-dashes-to-xbla-july-13/">Boulder Dash XL boldly dashes to XBLA July 13</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/27/boulder-dash-xl-boldly-dashes-to-xbla-july-13/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19977658/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/27/boulder-dash-xl-boldly-dashes-to-xbla-july-13/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>boulder-dash-xl</category><category>kalypso-media</category><category>microsoft</category><category>pc</category><category>q3-2011</category><category>release-date</category><category>xbla</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[JC Fletcher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tropico 4 hollas back with b-a-n-a-n-a republic trailer]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/21/tropico-4-hollas-back-with-b-a-n-a-n-a-republic-trailer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/21/tropico-4-hollas-back-with-b-a-n-a-n-a-republic-trailer/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/21/tropico-4-hollas-back-with-b-a-n-a-n-a-republic-trailer/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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<em>Tropico 4</em>'s E3 trailer has finally washed up on our shores in a rubber raft after escaping El Presidente's island nation. Check out shots of the game that's looking an awful lot like <em>Tropico 3.75</em> (<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/tag/tropico-3-absolute-power"><em>Absolute Power</em> being 3.5</a>).<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/21/tropico-4-hollas-back-with-b-a-n-a-n-a-republic-trailer/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Tropico 4 hollas back with b-a-n-a-n-a republic trailer</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/21/tropico-4-hollas-back-with-b-a-n-a-n-a-republic-trailer/">Tropico 4 hollas back with b-a-n-a-n-a republic trailer</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/21/tropico-4-hollas-back-with-b-a-n-a-n-a-republic-trailer/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19971591/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/21/tropico-4-hollas-back-with-b-a-n-a-n-a-republic-trailer/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>Haemimont-Games</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>microsoft</category><category>pc</category><category>tropico-4</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:30:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tropico 4 delayed, won't export until August]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/03/tropico-4-delayed-wont-export-until-august/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/03/tropico-4-delayed-wont-export-until-august/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/03/tropico-4-delayed-wont-export-until-august/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<div style="text-align: center;">
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People of <em>Tropico</em>, it is I, Juanito! A new teaser trailer for <em><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/game/tropico-4">Tropico 4</a></em> reveals the latest video game simulation of our beloved island has been delayed until August 2011, for both the Xbox 360 and PC versions.<br />
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El Presidente would like to inform the people that anything they may have heard about a release date <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/01/tropico-4-coming-to-xbox-360-and-pc-in-q2-2011/">between April and June, 2011</a> was merely "rumor and speculation." Our great leader would never do anything to mislead the people. Ever.<p><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/03/tropico-4-delayed-wont-export-until-august/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Tropico 4 delayed, won't export until August</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/03/tropico-4-delayed-wont-export-until-august/">Tropico 4 delayed, won't export until August</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Thu, 03 Mar 2011 20:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/03/tropico-4-delayed-wont-export-until-august/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/19867393/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/03/tropico-4-delayed-wont-export-until-august/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>delays</category><category>Haemimont-Games</category><category>kalypso</category><category>Kalypso-media</category><category>microsoft</category><category>pc</category><category>release-date</category><category>tropico-4</category><category>xbox</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Alexander Sliwinski]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 20:30:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>