Category Archives: Paradox

Paradox has released a video for War of the Roses, featuring Brian Blessed doing his voice over work for the game’s optional DLC. The “Brain Blessed VO PacK’ replaces the voice of the game’s current announcer and can be purchased via Steam for $4.99.

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The online 2D action extravaganza The Showdown Effect now has a demo that you can download directly from Steam. It’ll show you the ropes of the game in a solo tutorial so you’ll have some idea of how the game will work, but you won’t be able to go online without buying the full game.

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Paradox Interactive has launched a series of guide videos to ease players into Dungeonland. Meanwhile, developer Critical Studio is bust updating the game with a number of useful tweaks.

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Dave Chappelle was right:everything looks better in slow motion. To add further proof to this concept, Paradox Interactive has released a new trailer for The Showdown Effect showing as much set to Strauss’ lovely waltz, The Blue Danube. Watch below. The Showdown Effect is scheduled for release on March 5.

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Paradox has announced Seatribe’s free-to-play crafting MMO, Salem, has gone into open beta. If you wanna try the game with permadeath which takes place in the colonial period of America, click here. Too give you an idea of what to expect, a new video featuring “Tarp Marpton” should provide you with plenty of information on being a pilgrims, dealing with bandits, natives and more. A livestream of the beta can be watched on Twitch TV at 4pm EST.

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War of the Roses benefits from its regular free content update this month, adding a new map, weapons and armour, and the ability to use fire arrows. Expect to see plenty of these in action over the free Steam weekend.

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March of the Eagles is now available in taster form via a freshly-released Steam demo. The tightly-focused strategy effort is all about warfare, rather than national management, and takes in a ten year slice of the Napoleonic Wars. It’ll still bend your brain through five dimensions, though.

The latest entry in Paradox Interactive’s stable of intricate strategy titles is March of the Eagles, a minutely-detailed look at a ten year slice of the Napoleonic Wars. It’s not the centuries-long spans you often see in grand strategy efforts, but that’s because March of the Eagles is focused on war, not empire buildings. Flex your commander muscles by picking up the newly-released effort through one of a number of PC digital distributors for $20. A launch trailer is available through the break.

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The Electronic Sports League and Paradox will be hosting a live event for The Showdown Effect on Wednesday, February 20, starting at 20:00 CET. During the event, 50 people from the audience will participate in team battles to win a share of a €5,000 prize pool. The entire event will also be streamed live on ESL TV. The Showdown Effect is scheduled for release on March 5.

Impire, a dungeon building strategy affair with a questionable soundtrack, has just arrived via digital distribution. The $20 price tag includes a terrific number of puns about our hero, Baal-Abaddon, “an Impatient and Impulsive demon Imprisoned in an Impractical Imp body by the Impotent and Impaired sorcerer, Oscar van Fairweather”. This may increase or decrease the value for you. A trailer behind the break gives a better idea of gameplay and content.

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A new developer diary for Europa Universalis IV has been released. In it, project lead Thomas Johansson introduces changes to how players will research technology compared to previous installments in the Europa Universalis series. In the last game, there were over 70 tech levels. This time out, they have been consolidated and made “much more interesting” and historically immersive. It’s all explained the video below. Europa Universalis IV will be released in Q3 2013.

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Annual convention GameHorizon has signed up Bossa Studios, Epic Games, GameStick, Paradox Interactive and Ubisoft. GamesIndustry reports Ubisoft Reflections managing director Pauline Jacquey will give the opening keynote, and Paradox CEO Fredrik Wester will give a session on niche gaming. The event is sponsored by CCP and Epic Games among others; it takes place at The Sage in Newcastle on May 8 and 9, and many events will be livestreamed.

Paradox Interactive has opened pre-orders for March of the Eagles. The historic strategy game is due on February 18 for $20, but pre-orders will be 10% off and include a free copy of Sengoku. March of the Eagles is a detailed examination of the Napoleonic Wars, with gameplay spanning just ten years and focusing sharply on warfare. It supports multiplayer but if you win you won’t have any friends left, I suspect.

Paradox Interactive has announced a new expansion for historical sim Victoria 2. Heart of Darkness follows the British Empire’s expansion into Africa and its clash with rival powers on foreign soil. The expansion is due in March and introduces a colonisation system; better naval warfare with more kinds of ships; International Crises requiring Great Powers to respond to the grievances of smaller nations; and a newspaper system with more than 60 publications to choose from, each with varying degrees of usefulness. See a few screens through the break.

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Paradox and developer Pieces Interactive have announced more details on the new tactical action game, Leviathan: Warships, for PC, Mac, iOS, and Android platforms.

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Magicka: Wizards of the Square Tablet has been announced for iPad and Android tablets.

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Impire, Cyanide’s “demon-management action-strategy title,” has been given a release date and those who pre-order will be the recipient of two pieces of bonus DLC.

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Paradox Interactive has a reputation for buggy releases, but is determined to improve its track record.

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Paradox Convention 2013 is happening, and company CEO Fredrik Wester announced during the opening key note that War of the Roses would be blessed with some, er, Brian Blessed in some upcoming DLC, among other little nuggets.

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The Showdown Effect, the latest from those zany fellas at Arrowhead Game Studios, has gone into beta. Those who pre-order the will be granted instant access to it, and you can pre-purchase the title later today at here. Doing so will grant the purchaser the Fusion Saber of Light weapon skin, and if the Digital Deluxe Edition is chosen, an additional two weapon skins, two bonus outfits including a Magicka robe, and a free copy of Magicka will be included.