Paradox Interactive
Swedish video game publisher
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| 2025 | Paradox Development Studio releases Graveyard of Empires expansion for Hearts of Iron IV |
| 2025 | Haemimont Games was acquired by Paradox Interactive, located in Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 2024 | Paradox Development Studio releases multiple expansions including King of Kings and Winds of Change for Europa Universalis IV, The Machine Age, Cosmic Storms, and Grand Archive for Stellaris, Trial of Allegiance and Götterdämmerung for Hearts of Iron IV, Legends of the Dead and Roads to Power for Crusader Kings III, Sphere of Influence and Pivot of Empire for Victoria 3 |
| 2024 | Paradox Interactive planned to divest Harebrained Schemes studio located in Seattle, Washington. |
| 2024 | Paradox Interactive planned to divest Paradox Tectonic studio located in Berkeley, California. |
| February 27 2024 | Paradox introduced a full subscription program for Stellaris, completing their subscription model rollout across multiple game titles. |
| 2023 | Paradox Development Studio releases multiple expansions including Domination for Europa Universalis IV, First Contact and Galactic Paragons for Stellaris, Arms Against Tyranny for Hearts of Iron IV, Tours and Tournaments and Legacy of Persia for Crusader Kings III, Voice of the People and Colossus of the South for Victoria 3 |
| 2023 | Paradox Interactive divested Paradox Thalassic studio located in Malmö, Sweden. |
| 2023 | Paradox Interactive divested Paradox Arctic studio located in Umeå, Sweden. |
| 2022 | Paradox Development Studio releases multiple expansions including Lions of the North for Europa Universalis IV, Overlord for Stellaris, By Blood Alone for Hearts of Iron IV, Royal Court and Fate of Iberia for Crusader Kings III |
| August 2022 | Paradox launched Paradox Arc, a new publishing label aimed at supporting games from smaller studios. |
| April 21 2022 | Paradox announced via Twitter that PDXCon would return in September. |
| March 2022 | Paradox Interactive acquired Academia: School Simulator from Squeaky Wheel Studio, expanding their portfolio of simulation-style games. |
| February 15 2022 | Paradox launched a full subscription program for Hearts of Iron 4, continuing their strategy of providing comprehensive game content access. |
| 2021 | Paradox Development Studio releases Crusader Kings III and multiple expansions including Leviathan and Origins for Europa Universalis IV, Nemesis for Stellaris, No Step Back for Hearts of Iron IV, Heirs of Alexander for Imperator: Rome, and Northern Lords for Crusader Kings III |
| 2021 | Paradox Development Studio reorganized and split into five internal development teams, each handling a specific Paradox intellectual property (IP): PDS Green (Stellaris), PDS Black (Crusader Kings III), PDS Red (Victoria 3), PDS Gold (Hearts of Iron IV), and Paradox Tinto (Europa Universalis IV). |
| September 1 2021 | Ebba Ljungerud resigned as CEO 'due to differing views on the company's strategy', with Fredrik Wester returning as CEO and Håkan Sjunnesson becoming board chairman. The company also announced cancellation of several unannounced products to focus on 'proven game niches'. |
| April 15 2021 | Released Nemesis expansion for Stellaris. |
| March 2021 | Paradox introduced a full subscription program for Europa Universalis 4, expanding their new content access model. |
| March 25 2021 | Released 'Lithoids Species Pack' for Stellaris on console. |
| March 18 2021 | Empire of Sin added to Xbox Game Pass for console and PC. |
| March 16 2021 | Released 'The Northern Lords Flavor Pack' DLC for Crusader Kings III for $5. |
| February 2021 | Paradox launched a full subscription program for Crusader Kings 2, allowing players to access all DLC for a monthly fee. |
| February 11 2021 | Paradox announced the return of Paradox Insider for March 13, 2021, as part of the Game Dev Direct showcase. |
| February 4 2021 | Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood was released on PC and consoles, developed by Cyanide studio in collaboration with Focus Home Interactive. |
| 2020 | Paradox Development Studio releases multiple game expansions including Emperor for Europa Universalis IV, Federations for Stellaris, La Résistance and Battle for the Bosporus for Hearts of Iron IV, Magna Graecia for Imperator: Rome |
