The Latest Breaking News from Johan Andersson

Europa Universalis lead says design documents stifle creativity: 'You end up with a bunch of idea guys who write all the documents and the rest are there to follow'

Johan Andersson's team at Paradox used to lean on the practice more, but Andersson said he "doesn't believe" in it these days.

PC Gamer · Oct 26, 2025

Europa Universalis 2's launch was a desperate gambit for Paradox's survival: 'It needs to be done so it's sold in the US market before Christmas, because we need the money else we cannot pay people'

The grand strategy giant had a hard time making its name.

PC Gamer · Oct 26, 2025

Europa Universalis lead Johan Andersson says Paradox's DLC model has been 'pretty f***ing great': 'You decide what's going in, you decide the scope, you decide exactly when you can release'

Andersson said Paradox has several pipelines for keeping games "alive," and that it's a "pretty great system."

PC Gamer · Oct 25, 2025