Tropico 5 Beta

http://betatest.kalypsomedia.com/TROPICO5

Anyone interested? Tropico is probably my favorite game series of the last decade, and if they pull off the multiplayer aspect well, it might fill the gaping hole in my heart that SimCity left.

 

I'm pretty sure the gaping wound EA left with SimCity was in a different part of their customers' anatomy.

 

signing up

 

WEE NDA watch!?

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For clarity: there is a complete communications, media and disclosure "black-out";

 

Mmm, I want. I love me some Tropico. It has definitely been one of the worst "just ten more minutes" games I've every played.