the history of Paradox

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Keunert

August 11, 2013, 02:48:59 PM
a very interesting article on the much loved and hated game developer and publisher Paradox:

http://www.polygon.com/features/2013/8/7/4554042/paradox-interactive-history
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Greybriar

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August 11, 2013, 03:14:42 PM
That is an interesting read. Thanks for letting us know about it, Keunert.

Up until now, the only thing I knew about Paradox was limited to what I'd read at MobyGames.
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August 11, 2013, 03:29:46 PM
A fascinating read indeed.  Thanks for the link Keunert. 

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August 11, 2013, 04:20:16 PM
Thanks for sharing!

WallysWorld

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August 11, 2013, 04:32:28 PM
Interesting to read that it was Victoria:Revolutions that inspired them to eventually create Gamersgate.

Thanks for posting!
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tgb

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August 11, 2013, 04:38:03 PM
I haven't read the article but I thought Gamersgate was around long before Vicky:Rev.

WallysWorld

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August 11, 2013, 04:49:43 PM
Quote from: tgb on August 11, 2013, 04:38:03 PM
I haven't read the article but I thought Gamersgate was around long before Vicky:Rev.

"He sold an expansion to Paradox's worst-selling title, Victoria: An Empire Under the Sun, via download only. He figured it would show him the baseline the company could expect from an online-only marketplace.
The experiment surprised him, and the expansion sold well. That encouraged the company to open Paradox On Demand, to which it slowly added other titles from its catalog. Before long they changed the name of the service to GamersGate."
"I used to be with it, but then they changed what *it* was. Now what I'm with isn't *it* and what *it* is seems weird and scary to me." - Abraham Simpson

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#7
August 11, 2013, 05:27:54 PM
Well, I definitely learned a lot. Cool read.

jomni

#8
August 11, 2013, 06:00:29 PM
I'm trying to avoid buying from Gamersgate as much as possible.
Download speeds are horrendous in my case.

Silent Disapproval Robot

#9
August 11, 2013, 06:12:51 PM
the first direct download game i ever bought was through these guys.  Can't remember the year but it was Take Command: 2nd Manassas. 

I still prefer GG over Steam even though more and more all I get from GG is a Steam activation code.

sandman2575

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August 11, 2013, 06:13:11 PM
Definitely interesting.  I didn't know about the connection between paradox and gamersgate.

I wish there had been some mention of how hearts of iron figured in p'dox's company development...
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