It may not be the most popular strategy game from Paradox Interactive and Paradox Development Studios, but they're still expanding it. Victoria 3 is getting a major expansion in June, with the Victoria 3: Expansion Pass 2 on Steam now.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/04/paradox-announce-victoria-3-expansion-pass-2-with-charters-of-commerce-expansion-arriving-in-june/
Please let Pillars Of Eternity's surprise turn-based mode spark a wave of turn-based updates for all other games - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/please-let-pillars-of-eternitys-surprise-turn-based-mode-spark-a-wave-of-turn-based-updates-for-all-other-games #ObsidianEntertainment #ParadoxInteractive #Birdview/Isometric #PillarsofEternity #ActionAdventure #SinglePlayer #Strategy #Indie #RPG #Mac #PC
Paradox delay Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 yet again because technical quality is "more important" than sticking to a date - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/paradox-delay-vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2-yet-again-because-technical-quality-is-more-important-than-sticking-to-a-date #Vampire:TheMasquerade-Bloodlines2 #ParadoxInteractive #ActionAdventure #TheChineseRoom #XboxSeriesX/S #HardsuitLabs #SinglePlayer #Firstperson #XboxOne #RPG #PS5 #PS4 #PC
Paradox have today launched the new Season 09 Expansion Pass, which initially launches with the Stargazer Species Portrait. There's stuff that's actually interesting to come though, but you have to wait until May 5th.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/stellaris-4-0-phoenix-game-changing-update-due-may-5-with-the-biogenesis-expansion/
Stellaris 4.0 'Phoenix' game-changing update due May 5 with the BioGenesis Expansion https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/stellaris-4-0-phoenix-game-changing-update-due-may-5-with-the-biogenesis-expansion/
Paradox date Stellaris 4.0, a "phoenix update" to attract new players and improve performance - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/paradox-date-stellaris-40-a-phoenix-update-to-attract-new-players-and-improve-performance #Strategy:Real-TimeStrategy #ParadoxDevelopmentStudio #MultiplayerCompetitive #ParadoxInteractive #Birdview/Isometric #SinglePlayer #Simulation #Stellaris #Strategy #XboxOne #PS4 #Mac #PC
New Cities: Skyline 2 update reduces homelessness and makes it easier to track, alongside new difficulty modes - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/new-cities-skyline-2-update-reduces-homelessness-and-makes-it-easier-to-track-alongside-new-difficulty-modes #ParadoxInteractive #Birdview/Isometric #Cities:SkylinesII #Family-friendly #XboxSeriesX/S #ColossalOrder #SinglePlayer #Simulation #Management #ModernDay #Strategy #Realism #Sandbox #PS5 #PC
Paradox have announced Crusader Kings III: Chapter IV, the next expansion pass for their popular strategy game. One DLC is already available, with the next major expansion due out April 28th.
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/crusader-kings-iii-chapter-iv-announced-with-next-major-expansion-in-april/
#Stellaris should have an expansion dlc for commies. Make Shared Burden empires more interesting and unique, and some sort of Comintern style federation type. Make it work for both Authoritarian and Libertarian commie styles. I'd pre-order it
Also is #ParadoxInteractive on Fedi?
I think the average 15 year old #ParadoxInteractive #StrategyGaming enthusiast would be able to come up with a sounder strategy than the White House at the moment.
Paradox celebrate 10 years of Cities: Skylines with a roadmap of anniversary goodies - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/paradox-celebrate-10-years-of-cities-skylines-with-a-roadmap-of-anniversary-goodies #Birdview/Isometric #ParadoxInteractive #Cities:Skylines #NintendoSwitch #ColossalOrder #XboxSeriesX/S #SinglePlayer #Simulation #Management #Strategy #XboxOne #PS4 #Mac #PC
Paradox and Colossal Order have announced that to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Cities: Skylines that both the original and sequel are getting updates (and of course more DLC).
https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/03/cities-skylines-10th-anniversary-will-bring-updates-and-dlc-for-both-games/
Paradox are buying Haemimont Games, developers of Surviving Mars and several Tropico games - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/paradox-are-buying-haemimont-games-developers-of-surviving-mars-and-several-tropico-games #ParadoxInteractive #Birdview/Isometric #HaemimontGames #SurvivingMars #SinglePlayer #Simulation #Strategy #XboxOne #Mac #PS4 #PC
The RPS Advent Calendar 2024, December 21st - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-rps-advent-calendar-2024-december-21st #TheRPSAdventCalendar2024 #MultiplayerCompetitive #ParadoxInteractive #Birdview/Isometric #CrusaderKingsIII #SinglePlayer #Simulation #Strategy #Text #RPG
Cities: Skylines latest DLC came out this week, 18 months after its "final" DLC came out last year - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/cities-skylines-latest-dlc-came-out-this-week-18-months-after-its-final-dlc-came-out-last-year #ParadoxInteractive #Birdview/Isometric #Cities:Skylines #NintendoSwitch #ColossalOrder #XboxSeriesX/S #SinglePlayer #Simulation #Management #Strategy #XboxOne #Mac #PS4 #PC
Paradox think there's no point competing with XCOM after their Lamplighters flop - it's "winner takes all" in the "tactical gaming space" - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/paradox-think-theres-no-point-competing-with-xcom-after-their-lamplighters-flop-its-winner-takes-all-in-the-tactical-gaming-space #Strategy:Turn-BasedStrategy #TheLamplightersLeague #Birdview/Isometric #ParadoxInteractive #HarebrainedSchemes #ActionAdventure #XboxSeriesX/S #SinglePlayer #Thirdperson #StoryRich #Strategy #RPG
Paradox respond to the accusation that they fix games with paid DLC - "we try to find a middle ground" - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/paradox-respond-to-the-accusation-that-they-fix-games-with-paid-dlc-we-try-to-find-a-middle-ground #Strategy:Real-TimeStrategy #ParadoxDevelopmentStudio #MultiplayerCompetitive #EuropaUniversalisIV #ParadoxInteractive #Birdview/Isometric #CrusaderKingsIII #SinglePlayer #Simulation #Victoria3 #Strategy #Text #Mac #RPG #PC
Players are now less "accepting" that games will be fixed, say Paradox, after "underestimating" the reaction to Cities: Skylines 2's performance woes - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/players-are-now-less-accepting-that-games-will-be-fixed-say-paradox-after-underestimating-the-reaction-to-cities-skyline-2s-performance-woes #ParadoxInteractive #Birdview/Isometric #Cities:SkylinesII #PrisonArchitect2 #Family-friendly #XboxSeriesX/S #ColossalOrder #SinglePlayer #Simulation #Management #ModernDay
Bloodlines 2 is more "spiritual successor" than sequel to "a competently good game by 2004 standards", say Paradox - https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/bloodlines-2-is-more-spiritual-successor-than-sequel-to-a-a-competently-good-game-by-2004-standards-say-paradox #Vampire:TheMasquerade-Bloodlines2 #ParadoxInteractive #ActionAdventure #TheChineseRoom #XboxSeriesX/S #SinglePlayer #HardsuitLabs #Firstperson #XboxOne #RPG #PS5 #PS4 #PC
