- Midterm elections are coming up, and instead of running for office, I’m playing The Political Machine - 2 October 2018
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- Political Machine 2016 v1.33 Update - 1 November 2016
We are almost to election day. It seemed like Hillary might coast to victory, but the recent batch of emails may knock her out. We've updated issues and introduced some new random events to reflect the world. Read below for details! Change Log Issues Updates Election Integrity (New) Politicians on both sides are questioning the validity of election results, suspect either vote tampering or voter suppression. This issue is especially important to Trump. Probing Hillary's Emails (updated). The FBI's eleventh-hour revelation of new emails has added to the campaign chaos and increasing awareness of this issue. New random events Internet Revelations Whether it was hackers or cyber-punks or just troublesome teens, someone has been breaking into emails and sharing secrets with the world, causing an unneeded distraction at this critical stage in the campaign. Reduces a candidate's credibility w…
- Political Machine 2016 v1.31 Released - 6 October 2016
The last few weeks in the political world have been crazy. Based on the recent debates and real-life events, we've decided to update the game's issues and introduced a new debate-themed random event. Read below for details! Change Log Issues Updates: Increased the importance of "Probing Hillary's emails." This remains one of the greatest weak spots in Hillary's campaign. Increased raised the importance of "Tax cuts" as there is increasing pressure for Trump to release his tax returns. Slightly reduced the importance of "Fighting ISIS"Slightly reduced the importance of "Securing the Borders." Both of these latter two issues are still important to many voters. However, as other issues have been consuming more time, there has been less focus on them. New random event "Debate Disaster" Your debate performance has led to some uncomfortable gaffes related to taxes and led to speculations on w…
- The Political Machine 2016's latest update brings in the VPs - 20 September 2016
Stardock has updated its popular strategy game, The Political Machine 2016 with new issues and new candidates to run with including Jill Stein, Bill Weld and Tim Kaine. In addition, new issues like the National Anthem protest have also been added into the game’s simulation. In The Political Machine, you run for President of the United States. You can run using existing candidates such as Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton or create your candidate. One recent update allows you to simulate an actual election with the AI running each candidate’s campaign to see how well they do. The simulation’s top issues for 2016, according to the Trump AI are Securing the Borders, Attacking Mrs. Clinton’s email handling and preventing domestic terrorism. For Clinton AI, it’s Reducing the wealth gap, Attacking Trump’s Erratic positions, and reducing health care costs. Of course, that’s only what the compute…
- New Campaign DLC for The Political Machine 2016 is Now Available - 19 July 2016
New Campaign DLC brings Ladder Mode, Historical Candidates, and New Challenges Battle for your spot in the White House against some of the most famous (and infamous!) presidents in American history. New Ladder Mode Democrat or Republican? Choose your side and take the nation by storm as you campaign against members of the opposite party to win the presidency. Don’t let your victories go to your head, though - each new opponent will prove more difficult than the last. No one ever said winning the election would be easy! New Historical Candidates Race against several historical presidents of the past and claim your victory against them. Each candidate comes with a modern perspective on all of the hot current issues and is ready to fight for the 2016 presidency. Defeat each candidate to unlock them for general gameplay. New Challenges Elections are unpredictable, so each ladder-mode match…
- The Political Machine 2016 v1.2 - Available Now - 19 July 2016
v1.2 Brings Ranked Multiplayer Matchmaking, Election Simulation Mode and a New Campaign Event Enjoy spectating two candidates of your choice battling it out, match up against other players of your skill level online, and test your wits against a new event in v1.2. Ranked Multiplayer Matchmaking Looking for someone to play? The new matchmaking system will pair you with someone of similar skill. Your rank increases as you win and you'll be matched with more challenging opponents. Election Simulation Mode Hillary or Trump? Sanders or Johnson? If you want to really know who is the better candidate enable "simulation" and watch them battle it out. v1.2 also brings the new "Brexit" event. How will you respond to an issue that is resonating in the hearts and minds of the American people? To learn more about the update and everything else we've added, check out the full changelog at the bottom…
- Look out, America - New Candidates and More are Here With v1.1! - 5 May 2016
http://stardock.cachefly.net/socialposts/TPM_v1.1update_social-post.png New Candidates are Joining the Race! Plus new issues to find a stance on, a new random event, and more in v1.1! Play as one of over a dozen new candidates! Choose from previous politicians who were petitioning for presidency! You've been asking when you could play as old candidates, and the answer is: right now! The added campaigners include Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, John Kerry, Ron Paul, and more. Handle unexpected situations! There is never any guarantee that things will go smoothly during an election season -- heck, it's probably guaranteed that things will go wrong during an election season! The newest event in this update will test how you deal with the death of a supreme court justice. Will you buckle under the pressure when the votes are on the line? Take a stance on brand new issues! How you choose to respo…
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- The Political Machine 2016 is the election sim America deserves - 5 February 2016
