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Strategy and Intrigue Go East with Sengoku from Paradox Interactive

Paradox Interactive has announced that its mysterious third in-house video game development team is working on a title called Sengoku, a grand strategy game which is set in the 15th century in Feudal Japan and allows gamers to control a powerful samurai family as it rises to greatness and defeats its enemies. The ...

1 March 2011
17:31 GMT

King Arthur II Emphasizes Flying Units, Has More Fantasy

Just after the launch of The Druids expansion for King Arthur, the team at Neocore Games has announced that it was already working on a sequel to the mix between turn-based and real-time strategy, aiming to deliver a darker and more complex take on the King Arthur myth. Viktor Juhász, who is one of the deve...

28 February 2011
17:31 GMT

Naval War: Arctic Circle Will Have Real World Ships, Focus on Detection

Turbo Tape Games, as the developer, and Paradox Interactive, the publisher, have offered more information on Naval War: Arctic Circle, the real-time strategy game that focuses on naval battles and will allow players to command some of the most powerful naval task forces in the world. The game has been officially u...

18 February 2011
17:41 GMT

Crusader Kings II Has Limited Wars, Scripted Conflicts

Paradox Interactive had a big press blowout at the end of January, announcing a number of titles they are preparing for the near future, among them permanent death MMO Salem and a card-based spin-off for Hearts of Iron. But for the regular strategy lover, the big launch in the future of the company is Crusader Kings ...

16 February 2011
17:31 GMT

Magicka

It's tough being a wizard and Magicka, the new low-price innovative-concept action adventure title from developer Arrowhead Games and publisher Paradox Interactive, is just the game to show off the plight of magic wielders to unsympathetic players that have been relying on spell support in their role-playing gam...

8 February 2011
19:31 GMT

For the Motherland Brings Partizans and Multicore Support to Hearts of Iron III

We already know that Hearts of Iron III is getting a new expansion, called For the Motherland, and the developers at Paradox Interactive have moved to offer more information about how the game will make the grand strategy title better than ever. Chris King, who is the lead designer working on For the Motherland, h...

2 February 2011
16:31 GMT

Spell Powered Magicka Sells 30,000 Digital Copies in Its First Day

Video game publisher Paradox Interactive has announced that its Magicka action adventure title has managed to sell more than 30,000 copies across all digital distribution services in about 24 hours, also taking the top spot in the Steam daily sales chart, a good performance for a rather low profile title. Shams Jorj...

27 January 2011
04:32 GMT

Paradox Interactive Announces Sales MMO, More Free to Play Titles

Paradox Interactive has held its annual convention during the previous week and the publisher, which focuses on strategy titles that occupy clearly defined niches, has announced a number of new games that appeal to the free to play interested crowd and its first MMO. The massive multiplayer titles will be called S...

24 January 2011
15:01 GMT

For the Motherland Expansion Prepared for Hearts of Iron III

At their annual convention in New York, the publishers at Paradox Interactive have announced that they are working on a new expansion, called For the Motherland, for their grand strategy title Hearts of Iron III, which allows gamers to take control of any country during the years of World War II. One of the main f...

21 January 2011
05:38 GMT

King Arthur – The Role Playing Wargame: The Druids

The developers at Neocore Games have delivered yet another point of view to the story of King Arthur, this one more concerned to the Old Faith and the old customs that seem to be dying under the assault of Christianity, Saxon rulers and a new order, where mysticism is banished and the heroes of old times are overcome...

19 January 2011
04:59 GMT

King Arthur II Has Bigger Battles, Boss Fights, Darker Fantasy

Paradox Interactive, as the publisher, and Neocore Games, as the developer, have announced that they are collaborating on King Arthur II, a new strategy video game which will blend real time tactical battles and turn based strategic moves with a slew of elements taken from the role playing genre.Neocore Games says th...

17 January 2011
05:43 GMT

Seven New Paradox Interactive Games Announced This Month

Paradox Interactive has announced that it will be holding its annual Interactive Convention for 2011 later in the month in New York, with seven full new titles set to be shown off for the first time and presentations planned for upcoming titles like Crusader Kings II, Magna Mundi and Sword of the Stars II. There a...

