This is a very curious one, Paradox Interactive have just announced that they've acquired Prison Architect from Introversion Software.
This isn't the usual thing here that we've seen before as Paradox aren't taking over Introversion Software, it's very specific to the Prison Architect game. As they said in their press release:
Paradox will take ownership of Prison Architect on all current and any future platforms, including Windows, MacOS, and Linux PCs, and Switch, Xbox and PlayStation consoles, in addition to their ongoing publishing of Prison Architect: Mobile on iOS and Android tablets. This acquisition also allows Paradox to continue development of Prison Architect going forward, and to explore opportunities with the wider “Architect” IP in the future.
From that same release, Introversion's co-founder Mark Morris said he felt they had taken it as far as they could and that they're "eager to see where a team like Paradox can take it next". This also gives Introversion room to breathe life into their next project (and no doubt plenty of money to help too…).
I'm a big fan of the game myself, I've sunk many great hours into it and having it in the hands of Paradox who've supported Linux very well over the years is a good fit I think. Paradox support their titles for many years after release, far longer than a lot of others do and that makes me happy about the future of Prison Architect.
You can find Prison Architect on Humble Store, GOG and Steam.
It will likely show up on Paradox's own store sometime soon, perhaps this is another step towards a larger push for their own store? They do already have their own launcher, which supports Linux. It wouldn't surprise me if we saw them acquire more across this year.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Kimyrielle Jan 8, 2019
I never really got into this game, even if i love it on paper.
Very curious to see the secret deep "why" Paradox did that.
thelimeydragon Jan 8, 2019
Last edited by thelimeydragon on 8 January 2019 at 6:51 pm UTC
Paradox?
Quoting: pbSo much for free updates, welcome a swarm of dlc.
That wouldn't be a bad thing. If you're happy with the value you got from the game's purchase, fine, just ignore the DLC. If you loved the game and would welcome more features and expansion, this is great news.
Unless you wanted all those extras for free...? In which case, I have no words! :)
Quoting: scaineQuoting: pbSo much for free updates, welcome a swarm of dlc.
That wouldn't be a bad thing. If you're happy with the value you got from the game's purchase, fine, just ignore the DLC. If you loved the game and would welcome more features and expansion, this is great news.
Unless you wanted all those extras for free...? In which case, I have no words! :)
I have absolutely nothing against dlc that add content, I often buy gotys and extras and stuff. What I do have something against is constantly modifying the game, sometimes breaking it (not literally, but mechanics) for those who don't own the dlc, and pushing lots of meaningless dlcs like costumes or melodies or even pdfs - all of which Paradox is "guilty" with their own titles. I hold a personal grudge because I bought lots of EU4 and CK2 dlcs in hope that I will sometimes be able to play a complete game, but it doesn't seem to be any time soon. At one point I just stopped buying. At about the same time, their new dlcs started getting mostly negative reviews for being low-effort while high-priced. It seems to me that it's not just my sentiment that they pushed their dlc model too far.
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