Microsoft has announced a string of games coming soon to Xbox Game Pass.

8th July sees Dragon Quest Builders 2 (cloud) hit the subscription service, as well as Tropico 6 (cloud, console and PC), and UFC 4 (console) via EA Play.

15th July adds Bloodroots (cloud, console and PC), Farming Simulator 19 (cloud, console and PC), and The Medium (cloud).

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The wait is nearly over for console owning Tropico fans, as Tropico 6 will be released on PS4 and Xbox One on 27th September.

After multiple delays the console release was originally slated for this summer, but players will have to wait just a little bit longer to get their hands on the game, which has been playable on PC since the 29th March.

Xbox players are able to try the game right now in Game Preview, where it has just received a major update to fix bugs and introduce the random map generator.

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Here's my gaming metaphor of the day: Tropico is like that one friend you have - you know the one - who you see at regularly reoccurring events and don't speak much outside of that. Whenever you do manage to catch up with them, though, it's like you've never been apart.

Tropico used to come around every 2 to 3 years with a few new features, the core idea always intact. You take control of a dictator tasked with leading their island nation - and their own wallet - to glory. How things play out is dictated less by you and more by the demands of the factions that represent the different interests of your people. Ignore their demands for too long and you risk a rebellion.

Under new developer Limbic Entertainment factions are the main feature the sixth instalment introduces. Rather than gentle nudges from one or two factions to keep up with things, you now eventually deal with all eight available factions simultaneously. It's impossible to make everyone happy, as every demand you fill for one group will cost you standing with another. To turn Tropico into a thriving paradise you need to keep things in balance, traditionally the last thing you expect from a despot.

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Dictator simulator Tropico 6 has been delayed again - this time, until 29th March.

The sundrenched sim was originally set to arrive on PC sometime in 2018, before a delay last summer pushed it back to this January.

Console versions are still expected to follow on at some point.

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Dictator simulator series Tropico will release its next instalment in 2019 - a little later than previously planned.

Tropico 6 has been set for a January 2019 release date on PC, Mac and Linux. Console versions for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One will then follow on in the summer.

A previous teaser - from all the way back in June 2017 - pegged the project for launch in 2018. Obviously that's no longer the case.

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