Yes, Paradox are aware that a “barrage of DLCs” can scare away new players, for all their bundles and discounts

Europa Universalis, Hearts of Iron, Stellaris and other Paradox games are infamous for having stacks of paid DLC, and execs know this can be "off-putting".

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Stellaris updates are slowing down to stop empires randomly destroying themselves, among other bugs

Paradox are taking a more "measured" and "thoughtful" approach to patching their 4X space strategy game.

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Stellaris' new DLC BioGenesis lets you breed an existentially terrifying but cool as hell planet-sized monster, is out now

It's a big time to be Stellaris, as a big new update and a planet-sized update just dropped only yesterday.

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Paradox date Stellaris 4.0, a "phoenix update" to attract new players and improve performance

Space 4X sim Stellaris is to receive its next major overhaul in May this year, with changes to the pacing, presentation and systems affecting performance.

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March of the Eagles

https://macintoshgarden.org/games/march-of-the-eagles

March of the Eagles is a grand strategy game taking place during the Napoleonic Wars with 10 years of conflict in Europe between 1805 and 1820. The game places the player as any of the major European

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Paradox respond to the accusation that they fix games with paid DLC - "we try to find a middle ground"

Fire up the Steam page for Stellaris, one of my favourite space sims, and you will see 28 pieces of DLC, ranging from f…

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Europa Universalis IV is folding four of its dozens of DLCs into the base game

Europa Universalis IV is updating the base game to include four previously paid-for DLC come October 17th.

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Stellaris turns Twister with new Cosmic Storms you can bend to your will

Space 4X strategy game Stellaris launched in 2016, but Paradox can't stop adding to the universe. Last time I checked i…

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Crusader Kings 3's "landless adventurers" are set to offer a whole new way of playing the medieval trouble sim

As a "landless adventurer" in Crusader Kings 3 you'll be taking jobs from local rulers and catching infectious diseases as you travel through war-torn regions.

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