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Screenshots from the beta
Greetings! The Political Machine 2008 is nearly done. Originally, we intended to have a public beta as we do with all our other games. Unfortunately, to make our June 17th retail release, we have to go gold in basically a week which cut the time down on when we'd have a public beta. But in the meantime, here are some screenshots! I will also put together a guided tour of the 2008 edition. It's just so much better in every way. I'm just finishing up a...
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Gamespot Preview
Gamespot is previewing The Political Machine 2008. It also includes a lengthy Q&A session with yours truly in going over the various aspects of our upcoming PC strategy game set for launch on June 17th. View: [Gamespot Preview]
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The issues of The Political Machine
Tonight (4:28am so technically this morning) I'm hanging out on the GalCiv II forums between compiles. The above is the issue editor for The Political Machine 2008. In it, I must go through every conceivable issue, write a description and then put in the values. The values on position are between -10 (strongly against) and positive 10 (strongly in favor). The other variable (new in this version) is how important the issue is which is on a scale from 1 to 10. I also have th...
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The Political Machine on Twitter
Twitter has really become one of the most popular "social network" sites around today. It's different than something like Facebook, as this is a way to connect with friends and others, and basically just make short posts (140 characters) about what you are doing, your thoughts, work, etc. Since the political season is heating up even more, and politics is a hot topic on Twitter, we have created our own account for The Political Machine. It will be regularly updated with links and...
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The Political Machine 2008 officially announced
PLYMOUTH, MI - March 26, 2008 - Do you have what it takes to be the president? Today Stardock Entertainment announced The Political Machine 2008, a new PC game that puts players in control of the 2008 presidential campaign. Play as the campaign manager for a host of candidates including Barack Obama, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, historical candidates or design one from scratch. Players then choose their campaign battlegrounds and are off on the campaign trail to face a host of challenges i...
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Some of the first screenshots have arrived
Here are some screen shots of our current internal build of The Political Machine... Players can visually design every aspect of their candidate. The candidates in the game aren't "modeled". We just provide the pieces and the rest goes from there. All candidates are bobble-headed in order to make them more like real-life politicians. You can go on cable TV shows and answer the tough questions which can affect your standing. You're not just a player,...
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Release Schedule Announced
Our target release date is June 17, 2008 -- give or take a few days based on retail needs. Below is our tentative schedule: Beta 1: April 24. All users who pre-order the game will be given access to it. Beta 2: May 8. All users who pre-order the game will be given access to it. Release: June 17th-ish. Stay tuned!
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