6 January 2011
16:31 GMT

Europa Universalis III: Divine Wind

It's hard to be loyal when it comes to video games. Much loved series disappear without a trace sometimes, taking entire genres with them. The industry shifts towards a certain pattern and pins its future on mostly first person shooters and MMOs, leaving fans of other concepts looking to smaller developer. Franc...

17 December 2010
19:51 GMT

GOTY 2010: Best Overlooked Game - Victoria II

I will admit up front that there are times when I do not understand Victoria II and this after reading the manual and religiously looking up threads on the official forums from about one year before the launch date to a few weeks after the launch of the 1.2 patch, which made the game much more fun to play. I also ...

15 December 2010
18:21 GMT

Quick Look – Europa Universalis III: Divine Wind

Europa Universalis III might be the only game in history, bar any MMOs, which has received four expansion since it was released in 2007, at the pace of more than one per year, and has seen constant and important changes built into each of them by the developer at Paradox Interactive. Divine Wind has just been rele...

14 December 2010
17:41 GMT

Divine Wind Expansion for EU III Arrives on December 14

Paradox Interactive has announced that the fourth expansion for its grand strategy title Europa Universalis III, called Divine Wind, is set to be released via digital distribution on December 14, with fans of the series set to pay 19.99 dollars for it.The new expansion requires gamers to have EU III Complete installe...

1 December 2010
05:11 GMT

Lionheart: Kings' Crusade

It's hard for a real time strategy title from a little known studio in Hungary and a publisher which specializes in history accurate and complex game designs to make a real impact at this point in October, when the fall launch season is upon us gamers and reviewers and when Medal of Honor, the franchise reboot f...

31 October 2010
03:31 GMT

Iron Cross and Darkest Hour Announced by Paradox Interactive

Paradox Interactive, the publisher of such grand strategy titles like Europa Universalis and Hearts of Iron, has announced that it will be publishing two new strategy titles that will use the older Europa Engine to deliver more focused experiences to gamers.Europa Universalis, Europa Universalis II, Victoria, Hearts ...

21 September 2010
16:31 GMT

Europa Universalis III Gets Divine Wind Expansion

Paradox Interactive, the video game developer and publisher that focuses on grand strategy titles, has announced that it is developing a new expansion for their Europa Universalis III video game, called Divine Wind, which is set to deliver more detail to the exotic East of the game map.Divine Wind is set to be delive...

13 September 2010
07:49 GMT

Victoria II

Two weeks, broken up by a visit to Gamescom, is the time I've taken to review Victoria II, the grand strategy title from Paradox Interactive that focuses on the social and political change Europe and the world experienced beginning with 1836 and went on for about a century before the early days of the World War ...

29 August 2010
06:11 GMT

Quick Look: Victoria II

Victoria II is a complex and engaging grand strategy title that presents alternate takes on the history of the XIX century while allowing the player to be both king, spiritual leader, commander of armies and lead economist for a huge array of nations.It has a ton of detail, a huge amount of replay value, complex mech...

13 August 2010
19:21 GMT

EndWeekGame: August 13

Andrei Dumitrescu: I think I am done with Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty. I have not need to go back and get more Achievements, even if some of them seem interesting when I read about them on the post match screen.I also have no inclination to get back into multiplayer and loose more games in an almost shameful manne...

13 August 2010
16:21 GMT

Hearts of Iron III – Semper Fi

Gamers are not renowned for their patience, their planning abilities, their attention to detail. Non gamers often think that video games are only first person shooters that teach us nothing and offer no clear skills. Well, I played at least one game that taught me World War II history, taught me how to plan ahead and...

13 August 2010
05:14 GMT

Hearts of Iron 3: Semper Fi – Defending on Two Fronts

The main problem for France is the fact that they get attacked on two fronts when Germany decides to start the war, one in the center, very near Paris and one in the south, where the Italians take the lead. There's a third area which will see battle, the North of Africa, but it's not crucial to the defense ...

11 August 2010
18:01 GMT

Victoria 2 Is Now Gold, Has Pre Order Bonuses

Paradox Interactive has announced that Victoria 2 has now gone gold and that players who are interested in the new grand strategy title can log into digital distribution services like Gamersgate and pre order the game to get access to some interesting goodies. Victoria 2 is built by the same core team that has worked...

