In all probability the most important writer of admittedly area of interest technique video games within the business, Paradox Interactive has acquired all shares in Bulgarian developer Haemimont Video games, maybe finest referred to as the developer of Tropico 5 and, extra not too long ago, the revival of the mercenary tactical collection with Jagged Alliance 3.
In a press launch, Paradox CEO Frederik Wester welcomed Haemimont Video games, which is able to grow to be a wholly-owned subsidiary however retain its present management and improvement groups, and revealed that the studio at the moment has a brand new IP within the works:
“We’re delighted to welcome Haemimont Video games to Paradox! They bring about a tight-knit group with lengthy expertise in creating administration video games with many effectively acquired tasks of their portfolio. Furthermore, they’ve a robust inventive streak, expertise developed for his or her area of interest, a brand new IP in improvement and a robust tradition that matches Paradox’s working type. We’ve robust religion of their group and management, and our foremost focus now’s guaranteeing they’ll proceed creating nice video games underneath new possession.”
This information comes at an attention-grabbing time for this scribe, who simply fired up a contemporary recreation of JA3 and loves it. As is so typically the case, the turn-based tactical recreation of mercenary administration is in a a lot better place than when we reviewed it again in 2023; it is effectively value trying out if you happen to’re . Whereas we would like to see one other entry within the collection sometime, we’ll be excited to see what Haemimont can obtain with Paradox’s backing.