| 2020 | Paradox Interactive trialed a subscription model beta for Europa Universalis 4, introducing a new approach to accessing game content. |
| July 2020 | Paradox Interactive expanded its portfolio by acquiring two studios: Playrion Game Studio, a Paris-based mobile game developer, and Iceflake Studios from Tampere, Finland, which had previously developed Surviving the Aftermath under Paradox's publishing. |
| June 2020 | Paradox opened Paradox Tinto studio in Barcelona, Spain, led by Johan Andersson to oversee Europa Universalis IV development and other grand strategy titles. In the same month, the company became one of the first major publishers to support unionization efforts by concluding a labour agreement with its Swedish divisions and unions. |
| June 2020 | First Paradox Insider event held as part of the Game Dev Direct showcase. |
| May 11 2020 | Paradox announced a partnership with Guerrilla Collective for a digital multi-day gaming press conference. |
| 2019 | Imperator: Rome was released, using the Clausewitz engine with a new 64-bit 'Jomini' software add-on, named after 19th-century Swiss general Antoine-Henri Jomini, which improved 3D rendering and mod creation capabilities. |
| 2019 | Playrion Game Studio was acquired by Paradox Interactive, located in Paris, France |
| October 18 2019 | PDXCon was held in Berlin from October 18-20, providing a larger space and improved accessibility for gamers. |
| March 2019 | Paradox announced the opening of Paradox Tectonic studio in Berkeley, California, with Rod Humble serving as studio lead. |
| February 2019 | Paradox began initial testing of Paradox Mods, an open modding platform developed in collaboration with Microsoft, which allows user-created mods to work across Microsoft Windows and Xbox One systems, starting with the game Surviving Mars. |
| January 2019 | Paradox Interactive acquired the intellectual property rights to the Prison Architect series from Introversion Software, with plans to continue expanding games in the theme. Introversion believed this acquisition would benefit the series' future development. |
| 2018 | Multiple expansions released: Holy Fury for Crusader Kings II, Rule Britannia, Dharma, and Golden Century for Europa Universalis IV, Apocalypse, Distant Stars, and MegaCorp for Stellaris, Waking the Tiger for Hearts of Iron IV |
| 2018 | Paradox Interactive announced plans to collaborate with board game designers and publishers to create board game adaptations of their video game properties, including Europa Universalis, Crusader Kings, Hearts of Iron, and Cities: Skylines at PDXCon. |
| 2018 | Triumph Studios was acquired by Paradox Interactive, located in Delft, Netherlands |
| November 2018 | Following backlash over controversial content in a Vampire: The Masquerade Fifth Edition source book, White Wolf was dissolved as a separate entity and ceased internal product development and publishing. |
| August 2018 | Fredrik Wester stepped down as CEO, transitioning to executive chairman of the board, with Ebba Ljungerud taking over as CEO to manage day-to-day operations of the company, which had grown to approximately 300 employees. |
| June 2018 | Paradox Interactive acquired Harebrained Schemes for US$7,500,000 and an additional 25% of the studio's earnings over the next 5 years, excluding publishing costs. Harebrained Schemes is known for creating Shadowrun Returns and BattleTech. |
| May 2018 | PDXCon expanded public attendance to 800 gamers. |
| January 2018 | Paradox Interactive purchased a 33% minority stake in Hardsuit Labs, the developers of Blacklight: Retribution. |
| 2017 | PDXCON (Paradox Interactive's annual convention) was first opened to the public. |
| June 2017 | Paradox Interactive acquired Triumph Studios, a Dutch game development studio known for creating the Age of Wonders and Overlord series, in a strategic move that was considered a good fit by industry commentators. |
| May 2017 | Paradox Interactive opened its third internal studio, Paradox Thalassic, located in Malmö, Sweden, specifically to develop mobile games based on the company's existing properties. |
| May 2017 | Paradox Interactive transformed their annual press day into PDXCon, a public weekend event held at Gamla Riksarkivet in Stockholm, with 400 gamers and press in attendance. |
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