Tag: Paradox Interactive
News Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 PS5 Offers Tasty Gameplay Morsel
"Blue-bloods in the castles, peasants in the gutter. Same old story"
Out of the shadows, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 has emerged with a rare look at gameplay in a new trailer. A sequel that some ageing RPG fans have been waiting two decades for, Bloodlines 2 was supposed to be out several times over by now and is currently targeting a...
News Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Seemingly Afflicted By World of Darkness Curse
Paradox officially sick of the RPG game
In strict accordance with the traditions of The Masquerade, the ancient mandate that decrees all vampire kindred must live in a way that does not reveal their existence to humans, we haven't heard much about Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 lately. The sequel to one of the most groundbreaking CRPGs ever...
News Cities: Skylines 2 PS5 Delayed Further to Meet Stability, Performance Aims
There are "unresolved issues" remaining
Paradox Interactive has made the decision to push the console versions of Cities: Skylines 2 even further back — likely into 2025 — in order to meet the stability and performance targets it has set for itself. Detailed in a post on the studio's forums, it's revealed the devel
News Paradox Cancels Sim Life by You After Repeated Early Access Delays
"A clear failure on Paradox’s part"
Life by You, a life sim from veterans of The Sims series, has been unceremoniously canceled by publisher Paradox Interactive. With its Early Access launch already delayed several times, the publisher pulled the plug on 20th May, delaying the game indefinitely ahead of a 4th June release. Now, it is opting not to...
News Prison Architect 2 Back in the Slammer, Delayed to May 2024
In chains
You may recall Paradox Interactive announced Prison Architect 2 back in January. It's a sequel to the fan favourite management sim in which you grow and maintain a prison, taking care of your inmates and expanding your facilities. The fully 3D follow-up was scheduled to launch in March, but has now been pushed back to 7th May, 2024...
News Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 Gameplay Revealed, Out on PS5 in the 'Coming Months'
First gameplay in a while
The Chinese Room has today resurfaced with new gameplay for upcoming RPG Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2. Long in development, this is the first opportunity to see it in action in quite some time, with two videos published. A deep dive into the game's mechanics and setting is provided by members of the development...
News Prison Architect 2 Announced, Sequel Goes Fully 3D on PS5 in March
Breaking free from two dimensions
Publisher Paradox Interactive and developer Double Eleven have just announced Prison Architect 2, the sequel to the popular management/building simulation game. Unlike the original Prison Architect, this new title will be launching on consoles day and date with the PC version, and it's heading to PS5 on 26th March,...
News Vampire: The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2 Reveals Its Protagonist
The name's Phyre
New Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 developer The Chinese Room has today shared a fresh look at the RPG's protagonist: Phyre. This is a fully customisable main character, with you allowed to select their gender and the clan they belong to, as well as outfits and who they feed on. There'll be four clans in the game, and who...
News Suck the Blood of the Living in Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice on PSVR2
One to really sink your teeth into
Vampire: The Masquerade - Justice is an imminent adventure RPG that takes place in the fabled World of Darkness setting, and it's coming to PSVR2 on 2nd November. We hadn't considered how perfect VR is for a Vampire: The Masquerade adaptation, a series known for the richness of its setting, atmosphere, and...
News Cities: Skylines 2 Delayed on Consoles to Optimise Quality and Performance
We built this city
Prospective city planners, we have a bit of bad news for you. Paradox Interactive has announced a delay to its upcoming city sim sequel, Cities: Skylines 2. The console versions, which of course includes PS5, have been pushed back to Spring 2024. The PC version is still on schedule for 24th October, 2023. Sharing the update on...
News Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2 Has a New Developer, Out in 2024
The Chinese Room now making the RPG
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture team The Chinese Room has been confirmed as the new studio behind the troubled Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, with an updated release window set for late 2024. It's unclear how much of the work original developer Hardsuit Labs put into the project will carry over into the...
News Cities: Skylines 2 Lays Foundations on PS5 from 24th October
Build 'em up
Well, one game that’s definitely not embargoed from the Xbox Showcase is Cities: Skylines 2, because even PlayStation has uploaded this pre-order trailer. The title’s due out on 24th October, and promises next-gen city building fun. You can get a glimpse of gameplay courtesy of the trailer embedded above; obviously these kind of...
News Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Publisher Is Refunding All Physical PS5, PS4 Pre-Orders
An eternity of waiting
The publisher behind Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, coming to PS5 and PS4, will be automatically refunding all physical preorders, with refunds for digital preorders available on request. This comes as Paradox Interactive posted a development update for the game on its website. While refunding preorders is usually a...
