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seing as Thomas Johansson (Busuchov) got promoted to Studio manager (Johan's previous job) now it seams Johan is now..

: EVP Game Development ..?

what does this job entail exactly?
 
It's fairly straight-forward. Johan is developing games based on electronic voice phenomenon. Clearly they've embraced pseudoscience and called in alleged ghost-hunters to contact ghosts of historical leaders and incorporate their spirits into their game AI. I'm very disappointed with such developments, very disappointed indeed. This new focus on fantasy is very alarming. Besides, I don't want my computer to be haunted, no sir.
 
Soph said:
Question remains who the EVP was before Johan :eek:
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Maybe they created the position just for him to give him a job? Could be a possibility, or not ;)
 
Soph said:
Question remains who the EVP was before Johan :eek:
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There was nothing before Johan and there will b nothing after him! Johan is eternal! Johan is love! Johan is Life!

Anything else is Heresy and Heresy is treason against the Paradoxian State!

Are you outing yourself as a traitor against Johan?!
 
I would not dare to defy our great lord and savior Johan. May he be the only and best EVP we've had, (until the next one pops up).

I will slaughter many shetland sheep to sacrifice to the great EVP. I hope he notices me!
 
HAHAHA this thread is Hilarious!


VienLa said:
Experimental Victoria Pre-build?
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HA, you (and almost everyone) wished!

Darkgamma said:
Extremely Violent Pony?
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Could EVP be a certefied Brony? who knows....


Soph said:
I would not dare to defy our great lord and savior Johan. May he be the only and best EVP we've had, (until the next one pops up).

I will slaughter many shetland sheep to sacrifice to the great EVP. I hope he notices me!
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Long live the (current) EVP!


EU3NOOB said:
There was nothing before Johan and there will be nothing after him! Johan is eternal! Johan is love! Johan is Life!

Anything else is Heresy and Heresy is treason against the Paradoxian State!

Are you outing yourself as a traitor against Johan?!
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ho lordly no! if only he will reveil himself to us, we may finaly know the thruth! (...wait, is this the right relegion?)

zharliette said:
It's fairly straight-forward. Johan is developing games based on electronic voice phenomenon. Clearly they've embraced pseudoscience and called in alleged ghost-hunters to contact ghosts of historical leaders and incorporate their spirits into their game AI. I'm very disappointed with such developments, very disappointed indeed. This new focus on fantasy is very alarming. Besides, I don't want my computer to be haunted, no sir.
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Supernatural PDS is ... best PDS?


VienLa said:
It is. If it meant "Executive Vice President", someone from Paradox would confirm it already. They want to hide the true meaning from us, that's why they don't clarify it.

Either that or actually no one in PDS actually knows what that position is.
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that would be F### hilarious
 
Its "Executive Vice President", and most of this can be found by a quick look through http://career.paradoxplaza.com/

Fredrik Wester is CEO, and his management team is Susana Meza-Graham (COO), Andras Vajlok (CFO), Johan Andersson (EVP Game Development), Tobias Sjogren (EVP Business Development), Johan Sjoberg (EVP Brands), Shams Jorjani (VP Aquisitions). Daniela Sjunneson (VP Mrketing) & John Hargelid (CIO).

I'm in charge of all our internal game development, with 4 studios that development games and assets for us.

PDS is led by Thomas Johansson (Studio Manager) & Henrik Fåhraeus (Game Director) and they do all the strategygames you guys love.
North is led by Mattias Lilja (Studio Manager), and they do Magicka Wizard Wars.
Arctic is led by Mattias Wiking (Studio Manager), and they do Magicka 2.
South is led by Lars Håhus (Studio Manager), and they provide art to all our games.
Engine & Tools is led by Fredrik Zetterman (Technical Director).
Aux is led by Linda Kiby (Executive Producer), who does everything from QA, Art, Mod Support and Music for the games.

God we're huge these days with close to 200 people directly employed in 3 offices in Sweden. Its not like when we were 5 people working on 1 game with no QA, and entire marketing & sales department being Fredrik himself.
 
Balor said:
God we're huge these days with close to 200 people directly employed in 3 offices in Sweden. Its not like when we were 5 people working on 1 game with no QA, and entire marketing & sales department being Fredrik himself.
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Is it appropriate to say that PI/PDS is a mid-size player in the game business now? At what point would you say that you stopped being small and indie? And how far are you from being a large publisher/developer?
 
Balor said:
Its "Executive Vice President", and most of this can be found by a quick look through http://career.paradoxplaza.com/

Fredrik Wester is CEO, and his management team is Susana Meza-Graham (COO), Andras Vajlok (CFO), Johan Andersson (EVP Game Development), Tobias Sjogren (EVP Business Development), Johan Sjoberg (EVP Brands), Shams Jorjani (VP Aquisitions). Daniela Sjunneson (VP Mrketing) & John Hargelid (CIO).

I'm in charge of all our internal game development, with 4 studios that development games and assets for us.

PDS is led by Thomas Johansson (Studio Manager) & Henrik Fåhraeus (Game Director) and they do all the strategygames you guys love.
North is led by Mattias Lilja (Studio Manager), and they do Magicka Wizard Wars.
Arctic is led by Mattias Wiking (Studio Manager), and they do Magicka 2.
South is led by Lars Håhus (Studio Manager), and they provide art to all our games.
Engine & Tools is led by Fredrik Zetterman (Technical Director).
Aux is led by Linda Kiby (Executive Producer), who does everything from QA, Art, Mod Support and Music for the games.

God we're huge these days with close to 200 people directly employed in 3 offices in Sweden. Its not like when we were 5 people working on 1 game with no QA, and entire marketing & sales department being Fredrik himself.
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thank you for the Response.

Sure is quite the large Company, I've chat a little with Fredrik Webster at the Fan-guathering, it seams from the early days you were the Brains behind all the games Paradox made, so in a way you always were (and always will be) Fredrik's "sencond-in-command"? :)
 
Mamluke said:
Sure is quite the large Company, I've chat a little with Fredrik Webster at the Fan-guathering, it seams from the early days you were the Brains behind all the games Paradox made, so in a way you always were (and always will be) Fredrik's "sencond-in-command"? :)
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I started in 98, Fredrik joined in 2003, and became CEO 5-6 years ago.. I've been the brains behind our games, but I've never been any second-in-command of the company.
 
Balor said:
I started in 98, Fredrik joined in 2003, and became CEO 5-6 years ago.. I've been the brains behind our games, but I've never been any second-in-command of the company.
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I see, Foolish of me try to make a complex situation, "simple" :D.

Edit: this just occurde to me, why pick the Word 'president' for a high-end possition in A (game) Company? its not like your current position is gain by elections is it? XD
 
Mamluke said:
I see, Foolish of me try to make a complex situation, "simple" :D.

Edit: this just occurde to me, why pick the Word 'president' for a high-end possition in A (game) Company? its not like your current position is gain by elections is it? XD
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The term president doesn't have to do with elections. See wiki definition below:
A president is the leader of a country or a division or part of a country, typically a republic, a democracy, or a dictatorship. The title "president" is sometimes used by extension for leaders of other groups.
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