Paradox Interactive? Here's a bloody paradox for you! I love the idea of grand strategy games, perhaps more than I can possibly convey. I've spent countless hours poring over screenshots of Europa Universalis 4, Crusader Kings 3, and Victoria 3, mesmerised by those evocative maps and enigmatic numbers. Where some might see drab undulations and a spreadsheet UI, I see tantalising potential; the chance to bend history to my whims with an iron fist, a clean codpiece, and twinkle in my eye. And yet - and yet - when it comes to actually playing the things, no matter how determined my resolve, I'm pretty much guaranteed to nod off within ten minutes of starting the tutorial. 
Bad Brain Game Studios, founded by former Ubisoft developers including those who worked on Watch Dogs: Legion, will be shutting down on the 17th November. The studio has been unable to acquire necessary funding after Netease pulled the plug. 
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Superhero workplace comedy Dispatch is currently proving - fairly convincingly - that episodic gaming can really work. Two new episodes of the choice-based narrative series arrived yesterday and propelled the series to even greater popularity than when it launched.
Here's something to sink your teeth into on a Thursday morning. An unscripted reality competition series based on the frantic co-op culinary game Overcooked is in the works at Netflix and A24. Yes, you butter believe it.
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