News Crusader Kings 3: Royal Court Expansion Graces Consoles on 17th May
A regal addition
Crusader Kings 3: Console Edition was released on PS5 last year, and while we thought it was great, we only got to experience the base game. Thankfully, the excellent Royal Court expansion has been announced to be making the jump to consoles, which is a regal pronouncement we couldn't be more pleased to make. As anyone who has...
News The Sims Veteran's Life by You Is a Living, Breathing Sandbox
But only Early Access on PC for now
Update: It doesn’t really get much more ambitious than Life by You, so it’s perhaps no surprise it’s launching into Early Access on PC before even considering consoles. The game, teased earlier in the year and now officially unveiled, sees you effectively taking control of an entire open world city, where...
News Cities Skylines 2 Promises Bigger and Better City Building on PS5 in 2023
Sky's the limit
A full-blown sequel to Cities Skylines, the appropriately named Cities Skylines II has been announced for PS5. It only has a vague '2023' release window right now, but the official press release describes it as "the most realistic city simulation ever created". Quite the promise! The original Cities Skylines was very well received,...
News Cities: Skylines Remastered Builds Bigger Maps with Better Graphics on PS5 Next Week
PS4 owners get a free upgrade
City building sim Cities: Skylines is getting a PS5 version next week, on the 15th February. This is an enhanced remaster of the 2017 PS4 title, boasting a number of improvements — and it's a free upgrade if you already own Cities: Skylines on the last-gen console. The same goes for the game's numerous DLC packs; if...
News Stellaris: First Contact Story Pack Will Expand the Scope of Your Galaxy
We come in peace
Stellaris is a game which has received a bunch of support over the years, and it seems like the team over at Paradox isn't done with the sci-fi grand strategy title just yet. Originally launching on PC back in 2016, it jumped to console in 2019 in the form of Stellaris: Console Edition. The First Contact Story Pack is the next...
News Cities: Skylines Plazas & Promenades Expansion Is All About the Pedestrian
These boots were made for walking
Cities: Skylines is a city management simulator originally released in 2015, but it's still being supported, as evidenced by the just-announced Plazas & Promenades expansion. We don't have a firm release date, but it is coming soon to PS4. Ditch the daily gridlock and take to the streets... on foot! Pedestrian...
News Hack the Planet in Shadowrun Trilogy: Console Edition, Available Now on PS5, PS4
Here be dragons
The Shadowrun Trilogy: Console Edition is available now, on both PS5 and PS4, and to celebrate, we got a launch trailer dripping in retro cyberpunk aesthetic. If great writing and player choice are things you look for in a game and don't mind dated visuals or a clunky interface, you should definitely check it out (be sure to check...
Review Shadowrun Trilogy (PS5) - Great Value RPG Collection Is Rough and Ready
Let's run it
There's an awful lot to like about Shadowrun Trilogy — a chunky collection of three sci-fi-fantasy role-playing games available on PlayStation platforms for the first time. At its launch price of $39.99 / £34.99, you're getting good bang for your buck here, even if you'll have to endure some especially rough edges throughout all...
News Shadowrun Trilogy Brings Classic Cyberpunk Role-Playing to PS5, PS4 in June
Out of the shadows
The rumours were true: Shadowrun Trilogy will be making key dialogue decisions this summer, on the 21st June for both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. The collection includes three remastered titles: Shadowrun Returns, Shadowrun Dragonfall - Director's Cut, and Shadowrun Hong Kong - Extended Edition. All three games are highly...
News Classic RPG Collection Shadowrun Trilogy Spotted on PlayStation Servers
From the shadows
Assets for Shadowrun Trilogy have been discovered on PlayStation Network servers, as leaked through Reddit. The collection, which includes Shadowrun Returns, Shadowrun Dragonfall - Director's Cut, and Shadowrun Hong Kong - Extended Edition, was officially announced for Nintendo Switch last year (due to arrive in 2022), but it's...
Mini Review Crusader Kings III: Console Edition (PS5) - Strategic Royalty Rewards Patient Players
King me
Crusader Kings III is the kind of game that you could quite easily lose days, weeks, or even months to once you've wrapped your head around its many, many systems. It's a ridiculously in-depth strategy title — the kind that you rarely see on consoles — but port studio Lab42 has done a solid job of making the whole thing manageable on...