4 August 2010
16:31 GMT

Quick Look: Hearts of Iron 3 – Semper Fi

It's hard to evaluate something like the Semper Fi download-only expansion for Hearts of Iron 3 after only a few days. The very nature of the grand strategy title means that it can take a few weeks of constant play, depending on the country chosen and the amount of micro management a player is ready to do to jus...

16 June 2010
16:41 GMT

Semper Fi Expansion for Hearts of Iron 3 Coming on June 6

Paradox Interactive has officially confirmed that the Semper Fi expansion for Hearts of Iron 3, its grand strategy real time title, will be launched on June 6 this year, the same day that Allied forces reached the beaches of France during World War II in the biggest amphibious invasion in history. Those who are inter...

24 May 2010
16:31 GMT

Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West Update and New Content Now Available for the PC

The online third-person shooter Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West has received an update that will enrich the game with a new map and a new multiplayer mode. The title's developer, Fatshark, and its publisher, Paradox Interactive, have announced that the game will update itself once it connects to the Intern...

21 May 2010
04:21 GMT

Hearts of Iron 3 Will Get a Semper Fi Expansion

With the 1.4 patch for Hearts of Iron 3 now online and available to all players, Paradox Interactive has announced that it plans to launch an expansion for the grand strategy title. It will be called Semper Fi and will be out at some point during the second quarter of this year.The developer is saying that the main f...

7 April 2010
16:41 GMT

Hearts of Iron 3 Gets Patch 1.4

Paradox Interactive has announced that its grand strategy title, Hearts of Iron 3, has received the 1.4 patch, which is set to fix the most pressing issues that fans have been having with the game. The biggest changes in the 1.4 patch have targeted the Artificial Intelligence of the game, allowing it to cooperate bet...

31 March 2010
15:01 GMT

Arsenal of Democracy Deploying on February 23

Paradox Interactive, as the publisher, and BL-Logic, as the developer, have announced that their World War II strategy title, Arsenal of Democracy, is now code complete and has a release date set for February 23. The grand strategy title should arrive on the PC via digital distribution and will cost interested gamers...

9 February 2010
13:01 GMT

Commander: Conquest of the Americas Gets More Details, Video

Paradox Interactive, as the publisher, and Nitro Games, as the developer, have offered more information related to their newly announced title, Commander: Conquest of the Americas. The game is set to be built around trading and strategy mechanics, and will be released in the third quarter of 2010 if everything goes a...

4 February 2010
15:11 GMT

Get to Be a Kingmaker in Majesty 2 Expansion

Paradox Interactive has announced that it plans to publish an expansion for Majesty 2 in the first quarter of 2010. The fresh content will be called Kingmaker and will allow players to tackle a whole new campaign, titled Return of Grum-Gog, and experience enhanced gameplay. The expansion will be offered through digit...

25 January 2010
03:40 GMT

AGEOD and Paradox Unveil New Details about Rise of Prussia

Developer AGEOD and publisher Paradox Interactive have unveiled new details related to their upcoming strategy videogame, Rise of Prussia. The title is set to offer players a chance to guide a variety of nations during the period of the Seven Years' War in Europe and will feature a wide array of historical detai...

20 January 2010
16:31 GMT

Paradox Interactive Acquires AGEOD

Paradox Interactive, the publisher and developer of such high profile titles as the Hearts of Iron series and the Europa Universalis franchise, has announced that it has acquired AGE Studio, which also includes developer AGEOD, creating a wargaming powerhouse that has access to some very strong intellectual prop...

21 December 2009
10:19 GMT

EU III: Heir to the Throne – A Casus Belli You Can Believe In

Paradox Interactive followed up on the August release of the new grand strategy World War II videogame Hearts of Iron III by putting out the Heir to the Throne expansion for Europa Universalis III, which covers the history of the Middle Ages, with a focus on Europe.Considering that the company is selling a package ca...

18 December 2009
17:51 GMT

EndWeekGame: December 18

Florian Totu: We're seven days away from Christmas and I couldn't care less. The Team Fortress 2 War update has gotten my blood boiling, and there's no quelling it. It has nothing to do with the outcome of War, or my favoring one class over the other and ending up disappointed. It's just that this...

18 December 2009
16:01 GMT

Lead and Gold Taking Players to the Wild West

Paradox Interactive has announced that it is partnering up with developer Fatshark in order to publish its first console-based videogame, Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West, a third person shooter set to allow gamers to play a gun slinger when it is released at some point during the first quarter of 2010. At the m...

