Official announcement

[Susana]

ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME FOR PARADOX INTERACTIVE

New York, USA (October 1, 2007) – Leading grand strategy publisher Paradox Interactive announced today their next title in development. Their critically acclaimed development team, behind successful franchises like Europa Universalis and Hearts of Iron, is currently busy working on Europa Universalis: Rome.

“A truly challenging strategy game portraying the Roman Era has yet to be released and we believe strategy gamers have been kept waiting for long enough, said Fredrik Wester, Executive Vice President for Paradox Interactive. “Our successful development team has the knowledge, skills and genre expertise to create a strong strategy game to accurately represent the Roman Era and we are more than excited to introduce this game to the strategy gaming community. “

Europa Universalis: Rome will cover the time period from the first Punic War to the start of the true Empire. Players will have thousand of gameplay choices ranging from country, culture, provincial and character options to name but a few, making each and every game infinitely customizable and truly unique.

“Europa Universalis: Rome combines the best of the Empire Building, Conquest and Warfare genres, wrapped into a title that contains all main characteristics of a typical Paradox Interactive game”, said Johan Andersson, Director of Development. “This project has the potential to become the most talked about grand strategy game to date”

Europa Universalis: Rome is schedule for a worldwide release during Q2, 2008.

 

[Mr. G]

Nice!
HoI 3 was to early, and I wanted a Rome game too, nice, very nice!

 

[unmerged(61606)]

servers sure are taking a pounding though

 

[basharious]

"Rome will cover the time period from the first Punic War to the start of the true Empire."

So, it's what, about 300 years?! Doesn't sound like enough for an ancient game .

I think I might as well start complaining now!

 

[OriginalRafiki]

Looking forward to seeing what Paradox will make out of it

 

[Kurek]

Coolness. The map graphics, even in these early shots look a lot better than EU3's.

 

[jordarkelf]

Very nice! I was hoping for a game like this.
Paradox probably can make a good game out of it as well.

 

[unmerged(84607)]

I must say, in retrospect, Johan styling himself with a Roman title, "04-09-2007 Johan (First Consul)", should have been a giveaway...

 

[unmerged(61606)]

Coolness. The map graphics, even in these early shots look a lot better than EU3's.

exxactly what I was thinking

 

[GrimPagan]

Looks more like the gameplay in EU than Vicky. There went that hope.

 

[Johan]

I must say, in retrospect, Johan styling himself with a Roman title, "04-09-2007 Johan (First Consul)", should have been a giveaway...

no, that was never a roman title.. it was Napoleons title .)

 

[coz1]

Sweet! I was wondering what was causing the slowness this morning and now I know why. Looks good so far.

 

[Jamie550]

Is Q2 somewhere from April to June, or does the business year start not in January?

 

[Sokraates]

Nice. And the interface has been nicely reworked. I just wonder, why there are two search fields.

 

[stnylan]

Excellent news indeed. Just what I was hoping for

 

[Wetew]

The alpha screenshots looks great!

 

[Sgt. Optimus]

Will it include HISTORICAL events?

 

[unmerged(61606)]

the time period isn't enough, you should make it until the fall of the byzantine empire!

 

[TheLand]

Will it include HISTORICAL events?

Will it include historical months? No July and August please!

 

[Jamie550]

Coolness. The map graphics, even in these early shots look a lot better than EU3's.

Yes they do

I just hope that I will be able to see the land in a different color from the water this time