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v1.12 Update: Adds J.D. Vance, Recent Real-World Issues, More Customization

v1.12 Update: Adds J.D. Vance, real-world issues, new custom candidate body parts, and improved gameplay experiences The Political Machine 2024 continues to evolve with this update, bringing several new updates that include the addition of J. D. Vance as Donald Trump’s running mate, the introduction of timely real-world issues such as Trump’s Assassination Attempt, and expanded customization options for creating unique candidates. This update also includes various gameplay improve... [read more]

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The Political Machine 2024 v1.11 Now Available

The Political Machine 2024 v1.11 brings  Game Balance Changes and Quality of Life Adjustments Buy Now   |  Full Changelog As the political landscape continues to evolve, so does The Political Machine 2024. The latest update, v1.11, is here, and it’s packed with changes that directly address player feedback, game quality, and balancing. Here’s a look at the highlights of this update. Core Improvements The core of this update focuses on refin... [read more]

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Now Available: v1.1 Command & Conquer Update

v1.1 Command & Conquer Update introduces the War Room & Enhanced Endorsement System  Today, Stardock Entertainment released the v1.1 Command & Conquer Update for its political strategy game, The Political Machine 2024. This update includes the introduction of the War Room, a revamped Endorsement System, and several quality-of-life improvements aimed at enhancing the player experience. The v1.1 Command & Conquer update introduces two major features designed to de... [read more]

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Dev Journal #8 - Sneak Peek at v1.1 for the The Political Machine 2024

Hello everyone, thanks for your support on the game, we hope that you’ve been enjoying what’s come out so far! For this journal, we’d like to use this space to show what’s coming out in our Command and Conquer update tomorrow. We’ve been seeing feedback in regards to wanting to have more agency, additional strategies, and methods at your disposal. Between last update and now, we took a good look at previous entries and wanted to take influence from features from previous games and remixing it... [read more]

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Dev Journal #7: Workshop Wonder - The Political Machine 2024

Thanks to everyone who’s checked out the new update - we hope the additions to the roster are to your liking! While we are developing new features for updates through the summer, I’d like to use this dev log as an opportunity to check out some of community’s custom candidates and clash 2 of them in a presidential match! So far at the making of this dev log there are a total of 142 candidates running for the presidency from the workshop. It’s fun to see the variety that it generates - some... [read more]

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WXYZ Detroit Interviews Stardock

Plymouth company's 'The Political Machine' game lets you run a presidential campaign By Sarah Michals PLYMOUTH, Mich. (WXYZ) — Plymouth-based software development and game company Stardock is launching a 2024 version of its computer game "The Political Machine." In the locally-made game, players are asked to stretch their political strategy muscles, playing as real-life presidential candidates vying for the White House. Game creators tell us that in past elections, t... [read more]

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NOW OUT: The Presidential Pioneers v1.01 Update for The Political Machine 2024

The Presidential Pioneers v1.01 Update brings New Candidates, Mac Support, and Game Quality Improvements Today we released a significant update for their strategy game, The Political Machine 2024. This update introduces an array of past presidential candidates, extends compatibility to macOS, and implements various bug fixes and balance adjustments. Buy Now   |  View Changelog New Faces in the Political Arena The latest update enriches the game's roster with ... [read more]

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Dev Journal #6: Candidate Call - The Political Machine 2024

Thank you for everyone who’s supported us since we released on May 2nd! Just because we released doesn’t mean the updates are over though! We have been seeing your feedback and are addressing points from it as we speak. We’d like to use this space again to show what’s coming up on our update on May 16th! First off we want to say we have heard the requests to add more candidates. In response, we have been working hard to return a handful of candidates from previous iterations back into the fra... [read more]

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Stardock Releases The Political Machine 2024

New political strategy game puts players in this year’s race for the White House   Buy from  Steam   | Buy from Stardock Stardock Entertainment released The Political Machine 2024 , the newest edition of its popular political strategy game series today. The game allows players to step into the shoes of presidential candidates , including Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Nikki Haley, Bill Clinton and countless other candidates from history, or create ... [read more]

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Dev Journal #5: Declaration of Independents - The Political Machine 2024

With the full release of The Political Machine 2024 on May 2nd, we’d like to use this space as an opportunity to tease what’s coming up on release! We understand we’ve been missing a key player in this presidential election cycle and we wanted to be sure he was in for release. We’ll be introducing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. into the fray! His introduction also comes with a new deck that we’re introducing - the Independent deck! Without revealing too much, some of the new cards introduced i... [read more]