What arrived and what changed, newest first. During the beta a balance change can shift the numbers in a game already in progress a little.
The brief flash of a different page before the game opened is gone. The save status ("Saved · day 2") and the downloaded save file now use the same day number as the header, and a new studio starts at day 1.
A how-to-play page, eight strategy guides (prime time, ratings, advertising, the board, rivals, sports rights, awards, money), an FAQ and a glossary, in all 12 languages. Every number is read straight from the game's own settings. →
A new game no longer starts on "day 0": every date you see now counts from day 1. The beta note is a small corner card that never covers the start button and stays closed once closed. New pages are now announced to search engines through IndexNow.
MEDIA EMPIRE opened as a free web beta. It runs in the browser with nothing to install, takes no payments, and plays in 12 languages. →
Pressing "play day" alone used to run the whole game. Now each morning puts one decision on a card — go all-in on a big match, air a breaking-news special, renew a season, sign a star. Leave it and nothing changes.
From the third morning until your first win, the desk points at an hour you can take and the show to put there, with the forecast and last night's best to beat. The night you first top an hour, the results screen celebrates it. →
Each of the three rival stations now has a CEO with a personality. They comment on last night's results every morning, and rival news and a head-to-head record build up as you play. →
The one-day live special the rival stations used is now yours to order too (once a day), and a rush premium of ×2 keeps it from being the obvious choice. Rivals pay the same price.