Empire of Sin announces free major ‘The Precinct’ content expansion, releases ‘Gangster Update’ patch
Empire of Sin is only getting started with its first announced content expansion.
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Today is a busy day for the gangster simEmpire of Sin, which has already enjoyed an eventful life since its initial launch. Today, Paradox Interactive and Romero Games are releasing thefifthmajor patch update for Empire of Sin with the Gangster Update, which further improves the game with more bug fixes, changes, and more. On top of this release, Empire of Sin is also announcing its very first major content expansion coming later this year, The Precinct, and that the team is now moving forward with a ton of planned new content.
The 1.05 Gangster Update includes numerous quality-of-life improvements for Empire of Sin, including improvements to the weapon proficiency system, the game’s controller scheme, and game missions on top of the usual batch of bug fixes, balancing changes, and more. The Gangster Update is rolling out now to all platforms that Empire of Sin is currently available on.
Source: Paradox Interactive
The most exciting part of today’s announcement actually comes in the form of The Precinct, which is the first major content expansion for Empire of Sin. While at leasttwopaid premium expansions are planned for Empire of Sin in the future, The Precinct is a massive free update that’s slated for release later in 2021. This also marks the team behind Empire of Sin at Romero Games shifting development away from bug fixing patch updates towards larger content releases.
The Precinct update will include:
If you haven’t played Empire of Sin yet, it’s a fantastic gangster strategy simulator that has players take control of one of over a dozen mob bosses and take over a crime-riddled 1920’s Chicago. Empire of Sin is currently available forXbox Series X,Xbox Series S, Xbox One, PC,PS5, PS4, andNintendo Switch. In case you’re not sure enough to purchase, Empire of Sin is also available throughXbox Game Passfor consoles and PC, and can even be played on the go with Xbox Cloud Gaming throughXbox Game Pass Ultimate.
Empire of Sin is absolutely one of thebest strategy and simulation games on Xbox. It’s never been easier to try Empire of Sin now that it sits among thebest games on Xbox Game Pass.
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