The success of Minecraft has provided Mojang an unique opportunity that many smaller developers never get. They are in a position of freedom to do whatever they want to next. They just finished published Cobalt and still have the infamous Scrolls in development, but Mojang CEO Carl Manneh revealed that they've got three more unannounced titles in the works. One of the titles we already knew was in the works when Notch announced he was stepping down from the lead developer position on Minecraft to work on the new project. Notch's new big idea is undoubtedly a long way off, Manneh saying "What it is today, I don’t think he knows himself. We certainly don’t. It’s probably going to be a lot of testing and playing around to see what works.”

We should be able to play the other titles relatively soon, as in, sometime in the first half of this year even. Further details are for now sketchy at best because of NDAs that are in place, but we should get to see more info soon. It is hard to imagine what Mojang will do next after the behemoth that is Minecraft, but Manneh maintains "They will have a big impact on Mojang over the next year." Time will tell, but when Mojang talks about a new game, I'm all ears.

Old buildings and structures are becoming obsolete and need to be upgraded or even replaced by their modern counterparts. Cars and transportation need modernisation to meet the needs of a changing economy; and now El Presidente can even send people to the International Space Station! El Presidente and his ministers must now join the war against terror and control Internet regulation and freedom of speech on Tropico.

Key Features:

• Make Tropico fit for the 21st century: Evolve the island from the Cold War era to modern times and even into the future
• 30 new buildings become available as time progresses, including condos, skyscrapers, organic ranches and biofarms. Replace obsolete buildings with these modern and inspiring designs.
• Upgrade old buildings to new variants – modernised apartment buildings, banks, museums and much more
• 10 new edicts allow even more control over your citizens’ lives. Block or limit citizens’ Internet use, create a police state or be a “good guy” and launch the Festival of Love edict.
• New single player campaign comprised of 12 comprehensive scenario missions. Protect Tropico from unseen and sinister forces.

A Month back we reported that CD Projekt RED was attempting to sue individuals who allegedly pirated The Witcher 2. Their policy has since changed, and Marcin Iwinski, the company's co-founder, released an open letter explaining why. The text of his letter is posted in its entirety below.

An Open Letter to the Gaming Community from CD Projekt RED

In early December, an article was published about a law firm acting on behalf of CD Projekt RED, contacting individuals who had downloaded The Witcher 2 illegally and seeking financial compensation for copyright infringement. The news about our decision to combat piracy directly, instead of with DRM, spread quickly and with it came a number of concerns from the community. Repeatedly, gamers just like you have said that our methods might wrongly accuse people who have never violated our copyright and expressed serious concern about our actions.

Being part of a community is a give-and-take process. We only succeed because you have faith in us, and we have worked hard over the years to build up that trust. We were sorry to see that many gamers felt that our actions didn't respect the faith that they have put into CD Projekt RED. Our fans always have been and remain our greatest concern, and we pride ourselves on the fact that you all know that we listen to you and take your opinions to heart. While we are confident that no one who legally owns one of our games has been required to compensate us for copyright infringement, we value our fans, our supporters, and our community too highly to take the chance that we might ever falsely accuse even one individual.

So we've decided that we will immediately cease identifying and contacting pirates.

Let's make this clear: we don't support piracy. It hurts us, the developers. It hurts the industry as a whole. Though we are staunch opponents of DRM because we don't believe it has any effect on reducing piracy, we still do not condone copying games illegally. We're doing our part to keep our relationship with you, our gaming audience, a positive one. We've heard your concerns, listened to your voices, and we're responding to them. But you need to help us and do your part: don't be indifferent to piracy. If you see a friend playing an illegal copy of a game--any game--tell your friend that they're undermining the possible success of the developer who created the very game that they are enjoying. Unless you support the developers who make the games you play, unless you pay for those games, we won't be able to produce new excellent titles for you.

Keep on playing,

Marcin Iwinski

co-founder

CD Projekt RED