2016 is an election year in the US, a time when Americans of all political persuasions come together to partake in a rational discourse, exchanging ideas as they work to decide who among them is most qualified to lead their great nation into the future. Just kidding! Not about it being an election year—it is—but about all the other stuff. In reality, it's a time of super-heated rhetoric, unrestrained nastiness, and grotesque behavior—and also time for a new version of Stardock's election simulator The Political Machine . The Political Machine 2016 is all about getting elected by any means necessary. Sling some mud, take advantage of circumstance, say stupid, obscene things on national radio, and spend, spend, spend. It includes more than a dozen pre-made, real-life candidates, like Hillary, Bern, and The Donald, and if you don't care for any of them (and who could blam…
- Trump Card: The Political Machine 2016 Released - 5 February 2016
When we sent Marsh in to prematurely evaluate Stardock’s election sim The Political Machine 2016 , Donald J. Trump won the presidency in a landslide victory. It’s purely a coincidence that Marsh is no longer our Premature Evaluator, that our new chap is someone who knows better than to tempt fate. Three months later, with the presidential race picking up, The Political Machine has left Early Access and properly launched. I’m interested by how its model has changed issues since that first release to reflect developments. …
- Let the Campaign Begin - The Political Machine 2016 Releases Today! - 4 February 2016
Give speeches, go on talk shows, hire unsavory operatives, and do whatever it takes to become the President of the United States! If you've ever watched the U.S. elections and thought to yourself, "Even I can do better than that!" -- well, this is the game for you! Take to the campaign trail and win the hearts and minds of America's voters to take your place in the White House. The Political Machine 2016 is available TODAY! Purchase it on Steam here or check out our website for more information! Own The Political Machine 2012? Upgrade to The Political Machine 2016 for $4.99 now! Core Features Over a Dozen Candidates to Choose From Play as one of several pre-made candidates like Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Time for Some Mudslinging Use your power and money to purchase ads to discredit your opponent and influence voters. Be Ready for Anything Torrid affairs, natural disasters, email…
- Get Your Talking Points Ready: The Political Machine 2016 is Coming on February 4th! - 26 January 2016
Get The Political Machine 2016 on February 4th! If you've ever watched the U.S. elections and thought to yourself, "Even I can do better than that!" -- well, this is the game for you! Take to the campaign trail and win the hearts and minds of America's voters to take your place in the White House in The Political Machine 2016. With over a dozen candidates to choose from and dozens of national issues to contend with, you'll need to use your wits (and your cash) to convince the nation that you're the right person for the job. If you don't think any of the candidates provided are up to the task of the presidency, you can create your own custom front-runner complete with your own unique avatar, political party, and hometown. Turn friends into frenemies in multiplayer mode, where the two of you can face off against each other in a campaign to end all campaigns. Buy ads to talk up your issues…
- Turn Your Friends into Frenemies - Multiplayer is Now Available in v.80! - 16 December 2015
Climb to the Top of Capitol Hill... Watch your Friends Roll Down to the Bottom! Multiplayer has arrived - Check the Full Changelog Below You asked for it, so here it is: the chance to stampede over your friends' campaigns and become the new President of the United States of America! v.80 is now here with the new "multiplayer" option, complete with lobby and in-game chat so that you can sling mud at each other throughout the course of your campaigns.This update also includes some new issues that reflect current national and international events, and some graphical stability fixes. Take a look at the complete change log for more details on the new additions.Happy (Campaign) Trails to you! CHANGE LOG Major ChangesMultiplayer: Battle for the White House against your friendsUpdated Issues: Adjusted the importance of issues to better reflect current eventsStability: Addressed numerous graphic…
- Premature Evaluation: The Political Machine 2016 - 23 November 2015
Each week Marsh Davies unleashes a patriotic aquiline shriek and swoops upon the home of the brave that is Early Access, bringing freedom by way of cash-purchased endorsements and glib media-ready soundbites to all he meets. This week, these skills will hopefully propel him all the way to the White House in The Political Machine 2016 , a timely update of the presidential campaign strategy game in which candidates scoot between states, bellowing platitudes to the credulous and smarming their way through interviews while doing everything to sabotage their opponents. …
- The Political Machine 2016 Sims Presidential Pratfalls - 19 November 2015
Half the fun of politics simulators is that you get to mess about and see how silly you can be without your head ending up atop a pike. Every four years, Stardock simulate the US presidential election with their Political Machine, but I don’t know if it’s worth the effort this time. What a lineup of jokers, eh? Games couldn’t be sillier than the real race, right? Yeah? Little bit of politics there ladies and gentlemen, little bit of politics. If you fancy hitting the campaign trail, The Political Machine 2016 is out… in Early Access? Ooh, this modern world! …
- Let the Mudslinging Begin! The Political Machine 2016 now on Steam Early Access! - 17 November 2015
Let the Mudslinging Begin! Dodge mud and sling some of your own as you fight against other candidates for the honor of becoming the next President of the United States. Play as more than 18 candidates including Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, and more! Not a fan of the candidates? Create your own custom front runner and take to the campaign trail to out talk, outsmart, and out spend your opponent to win the heats and minds of America's voters and achieve victory!The game features new art and updated graphics, as well as new issues that are relevant to the current events of 2016. There will also be poll tracking, which will allow the player to monitor how candidates and issues are faring across the nation. The Political Machine 2016 features updated political topics from across the United States. Dozens of national issues including the Keystone XL Pipeline, human trafficki…
