Category Archives: Paradox

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.

Dungeonland, the action-RPG-strategy title from Critical Studio, is now available now for PC, Paradox has announced. In the game, players take control of a group of adventurers trapped in a medieval theme park. Players can don the roll of a Rogue, Warrior, or Mage, while the fourth player takes on the role of the Dunegon Master who will use everything at their disposal to off their pals. Think of it as your normal D&D game with a sick bastard running the thing as your DM. You can pick it up on Steam for $9.99 or whatever your region’s equivalent happens to be. A launch trailer is below.

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Building a “transit empire” may not be everybody’s bag, but Cities in Motion 2 certainly makes it look attractive in this debut game footage trailer.

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Paradox has released a new trailer for Impire, Cyanide’s “demon-management action-strategy title.” Posted below, the video provides a look at the creatures and worlds in the game – all set to what I like to call “gothic metal,” although I am sure many of you will correct me with the proper term. Impire is slated for release on PC in Q1, 2013.

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Linux, Linux, Linux; it’s the flavour of the month. Paradox Interactive is all over that shizzle, releasing a new version of Crusader Kings 2 on Steam compatible with Ubuntu and promising more games to come. As Linux users are likely to be new to the strategy title, there’s a brief introductory trailer below the break. In addition to the core game, which is $40, there’s a huge pile of DLC to choose from.

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War of the Roses has been given an update which adds new armor and weapons designed in the style of Scottish mercenaries from the middle ages. Called the “Gallowglass Mercenary Pack”, the content update is a free download. The armor included is the Gallowglass mail armor and helmet, while the new weapons consist of two new axes and the deadly Halflang Sword. A video for the update is below.

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Dungeonland is a dungeon crawler in its most pure form – no story and no level requirements. Critical Studios has explained how this takes the grind out of the RPG.

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