Loyal followers of El Presidente, the Department of Tropico Player Welfare is pleased to announce that Update 1.03 has now gone live for Tropico 5. The update has been lovingly crafted to further enhance the enjoyment of your visit to our lovely little island: adding three new maps for sandbox mode and a total of six extra costumes for your dynasty members, plus fixes to multiplayer, trade routes ... more.

Your ticket to sunny beaches and political corruption is now ready! After a delay in the production process, the boxed retail version of Tropico 5 for PC is now available at retailers across North America. Retail purchasers can now take control of the island paradise and become a magnanimous leader of the people, or impose the fierce grip of tyranny amongst the populace. As long as El President... more.

To celebrate the upcoming June 17th PC retail launch of Tropico 5 in North America, Kalypso Media today announced they are rewarding the retail community by providing the first planned DLC pack - ‘The Big Cheese’ - at no cost to those who have been patiently awaiting the North American retail version. This special bonus comes directly from Kalypso and El Presidente as a special “thank you... more.