The Latest Breaking News from Mattias Lilja

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 didn't sell as well as Paradox expected, and the publisher is taking the blame: 'The responsibility lies fully with us'

But this shouldn't affect the planned DLC.

PC Gamer · Nov 27, 2025

Paradox is the new owner of Jagged Alliance 3 and Surviving Mars developer Haemimont Games

"Expect amazing new games from us!"

PC Gamer · Feb 6, 2025

Inzoi's delay into 2025 has officially dashed all hope of this being the year of the Sims killers… what the hell happened?

The Sims continues to hold a monopoly over the genre despite everyone very much wanting the opposite.

PC Gamer · Nov 19, 2024

Would-be The Sims competitor Life By You was canceled because publisher Paradox realized "everything will be worse if we keep going, so we have to stop"

The life sim had one too many "flaws"

GamesRadar · Oct 8, 2024

Cities: Skylines 2 launched too early, says Paradox deputy CEO, but early access wouldn't have been a solution: 'A dev team that thinks they're going to have a nicer ride on an early access game, I think fool themselves'

"The lesson learned is that we should probably not launch that early."

PC Gamer · Oct 8, 2024

Even after cancelling Life By You, Paradox would make another life sim, 'but in a different way'

Unlike RPGs, the publisher still sees life sims as a good fit for its pillars.

PC Gamer · Oct 8, 2024

Paradox wants to get out of the RPG business: 'If Bloodlines 2, God willing, is successful, Bloodlines 3 [will be] done by someone else'

It's time for someone else to shoulder the World of Darkness curse.

PC Gamer · Oct 8, 2024

Paradox Cancels Life by You, Admits Failure

Paradox cancels Life by You. The studio that worked on the game has been closed.

Player One · Jun 18, 2024

Paradox Interactive closes lead Life by You studio, less than 24 hours after abruptly announcing The Sims competitor is canceled

Paradox Tectonic employed 24 people

GamesRadar · Jun 18, 2024

Paradox Interactive officially cancels its Sims-like game Life by You

Paradox Interactive has officially canceled its Sims-like life simulation game, Life by You.

TechRadar · Jun 18, 2024