11 December 2009
03:41 GMT

Battle of Trafalgar Comes to East India Company

Paradox Interactive and Nitro Games are announcing that they are planning to release an add-on for East India Company that is called Battle of Trafalgar. The new content will arrive on December 8, exclusively via digital download, for the price of 9.99 dollars. Players will have to own East India Company and have it ...

25 November 2009
04:01 GMT

Elven Legacy Gets the First Expansion, Ranger

Paradox Interactive has launched the first expansion for Elven Legacy. Set to be one out of a set of three, Elven Legacy: Ranger is available as a downloadable content only, as the other two expansions will probably be as well. The DLC brings two new heroes, 16 new campaign missions, new artifacts and spells and new ...

22 October 2009
05:28 GMT

Elven Legacy Gets Three Expansions in Three Months

1C Company and Paradox Interactive are announcing that they plan to release no less than three expansion packs for their strategy title Elven Legacy in the coming three months. Each of the coming packages will be digitally distributed and will include new missions for gamers to test their skills and new armies to pla...

30 September 2009
04:53 GMT

Hearts of Iron 3: Give Up Your Command and Control

Hearts of Iron 3 has again dominated my evening, as I try to encircle as many Russian slow infantry divisions as possible in Russia. I have a couple of problems. I invaded in 1940, after taking over Poland, France, enough of Republican Spain to hold a defensive line, Yugoslavia and a very Communist loving Romania. Be...

12 August 2009
18:21 GMT

Hearts of Iron 3: Why Diplomacy and Intelligence Matter

Hearts of Iron 3 arrived at the end of last week and since then much of my day has been taken up by extended playtime and by anxiously checking the official forums of the game looking for opinions, improvement ideas, reactions and, of course, the inevitable bug reports. And they all came fast and furious, with some p...

11 August 2009
17:51 GMT

Weekend Reading: Hearts of Iron 3 - An Early Appreciation

On Friday, Paradox Interactive released Hearts of Iron 3, a new grand strategy title allowing players to take the reins of any country in the world and guide it through the turmoil of World War II.The game was eagerly expected by fans of the series and those who have played other Paradox Interactive titles, like Euro...

8 August 2009
06:21 GMT

Become an East India Commander with One Photo

Nitro Games, the developer, and Paradox Interactive, as the publisher, have announced a competition named Rule the Waves related to their upcoming East India Company, a game blending strategy and naval tactics put in the service of the creation of a trade empire.Players who are interested in the experience are invite...

3 July 2009
04:27 GMT

East India Company Coming on July 28

Paradox Interactive has announced that it plans to release its East India Company strategy title on July 28 to the public, both as a digital download and as a boxed videogame. Development on the title has been handled by Finland-based Nitro Games and further details related to the gameplay were revealed at E3.The cor...

9 June 2009
13:21 GMT

Stalin vs. Martians Arrives on April 20

Mezmer Games, a subdivision of Paradox Interactive, is announcing that its debut title, Stalin vs. Martians, is set to be released world wide to gamers on April 20. The title has been developed by three studios, Black Wing Foundation, Dreamlore and N-Game, and should be offered through digital distribution services, ...

10 April 2009
03:50 GMT

Multiplayer Expansion for Mount & Blade Detailed

Mount & Blade is one of those indie projects that has made it big. It was picked up by publisher Paradox Interactive and sales of the title have been good enough to warrant the development of an expansion, which is set to arrive on the PC sometime this year.Paradox has announced the expansion for some time, but only ...

1 April 2009
02:54 GMT

Party System Detailed for Majesty 2

The first Majesty game had quite an interesting concept at its heart. The game was real time strategy but one of the most important resources that players could use, heroes, were not directly controlled. Once spawned, they wandered around doing their own thing and players could only indirectly influence their objecti...

31 March 2009
05:54 GMT

Hearts of Iron III Is in Closed Beta

Following news that it has picked up the rights to publish Nitro's East India Company, a strategy title focused on the diplomacy and warfare waged to secure trade to the Indian theater, Paradox Interactive has talked at the Game Developers Conference about its arguably biggest title of this year, Hearts of Iron ...

25 March 2009
04:17 GMT


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