Paradox Arc publishing initiative launches first game, Across the Obelisk
Paradox Interactive launched this week their first game from their new publishing initiative, called Paradox Arc. This new initiative, according to Paradox, aims to...
Brenda Romero interview — How Empire of Sin simulates the gangster life
Brenda Romero’s decades-long fascination with the mob comes to fruition on December 1 with the launch of Empire of Sin, a strategy game about...
September 2020 NPD: Crusader Kings III has the best showing in franchise history
It’s no paradox to me — Crusader Kings III ranks 7th on the charts in The NPD Group’s September sales report today. This is...
The impossible-to-judge Imperator: Rome has had a shaky launch — why?
Paradox’s Imperator: Rome feels like an obligation, a necessary addition of an ancient world strategy game to add to its stable of medieval, renaissance,...
Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines II: With the Tremere, there will be blood (magic)
For any vampire, blood is life. It’s history. But for one group in the Vampire: The Masquerade role-playing series, a mere drop of blood...
GamesBeat Rewind 2017: the 10 best strategy games
2017 was a strange, though good, year for strategy games. After the sensational 2016, with five major releases and some fascinating indie games, this...
Punch mechs and manage mercs in Battletech
The release of the XCOM reboot in 2012 has ushered in a new golden age of strategy/tactics hybrids. The formula seems simple: intricate turn-based...
Modders deserve to be paid — but Bethesda’s Creation Club isn’t enough
Arguably, no company in modern games has benefited from the work of modders more than Bethesda. My first experience with The Elder Scrolls III:...
Ranking the best of ParadoxCon
When I first started covering Paradox games six years ago, they were a developer of complicated strategy games with much love in their niche...
Why 2016 is the year of strategy games
2016 is the year of the strategy game. With high-profile releases like Total War: Warhammer, Stellaris, and Offworld Trading Company receiving high praise and...