Crusader Kings 3 & The Business of a Sequel - Paradox Podcast - The Business of Video Games
Welcome back to the Paradox Podcast! Today we discuss the challenges and opportunity of making a sequel to a highly successful game like Crusader Kings 2. On the agenda: - The decision-making process behind greenlighting a sequel at Paradox - Measuring expectations and retaining a franchise’s spirit - How to reach new audiences and appeal to the core player base at the same time - How to prioritize content and features when developing a sequel base game - Answering your questions - A chat with guests from Larian Studios and Fatshark. Timestamps: 0:15 – Introduction & our favorite game sequels 2:55 – Topic of the day: Crusader Kings 3 and the Business of a Sequel 17:45 – Chat with Fatshark co-founder Martin Wahlund about Warhammer: Vermintide 2 27:56 – Chat with Larian Studios Publishing Director Michael Douse about Divinity: Original Sin 2 32:04 - Answering your questions with Max Weltz, CK3 Product Manager 42:38 – Wrapping up You can also find today’s episode on: • Spotify: https://pdxint.at/2HFshtu • Soundcloud: http://pdxint.at/2EYDl15 • iTunes: http://pdxint.at/2BnBWBo • Player.fm: http://pdxint.at/2EWTCnl • Poddtoppen: http://pdxint.at/2CiqXGw • Acast: http://pdxint.at/2ExBD9lWelcome Thank you for watching! Next episode premiere: June 16th. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ParadoxExtra is a streaming archive of Paradox Interactive. Nearly all of the videos on this channel are recorded live on http://twitch.tv/paradoxinteractive.
Welcome back to the Paradox Podcast! Today we discuss the challenges and opportunity of making a sequel to a highly successful game like Crusader Kings 2. On the agenda: - The decision-making process behind greenlighting a sequel at Paradox - Measuring expectations and retaining a franchise’s spirit - How to reach new audiences and appeal to the core player base at the same time - How to prioritize content and features when developing a sequel base game - Answering your questions - A chat with guests from Larian Studios and Fatshark. Timestamps: 0:15 – Introduction & our favorite game sequels 2:55 – Topic of the day: Crusader Kings 3 and the Business of a Sequel 17:45 – Chat with Fatshark co-founder Martin Wahlund about Warhammer: Vermintide 2 27:56 – Chat with Larian Studios Publishing Director Michael Douse about Divinity: Original Sin 2 32:04 - Answering your questions with Max Weltz, CK3 Product Manager 42:38 – Wrapping up You can also find today’s episode on: • Spotify: https://pdxint.at/2HFshtu • Soundcloud: http://pdxint.at/2EYDl15 • iTunes: http://pdxint.at/2BnBWBo • Player.fm: http://pdxint.at/2EWTCnl • Poddtoppen: http://pdxint.at/2CiqXGw • Acast: http://pdxint.at/2ExBD9lWelcome Thank you for watching! Next episode premiere: June 16th. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ ParadoxExtra is a streaming archive of Paradox Interactive. Nearly all of the videos on this channel are recorded live on http://twitch.tv/paradoxinteractive.