If you ever wanted to rule your own island paradise with an iron fist, you might either be very ambitious or just someone waiting for a series like the Tropico games to come out.

Kalypso Media announced yesterday (February 1, 2011) that PC and Xbox 360 owners will be able to get their hands on Tropico 4 this summer. Yes, talk about the game isn’t necessarily new but now we know a general time frame that is considerably narrower than “some time in 2011.”

Kalypso Media USA, a small company based in Baltimore, is entering the tough video game publishing business in a time when most companies are downsizing or even closing doors.

Even though the company opened in June 2009, its published its first game, Tropico 3. It is a strategy-game based on a fictional island called Tropico where players take the role of the island’s president, managing its resources, businesses and politics to create a successful and balanced country with happy citizens. Tropico 3, rated “Teen” by the ESRB, is already out for the PC and coming to Xbox early 2010.

If you’re looking for a strategic simulation that will have you building and expanding an empire, then you may want to wait for Grand Ages: Rome. Kalypso Media is teaming up with Viva Media to bring the title which has you carving and expanding the ancient city during the time period where Caesar reigned. A definite release date hasn’t been announced, but it will likely be released sometime in 2009.

Grand Ages: Rome doesn’t sound familiar to you? Maybe you’re recognize it if you heard its previous title, Imperium Romanum 2. Kalypso Media decided to change the name back in November, 2008.

At its heart, Grand Ages: Rome is your typical city management sim…