Europa Universalis IV
2013 video game
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| October 2024 | The three major DLCs were fully integrated into the base game. |
| September 2024 | Paradox announced the integration of three major DLCs (Rights of Man, Art of War, and Common Sense) into the base game. |
| May 8 2024 | Release of the 'Winds of Change' expansion, focusing on mission trees and mechanics for various nations including the Netherlands, Venice, Mughals, Aztecs, Maya, and Inca. |
| May 2023 | The Game of Thrones mod 'A Song of Ice and Fire' was renamed to 'Westeros Universalis: A Game Of Thrones'. |
| 2021 | Launched the Leviathan expansion, which was critically poorly received with only 7% positive reviews on Steam due to numerous bugs and incomplete features. |
| March 2021 | Paradox introduces an optional subscription service allowing players to access the game's extensive DLC library without purchasing individual expansions. |
| September 2020 | Paradox Tinto, a new division in Barcelona, Spain, takes over game development under Johan Andersson's leadership, focusing on expansions and bug fixes. |
| May 2018 | At PDXCon, Paradox announced the development of board games based on their franchises. The Europa Universalis board game, named 'Europa Universalis: The Price of Power', was designed by Eivind Vetlesen of Aegir Games with a solo mode by David Turczi. |
| January 2016 | Reached over 900,000 game registrations on Steam platform. |
| May 2014 | Paradox released 'Europa Universalis IV: What If? The Anthology of Alternate History', a collection of short stories inspired by the game, including a story by Harry Turtledove. The book was released as an ebook, game DLC, and a physical edition. |
| January 11 2014 | Release of the first major expansion 'Conquest of Paradise', which introduces new mechanics for colonizing the Americas and adds a random new world generator. |
| 2013 | Received a nomination for 'Strategy/Simulation Game of the Year' at the 17th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards by the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. |
| 2013 | Europa Universalis IV won 'Best Strategy' and 'Best Historical' awards at Game Debate's annual awards ceremony. |
| August 13 2013 | Europa Universalis IV is officially released for Windows, OS X, and Linux platforms by Paradox Development Studio and Paradox Interactive. |
| August 9 2013 | Playable demo of Europa Universalis IV released on Steam. |
| August 2012 | Game first announced publicly at Gamescom, after being previously teased under the codename 'Project Truman'. |
| September 2011 | Development of Europa Universalis IV begins in earnest using the Clausewitz Engine. |
| December 2010 | Release of Divine Wind, the final DLC for Europa Universalis III, which sparked early design discussions for Europa Universalis IV. |
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