Part of what makes Paradox Interactive’s games so appealing is the level of post-launch support given to near every game release. That’s even true for new Paradox game partnerships, such as Romero Games’Empire of Sin, it seems. During the recentPDXCON digital conventionfor all things Paradox, Romero Games announced its first major expansion for Prohibition-era strategy game. It’s namedMake It Countand it’s tentatively planned for release later in 2021.
Make It Countis a full-fledged expansion forEmpire of Sin. It’ll introduce a new series of story-based missions, several key new features, and will lay the foundation for additional content updates in the future. The announcement ofMake It Countis being treated as Romero Games pivoting away from a post-launch balance and optimization focus to a post-launch content focus. Co-founder Brenda Romero says that the team is ready to explore new opportunities forEmpire of Sin, providing “more content to sink [your] teeth into.”
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The story ofMake It Countrevolves around Meyer Lansky and his gang of Fixers. Playing as Lansky, the player will become the mob’s accountant, excelling at economics and diplomacy. Lansky’s fixers, on the other hand, deal with the more physical aspects of loan sharking. With them, players will be able to use a new Blackmail feature to manipulate otherEmpire of Sincharacters and factions. Of course, there are more abilities and other specific content planned, as well.
TheMake it Countexpansion is planned to be released alongsideEmpire of Sin’s previously announced upcoming free Precinct Update. The Precinct Update will add major features including a Precinct management layer for neighborhoods, new Chi-Town Mogul and Buyout win conditions based on building and diplomacy efforts, and perhaps most importantly the addition ofmod supportinEmpire of Sin. Again, the Precinct Update will be entirely free for all current players.
Being Romero Games' first title and having such a large and intricate scope, it’s understandable thatEmpire of Sinhas had a tumultuous launch.Paradoxis well familiar with this, as big games, whether they’re grand strategy titles or otherwise, are so complex and the players so thorough that optimization and balance are always big issues. The key thing is that Romero is sticking with the game.
Empire of Sinwasn’t the only Paradox game to get a new expansion announcement at PDXCON, either. TheRoyal Courtexpansion was announced forCrusader Kings 3, aSecond Chancesexpansion will launch June 16 forPrison Architect, andVictoria 3is an all-new gamecurrently in development.Empire of Sinis among good company.
Empire of Sinis available now on PC.
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