l hate to be a bother but can you tell me (if possible) how is the expansion pack going along for GDS (l’m only asking because l would like to throw more money at you)
GDS like in Game Dev Story 
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Or I assume you meant GDT.
He likes to throw money.
I told you you were gonna be a mod, Jay!
There’s an expansion pack announced? Must’ve missed that…
yeah l mean GDT, l was half asleep when l made the topic
Apart from translations into other languages, and the possibility of a modding API there are no DLC or other updates planned for Game Dev Tycoon.
Game Dev Tycoon 2 some time in the future is very likely but it won’t be our next project. We certainly have lots of material for the sequel.
There will be more to come from us, But more of what?
You will have to wait and see!
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Yay more games to throw my money at!
subtle hunt tossed at Charlie It would be real sweet to see an Independent take a new Airport Tycoon. In the vein of Airport Tycoon 1 mind, not that crap they called 2,3 and 4.
Just saying…
@Charlie: You are saying so because you are afraid reviews will be bad if you release two games on the same subject in a row like in GDT? : )
Well no offense to Greenheart games. But that part of their code is 100% wrong. I would much rather see game companies focus on one subject period. That way they become very good at it. We might not have the state of gaming that we have today.
Which is most companies putting out bottled crap. Case in point, Firaxis. They should never make anything other then civ type games. Every try they made not in a civ vain is crap. Railroads can be blamed 100% on sid to be fair.
Which is why X:COM Enemy Unknown (and the upcoming expansion Enemy Within), which was made by Firaxis, has garnered rave reviews and was very well received by casual and die-hard X:COM fans alike. Likewise, Sid Meier’s Ace Patrol is considered a critical success.
Also, did you know that the game which is considered by gamers and critics the world over to be the best game ever created by Firaxis, is not actually called Civilization? No my friend, let me introduce you to a wonderful game called Sid Meier’s Alpha Centauri.
Now sure, SMAC is considered to be an unofficial part of the Civ family, and in gameplay is very similar. Not to mention the fact that later Civ titles used elements from SMAC. But if you were to create them side by side in GDT… you’d not get a penalty for use the same combo twice in a row. You’d have a History Strategy game followed by a Sci Fi Strategy game.
And don’t forget all those previous successes before Civ, when (as Microprose) Sid & co produced a huge bunch of critically acclaimed flight sims. And then there’s Pirates!, and Colonization, and Gettysburg, and as you mentioned Railroads! (which I kinda liked, thank you very much).
Greenheart Games choosing to not make GDT2 immediately after GDT1 is actually common sense, as whilst they have a ton of ideas to use, they would risk burnout and possibly produce a mediocre game when they had the potential for greatness. However, by changing the topic, such as to a space sim, or an airport sim, or a hospital sim, or pretty much any OTHER topic that’s not game development, then they could think up some new ideas and a new mechanics and afterwards come back to GDT2 refreshed and wiser (one would hope).
I have not forgotten any games they made, I have many of them on my disc of shame. And a few on my disc of fame. I stand by my statement that anything other then Civ games from Firaxis is crud, I have the coasters that back my stance.
You might buy into hype, and that is ok for you. I could care less what anyone has to say about any game. Until i play it and enjoy it it is just a game. Hype made millions of us buy simcity. 
Without the Civ francise, they would not be making any games. Because Civ keeps them going, so they can make crappy games like RailRaods.
I was in no way suggesting that greenheart goes with dev tycoon 2. I was suggesting they keep on sim games. Though not offering DLC for this game is bad idea imho. With the cred they have now gotten, they could rack up some nice dosh with a few well made DLC options.
in my opinion everything civ up to civ 4 was awesome (civ 5 sucked in every major way) and games including Railroad (which l play just as much as Civ 4), Alpha Centuri and Pirates are good games, and the Civ Franchies is just one of the many Sid Meier’s they make
l think that greenheart should make the game they want to do, no matter what genre or topic it is