Category Archives: Paradox

“Sometimes you’re stuck in a situation where you can only choose between two really bad outcomes. Looking back I’m not sure what I could have done. We’re changing our QA processes based on this game, and we’re changing the whole model of how we make games with third-parties. We’ve added amendments to existing contracts to prepare, to try and stop it from happening again. But it was bad, and I’m the first to admit it was my fault and we’re doing our best to fix it.” – Paradox CEO Fredrick Wester on Sword of the Stars 2′s release which was buggy, and had missing features.

Paradox has announced the Steam release of Neocore Games’ King Arthur II: The Role-playing Wargame. In the second installment of the series, King Arthur is now the “Maimed King” trying to mend “a land torn asunder as he strives to heal himself.” During this time, the hero’s forces are pitted against unique and terrifying foes in huge, real-time battles featuring thousands of soldiers and flying fantasy monsters. Choices made by players will unlock special content, spells and units featuring “new and unique possibilities with every choice.” A launch trailer is posted below the break, and you can look of the game’s system requirements through the link.

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“Nintendo, Sony or Microsoft [won't] disappear from the gaming market; quite the opposite. They are now, and will be for many years, a driving force in our market; however, the way they operate will probably evolve into a somewhat different role. I strongly believe the big console makers of today will have a big impact on the games industry tomorrow, but it will not take a piece of hardware between the gamer and the screen for them to do so. Maybe we’ll see a Sony, Nintendo, or Microsoft “hub” integrated in TVs or their own OS included in the TV; let’s not forget the Google TVs that have already seen their first generation and the oft-rumored Apple television set (not to be confused with Apple TV). As a content producer, I am really excited to see what happens on the hardware market in the coming years.” – Paradox CEO Fredrik Wester clarifying his remarks about the future of consoles. [pic]

Paradox has reminded everyone that co-op RPG Magicka has turned one-year old today. The game has reached 1.3 million sales since it released, with expansion Magicka: Vietnam hitting 500,000 as of its launch last April. Various bits of DLC have been download 4 million times, according to Paradox. A new expansion for the game, The Other Side of the Coin, will allow players to play as the enemy.

Paradox has announced a demo for Neocore Games’ King Arthur II: The Role-playing Wargame is now available, and can be downloaded here. It will provide the player with a taste of what’s to come, allowing a play through the title’s tutorial and its first mission. Expect the demo to take around an hour to complete. King Arthur II – The Role-playing Wargame releases on January 27 on PC.

DRM is a waste of money, doesn’t work, and worst of all, so 2003, according to Paradox Interactive CEO Fred Wester.

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Origin has opened the doors to a swathe of third-party content providers, kicking things off with Trion Worlds’ Rift.

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Paradox Interactive announced Napoleon’s Campaigns II during its two day convention in Stockolm last week.

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EA has announced the addition of 11 new publishers to Origin, as well as Trion World’s MMO RIFT, which is available on the service starting today.

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According to StrategyInformer, Paradox Interactive has announced what sounds suspiciously (and delightfully) like a full-graphics Dwarf Fortress clone – A Game of Dwarves. Players follow the adventures of a dwarven prince, out to reclaim a randomly-generated landscape through mining, crafting, managing resources, and nurturing a tiny dwarven empire. Developer Zeal Game Studios expects a 2012 release on PC and the PlayStation Network. A video for the title is posted below.

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Paradox Interactive CEO Fredrik Wester is of the opinion open platforms such as PC, mobile, and social networks will continue to thrive in the future, while box products decline as the next generation of consoles will “probably be the last.”

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Paradox Interactive announced during its convention in Stockholm that Magicka has sold 1.3 million copies since it released on January 25, 2011. The game’s DLC has also moved 4 million units, and Magicka Vietnam in particular moved 500,000 units. The firm also announced a new expansion pack is in the works for the game called The Other Side of the Coin, which allows the player to try their hand at playing the game from the enemy’s perspective. Arrowhead’s last expansion for Magicka, The Stars Are Left, a Lovecraftian inspired adventure, was released back in November. Thanks, StrategyInformer.

Paradox Interactive and Neocore Games have announced that those who pre-order King Arthur II through Steam and other participating digital outlets, will receive the strategy-RPG’s prologue chapter entitled Dead Legions for immediate play. King Arthur II releases January 10 on PC for $39.99. A video featuring footage of Dead Legions is posted below.

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Paradox Interactive has announced that it’s now accepting closed beta applications for its turn-based strategy game Warlock – Master of the Arcane. You can sign up here. Here’s official word on the game: “Set in the Majesty series’ world of Ardania, players have to manage cities, muster armies and enlist the help of three unique races without neglecting their wizardly training- dedicated scholars will find that a new spell combinations or powerful enchantments can be as dangerous as an army.” Warlock: Master of the Arcane is slated for a Q2 2012 release on PC. Check out the trailer for it below, which contains a rather decent Sean Connery impersonator.

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We know how it is. Your life’s bumping the bottom, a holey shoebox of chips and dogshit. Your days drip through your awful house, repeated eddies of guilt and depression, anchorless clock-ticking driving you ever-closer to sweet, sweet death. Your kingdom for a focus, a goal. Thank almighty fuck, then, that Paradox has opened applications for a limited, closed beta for Magna Mundi, the world’s most stupidly complicated strategy game, in which you can take one of 400 nations and maybe make it work over an infinite number of hours. Apply here before December 12, and you’ll be told on December 16 if your existence is about to revert to greatness. It’s out Q1 2012. Put those chips in the bin, soldier. Reach for the shit-free stars.

Watch the gamescom trailer of Magna Mundi “in action” after the break.

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The Stars Are Left, a Lovecraftian update to Paradox’s Magicka, is available now for €6. Co-op’s back following the singularity of the Vietnam expansion, with “several levels” promised. Re-watch the launch trailer below, which shows why following women at night can be deadly, as well as obviously incompatible with general ethical assumptions. There’s more detail on Steam.

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This launch trailer for upcoming Magicka expansion The Stars Are Left really channels the Lovecraft vibe – right up until, in true Magicka style, it doesn’t.

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Arrowhead and Paradox are throwing a major promotion for Magicka ahead of the new expansion, The Stars Are Left.

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To get folks ready for Magicka’s upcoming expansion,The Stars are Left, a massive patch has been released for the core title through Steam. Those wishing to look over the list of additions and fixes, can do so through here. There’s also a new video for the Lovecraft-inspired campaign posted below, courtesy of EvilAvatar. The expansion is set for a release this winter.

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Paradox and Arrowhead have announced The Stars are Left, a Lovecraftian expansion for Magicka.

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