News Highly Rated Strategy Sim Crusader Kings 3 Campaigns to PS5 in March
For king and country
Crusader Kings III is a very highly rated medieval strategy / empire-building sim that's been available on PC since last year — and it's coming to PlayStation 5 on the 29th March. Basically, you get to rule over a kingdom as a monarch of your making as you forge alliances with or outright conquer neighbouring countries. A...
News Cities: Skylines Airports DLC Pack Touches Down on PS4 in January
Please remain seated
Cities: Skylines has been around a good while now, hasn't it? The city-building sim arrived on PlayStation 4 in 2017, and it's been steadily added to ever since with free and premium updates. The latest of these is just around the corner; Airports makes a safe landing on 25th January 2022. So, what's this expansion all about?...
News Mobster XCOM Empire of Sin Makes It Count with Massive Content Drop
Available on PS4 now
A colossal content drop for prohibition-era strategy game Empire of Sin is available on the PlayStation 4 now, largely transforming the game. The free Precincts update rebalances and retunes many aspects of the alarmingly in-depth XCOM-esque outing, making some of the release’s mechanics more meaningful. Precincts effectively...
News Unknown Dev Making Good Progress on Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2
"Quite some time" before release date revealed
Development of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is said to be going well according to Paradox Interactive, but who it is actually doing the work we still don't know. Hardware Labs was taken off the project at the beginning of this year and replaced by another team. The game's troubled production...
News Crusader Kings III: Console Edition Wages War Against PS5
Designed for console controllers from the ground up
The leak has certainly taken the sting out of this announcement, but Crusader Kings III: Console Edition has been confirmed for the PlayStation 5. The uber-hardcore strategy game first launched on PC in 2020, but is being carefully converted to Sony’s next-gen console, with “all-new gamepad...
News Make It Count with Empire of Sin's First Paid Expansion
The accountant will see you now
After a mixed reception at launch, Empire of Sin developer Romero Games is aiming to rejuvenate the prohibition-era strategy title with a new expansion pack: Make It Count. This paid add-on will allow you to take control of Meyer Lansky, the “Mob’s Accountant” who excels at economics and smooth talking. The DLC...
Oh dear
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is not having the best time of it. Announced in March of 2019, the sequel to the beloved RPG has seen delay after delay, and now it seems the game is in a more precarious position than ever. The last we heard was that the title would be unlikely to release in the first half of this year; now, it's not...
Review Empire of Sin (PS4) - Gangster Strategy Game Is a Broken Mess
The Sopran-oh-noes
What do you know about multiverse theory? We Wikipedia'd it before writing this review and we played BioShock Infinite a few years ago so we're practically scientists now. From what we've learned there's a good chance that there's alternate universes out there much like ours only different choices made along the way have altered...
News Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Unlikely to Release in First Half of 2021
The waiting game
What on earth happened to Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2? Originally scheduled to launch at the beginning of this year, developer Hardsuit Labs has pushed back its release time and time again, which in combination with high-profile departures over the past few months, has fans worried. Now Paradox Interactive CEO Ebba...
News Manage a 1920s Criminal Corporation in Empire of Sin This December
Multiple editions detailed
After being delayed out of an initial spring launch window at the start of this year, Paradox Interactive has confirmed that its noir take on the 1920s illegal underworld named Empire of Sin will come to PlayStation 4 on 1st December 2020. There isn't a next-gen PlayStation 5 version confirmed at the time of writing, but...
News Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Has Been Delayed to 2021
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To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is no longer scheduled to launch in 2020. Harduit Labs has delayed the vampiric RPG to 2021, with both a PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 version in the works. The team states it needs more time so that it can meet the bar of quality and ambitions it...
News Cities: Skylines Goes Green for Free on PS4
Save the planet
If you’re currently enjoying Cities: Skylines on PlayStation 4 as part of its recent PlayStation Plus giveaway, you may be excited to learn that Paradox Interactive is giving away a free add-on pack as well. Green Cities, the eco-friendly expansion, currently costs nothing on the PlayStation Store, and is yours to claim through...
News Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Has a PS5 Version in the Works
Thirsty for more
It certainly looks like today is the day for developers to confirm that they're working on PlayStation 5 versions of games. Joining Scarlet Nexus is Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, which confirmed it would release a next-gen version as part of Inside Xbox's third-party gameplay reveal event yesterday. It was announced for...
News Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Is Out for Blood in Latest Trailer
PS5 version uncertain
It's been quite some time since we last saw Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 after it was delayed out of a Q1 2020 launch window late last year. The RPG marked its return at Microsoft's Inside Xbox third-party showcase, however, with a new trailer that debuts a fresh look at the game. Check it out for yourself above. It...
Review Cities: Skylines - A PS4 City Builder with Solid Foundations
Skyscraper
Republished on Wednesday 29th April 2020: We're bringing this review back from the archives following the announcement of May's PlayStation Plus lineup. The original text follows. In terms of city-building games, the PlayStation 4 – hell, every console in general – is pretty light. Simulation games as a whole seem to be married to...
News Empire of Sin Will Stop and Contemplate Its Actions for a Few More Months
Strategy game delayed
Paradox Interactive has pushed back its noir-themed 1920s strategy game Empire of Sin, opting for a Fall release window as opposed to its previously planned Spring target. Game director Brenda Romero explained: “As any good bootlegger knows, good liquor can’t be rushed and the same goes for game development.” She added:...
News Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2's Thirst for Blood Will Have To Wait Following Delay
Still coming in 2020
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is a title that was somewhat sinking under the radar with a supposed Q1 2020 launch on PlayStation 4. Fighting for exposure amongst the likes of fellow RPGs Cyberpunk 2077 and Final Fantasy VII Remake, it may not have gotten the attention it deserves. Developer Hardsuit Labs need not worry...
News Empire of Sin Is Looking Grand in Latest Gameplay Trailer
Explore a criminal underbelly
One reveal that might have passed you by during Gamescom 2019 so far is the reveal of gameplay for Brenda and John Romero's upcoming title Empire of Sin. Announced back at E3 2019, it's a strategy game that puts you in the middle of 1920s Chicago with a criminal underbelly to deal with. The footage above shows off a...
E3 2019 Empire of Sin Is a Noir Strategy Game Coming to PS4 Next Year
Crime does pay
Empire of Sin is a title that was thrown around ahead of E3 2019, and now we finally have a game to match the name. This is a strategy game set in the criminal underbelly of 1920s Chicago. You choose from one of 14 mob bosses and are tasked with building up a ring of organised crime to rule the roost. Randomly generated start...
E3 2019 Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Hunts for Blood in Extended Gameplay Trailer
Blood and bandages
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is one meaty game title – and not one we can say we’re fond of typing. This extended gameplay trailer for E3 2019, showcasing the long-awaited sequel’s “reactive storytelling, fast-paced combat, and compelling characters”, deserves to be shared all the same, though. “Created in...
News Stellaris Receives Free Multiplayer Update on PS4 Today
You're not alone
Stellaris is one of those PS4 games that probably plays surprisingly great on consoles for saying it originally launched as a daunting PC exclusive. We never got round to reviewing it, but two content updates have followed since its February release, and today sees the inclusion of multiplayer at no extra cost. "Pursue your...
The more the better
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 was only just announced overnight, but the team over at Paradox Interactive is already going deep in interviews on what sort of themes we should expect to crop up in its storytelling. During the time that press got hands on with a demo and during interviews, it appears that the title is set...
News Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Announced for PS4, Coming Q1 2020
A direct sequel to the 2004 original
After the circling of numerous rumours, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 has finally been officially announced at a GDC keynote. It's coming to PS4 in the early months of 2020, and you can get a taste of the action on offer in the announcement trailer above. Confirmed to be a direct sequel to the 2004...
News Cities: Skylines Lets You Go Eco-Friendly with New Green Cities Expansion on PS4
Out now
Are you still playing the decent city building game Cities: Skylines on PS4? If you are, you'll know that the title has received a ton of extra content since its launch in 2017, and that's not about to change. Another new expansion by the name of Green Cities is available now on PS4, and it does what it says on the tin. It adds more than...
News Stellaris Brings Sci-Fi Grand Strategy to PS4 in February
The final frontier
Real time strategy games and consoles have a checkered history. A genre usually designed to be played with a keyboard and mouse, few games have genuinely made a successful leap to a console and controller setup. Of course, it isn't impossible, and Paradox Interactive is bringing its ambitious space-faring title Stellaris to PS4 on...
DLC Review Mass Transit Quietly Rounds Out Cities: Skylines' Season Pass
Mono... D'oh!
It’s another day, another DLC for Cities: Skylines. Mass Transit is the last full expansion of the game’s season pass and is arguably the best-value of them, bolstering Colossal Order’s already sizeable public transport options. However, despite all of these new additions, the DLC’s £10 price tag is still a too steep for what...
