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Interview with Johan Andersson

May 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off on Interview with Johan Andersson · Crispy Gamer, Interview, Paradox

My interview with Paradox boss Johan Andersson is now up at CG. I tend to like interviews where you give the subject enough room to just ramble, and Johan was happy to do that on this occasion. He took time to call Hearts of Iron a “buggy piece of shit” and to deem the development […]

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Europa Universalis: Rome review

April 25th, 2008 · 4 Comments · Ancients, Crispy Gamer, Paradox, Review

My Europa Universalis: Rome review is now up at Crispy Gamer. I did an interview with Johan Andersson that doesn’t seem to be up yet, but I’ll let you know when it goes live. The review was based on a gold review build; the day one patch has fixed some of the issues. You can’t […]

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Really?

March 27th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Paradox

Tom Chick has posted a little blurb about his encounter with Paradox lead designer Johan Andersson. Chick seems to think that I’m crazed with rage about how EU3 deviated from the historical path, which isn’t quite the case. I understand why Paradox did what it did for the reasons laid out in the linked story […]

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New Europa Universalis Expansion

March 5th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Paradox

Europa Universalis III: In Nomine will be released early this summer. Quite an accomplishment considering they still have to finish Rome in the next month. Start in October 1399, at the coronation of Henry IV of England. Experience over 50 more years of gameplay, experiencing the Byzantine Empire, Tamerlane and the end of the Hundred […]

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EU: Rome Updates

January 18th, 2008 · 10 Comments · Ancients, Design, Paradox, Preview

There have been 11 Developer’s Diaries for Europa Universalis: Rome. It’s probably a good time to summarize what we do and don’t know and, of course, poke at a few of the details. Not everything in this list is equally important, and the list is a little more negative than my expectations are. I am […]

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EU: Rome Beta Open

October 25th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Ancients, Paradox

If you want to help guide the design of Paradox’s upcoming Europa Universalis: Rome (please change that title…), you have three weeks to register for the closed beta test. I will not be applying because, a) I will find it impossible to stay silent if they resist my calls to reduce the importance of religion, […]

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