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.