Review by Nick H. Everything about War of the Vikings feels like success comes down to a combination of strategy and finding a rhythm. That might sound odd for a game where players are tasked with bludgeoning one another to death, but the mix actually works very well and gives…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Obsidian’s upcoming RPG, Pillars of Eternity, will be published by Paradox in what should be one of the best unions since someone came up with the idea of adding chocolate and milk together. Pillars of Eternity is the game that raised nearly $4 million through Kickstarter,…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Coming hot on the heels of the brilliant first expansion to the core Europa Universalis IV game, Paradox Development Studio has announced that its second expansion will be called Wealth of Nations, and will focus entirely on expanding the trade side of the game. Now, if…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Paradox has some very big plans indeed, which it has revealed at its own convention, underway right now. After a 2013 that included the release of Europa Universalis IV, I honestly wasn’t sure if the company could offer anything to top that in 2014… but, well,…
Read MoreNews by Shaan J. Following up on its award-winning Europa Universalis IV (you can check out our review here, written by our resident strategy expert Matt), developer Paradox Interactive has just released the first expansion for the game, titled “Conquest of Paradise”. The expansion provides players with a brand new…
Read MoreHave you read Matt’s masterful review of Europa Universalis IV? If you have, I’m pleased to award you a permanent +0.15 modifier to your Administrative Power and a congratulatory text message from me. If you haven’t, do it now and receive a one-time bonus of +0.3 to your Diplomacy rating.…
Read MoreWhen I was a child, my father and I would play Battleship on the weekends religiously. It was an addictive board game and it felt different every time we played. Unlike the board games, strategy video games have never had the sheer amount of replayability, accessibility, and simple enjoyment that…
Read MoreParadox Interactive specialises in strategy games, and it does those very, very well. It would be easy for the studio to find a formula or two that leads to success and milk it for everything it is worth, but quite frequently they do take some calculated chances. Like anything, sometimes…
Read MoreBefore my laptop went belly-up, one of my favourite developers was Paradox Development Studio. Best known for producing the most hardcore of hardcore strategy games, Paradox games, like Europa Universalis, Hearts of Iron and my personal favourite, Sengoku, all share one thing in common – you can lose months of…
Read MoreA sequel to the PC game Magicka– released in 2011 – sees the charm and the gameplay that made the PC original so great, is now all re-created in the palm of your hands. What Magicka: Wizards of the Square Tablet offers is a great multiplayer experience for the iPad. Wizards…
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