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Cities: Skylines 2 Sold Over 1 Million Copies Despite Issues as Paradox Has 9 Games in Development

Today Paradox Interactive shared its Q4 2023 financial results on top of the overall results for the full year 2023, including a sales milestone for Cities: Skylines 2. Sales for Q4 (between October…

February 6, 2024 | 05:40 EST

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Crusader Kings III Reveals New $44 Expansion Pass Including the Terrifying Black Death

Today Paradox Interactive revealed a new expansion pass coming to its popular grand strategy game Crusader Kings III.  The new expansion pass includes four pieces of content, the cosmetic pack …

February 6, 2024 | 01:07 EST

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Crusader Kings III Sales Hit Three Million Across All Platforms

Paradox has announced that Crusader Kings III sales have reached a major milestone. According to the studio, the grand strategy game has sold 3 million copies across its lifetime. That figure counts…

September 1, 2023 | 09:00 EDT

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New Europa Universalis IV DLC Aims To Teach You Some History Lessons

Are you the kind of person who listens to podcasts while you play games? Paradox Interactive has a treat for you. Alongside the latest Europa Universalis IV update, the studio has also launched two…

June 20, 2023 | 09:29 EDT

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Crusader Kings III Video Shows Free Update Coming With Tours & Tournaments DLC

Paradox Interactive released another new video about the free update coming with the Tours and Tournaments DLC for Crusader Kings III. Every major DLC released for the game is usually accompanied by…

May 7, 2023 | 03:28 EDT

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New Crusader Kings III Video Is All About Knight Accolades

Paradox Interactive released another new video about the upcoming Tours and Tournaments DLC for Crusader Kings III. This time around, we get to witness a deep dive into a new way to customize the…

May 5, 2023 | 08:39 EDT

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Crusader Kings III Gets New Video Breaking Down the Tours & Turnaments DLC's Rich Features

Paradox Interactive released another new video about the upcoming Tours and Tournaments DLC for Crusader Kings III. This time around we get a rather sizable explanation from Game Director Alexander…

May 4, 2023 | 09:45 EDT

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Crusader Kings III Tours & Tournaments DLC Gets New Video Explaining Grand Tours

Paradox Interactive released a new video about the upcoming Tours and Tournaments DLC for Crusader Kings III. This time around we see another of the titular features of the DLC, Grand Tours.…

May 4, 2023 | 12:20 EDT

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Crusader Kings III Tours & Tournaments DLC Shows Grand Weddings & Murder Feasts in New Video

While the new DLC coming to Crusader Kings III is called "Tours & Tournaments," there is more on the menu, and today Paradox released a new video on the topic. The video showcases two more…

May 1, 2023 | 11:42 EDT

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Crusader Kings III Tours & Tournaments DLC Shows its Tournaments & Falconry Hunts in New Video

Paradox Interactive released a new video focused on the upcoming Crusader Kings III DLC Tours and Tournaments.  The video focuses on two of the main features included in the DLC, Grand Tournaments,…

April 29, 2023 | 01:43 EDT

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Victoria 3 Getting Immersion Pack "Voice of the People" Next Month

Today Paradox Interactive announced a new DLC coming for its grand strategy game Victoria 3.  The DLC releases on May 22 for PC and it's titled Voice of the People. It'll be priced at $14.99/£12.99…

April 20, 2023 | 10:02 EDT

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Crusader Kings III Tours & Tournaments DLC Gets Release Date

Today Paradox Interactive revealed the release date of the upcoming DLC for its popular grand strategy game Crusader Kings III. While I call it a grand strategy game, Crusader Kings III is almost…

April 4, 2023 | 11:40 EDT

An aerial strategic map view of countries in the new Europa Universalis IV Domination expansion
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Europa Universalis IV Domination Expansion Release Date Locked In For April

The latest Europa Universalis IV expansion, Domination, has a release date. It's coming on April 18th and will add new mission trees for disparate empires like the Ottomans, the Chinese, and the…

March 28, 2023 | 08:26 EDT

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Victoria 3 Update 1.2 Has Some Pretty Funny Bug Fixes

Victoria 3 update 1.2 has finally been released, and although there's nothing earth-shattering in this update, it does contain a heck of a lot of bug fixes. Paradox's grand strategy games are…

March 13, 2023 | 10:23 EDT

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Victoria 3 Sales Cross 500k Despite Mixed Fan Reaction

Paradox has announced that Victoria 3 sales have crossed the 500,000 mark in just over a month. This makes it one of the most successful Paradox launches of all time, despite the fact that the game…

November 30, 2022 | 11:03 EST

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Latest Crusader Kings 3 Update Adds More Than 100 New Events

The latest Crusader Kings 3 update, Bastion, is arriving today, and Paradox has released a new development diary detailing all the things the update will change. This Crusader Kings 3 update will…

September 8, 2022 | 10:00 EDT

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Victoria 3 Release Date Lets You Transform The 19th Century

The Victoria 3 release date has finally been announced, which means that players will soon to transform the 19th century on October 25th. It'll be available on PC via Steam. If you decide to pre-…

August 30, 2022 | 10:56 EDT

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Crusader Kings 3 DLC Prices Hiked By Paradox

Paradox Interactive has announced that it's hiking the prices of certain pieces of Crusader Kings 3 DLC. Northern Lords and Fate of Iberia will be raised from $6.99 to $12.99, which Paradox says will…

August 16, 2022 | 12:47 EDT

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Crusader Kings Update 1.5.1 Adds New Events

Crusader Kings 3 Update 1.5.1 has arrived, adding several new events and improving royal courts with better lighting and the addition of new models for several artifacts such as the Throne of Solomon…

March 10, 2022 | 03:10 EST

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Broken Europa Universalis IV Leviathan DLC Launch Incenses Players

The latest Europa Universalis IV DLC is here, and the situation isn't looking good for Paradox. Leviathan seems to have launched in a completely broken state, and it's being savaged on Steam and…

April 28, 2021 | 11:23 EDT

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Europa Universalis IV: Leviathan Expansion Negotiates April Launch

The new Europa Universalis IV expansion has a release date. Leviathan, so named for Thomas Hobbes' famous political tract, will negotiate its way to launching on PC on April 27th. It'll bring lots of…

March 30, 2021 | 10:07 EDT

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A Celebration of Video Games Where You Can Kill Hitler

It's 4/20! This is a day mostly known for other reasons. Reasons that involve Snoop Dogg, a pretty great guy that I just happened to see recently in the movie Starsky and Hutch. However, 4/20 is also…

April 20, 2020 | 12:00 EDT

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Europa Universalis IV

Europa Universalis IV is the fourth game in Paradox's long-running Europa Universalis grand strategy series. You'll control a nation from Late Middle Ages to Early Modern history. Along the way, you'…

March 3, 2020 | 10:21 EST

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Paradox Announces Europa Universalis IV Emperor Expansion

Grand strategy empire-builder Europa Universalis IV is getting a new expansion. Europa Universalis IV: Emperor doesn't have a release window yet, but it's promising to revitalize a number of the game…

March 3, 2020 | 09:51 EST

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EU4 Subscription Service Being Tested By Paradox Interactive

Paradox Interactive has been quietly testing an EU4 subscription model. A forum post from Paradox's Product Marketing Manager details a system that they've been testing for Europa Universalis IV, an…

January 23, 2020 | 03:00 EST