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Instead, Wester, along with the Paradox Entertainment CEO Theodore Bergquist, bought out the video games division retaining the Swedish Paradox Development Studio and all seven of its developers including Johan Andersson and Henrik Fåhraeus.
Oct 10, 2024 · With its coffers full, Paradox was able to splash out on more acquisitions, like BattleTech developer Harebrained Schemes and Age of Wonders developer Triumph Studios.
- Fraser Brown
- Making Complex Games More Accessible
- Nurturing and Growing The Audience
- Creative Ownership
- Growing But Staying Agile
Paradox has the market cornered on grand strategy, but for a lot of players, the games are demanding, if not impenetrable. Ljungerud said Paradox as a developer is examining how to make its games more accessible, without losing any of their depth of play. “Our grand strategy games, however niche as they are, they are also growing in size,” she said...
Paradox fans are enthusiastic – the company even throws an annual PDXCON where the company hosts throngs of fans – many of whom dress up like historical figures who star in strategy games. That level of fan commitment is nurtured through the games themselves; namely through long-term, free updating of games and mod support. “[Maintaining and growin...
“A key component of game-making is that it’s not scientific…We’re talking about artists here.They have a passion and they create something out of their passion. I’m not saying market research isn’t hugely important, because it is, but the flipside is that you have to have this passion, this ownership [within] the studios, creative freedom,” she sai...
Ljungerud said the challenge now is to maintain a certain level of nimbleness as Paradox continues to grow as a company and as a business. “It’s about how do we ensure that the studios have the creative freedom that they need, but at the same time still have a good system…so we know if things aren’t working out the way we want them to,” she said. “...
- Kris Graft
May 31, 2018 · Shams Jorjani. Jorjani believes that all Paradox games fall into three broad genres: the strategy titles for which it is best known, but also management and role-playing games.
- Editor-In-Chief
Oct 8, 2024 · We sat down with deputy CEO Mattias Lilja last week, who didn't shy away from addressing the issues the company has run into with Life By You, culture changes, and its overall strategy. We...
- marie.dealessandri@gamesindustry.biz
- Deputy Editor
Aug 7, 2013 · The Swedish developer is known primarily for its unique brand of deep historical simulation games that take a long time to master but allow players experiences that can’t be found elsewhere.
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Sep 25, 2013 · It's Jorjani who holds the unexpected title of Vice President of Business Development and Manager of the Unicorn Division, and it's his job to seek out games that fit Paradox Interactive's rather...
