Great Holiday Giveaway Day 4: Crusader Kings 2

Our Great Holiday Giveaway continues with your chance to win one of three copies of Crusader Kings 2, courtesy of Paradox Interactive, the game’s publisher!

This game features a storyline spanning over 400 years of medieval European history! In order to secure the future of your dynasty you must not online recruit forces but also protect religious interests as well. You’ll have to not only deal with political intrigue but also the military might of other empires.

To win one of these 3 codes simply @BrokenJoysticks on twitter, like us on Facebook (and message us) or email contests@brokenjoysticks.net. We’ll choose three winners like we have the past few days.

Note: * These codes were provided either by developers or Broken Joysticks staff. Please consider them a gift and they carry no retail value. Contest eligibility: You must have a working twitter facebook or email account. If you use social media we ask that you are following us in order to be considered for the giveaway. Winners will be included in the following days post and the deadline is midnight Eastern Standard time, at that time codes will be sent out.

Holiday Giveaway Day 3: Naval War Arctic Circle

Yesterday was a well deserved day of rest for our staff but we are ready to hit the high seas with a brand new giveaway. Today we are giving away 3 copies of Naval War Arctic Circle for Windows PC. Get ready to watch the waves pass you by, as you attempt to dodge an oncoming missile.

In Naval War Arctic Circle where players control both Naval and Air forces in one of two campaigns – either Nato or Russian forces. Battles aren’t just close quarters either, as large scale aerial battles can take the form of long range missile attacks. If you need more information about Paradox Interactive’s Naval RTS check out their steam page.

To win one of these 3 codes simply @BrokenJoysticks on twitter, like us on Facebook (and message us) or email contests@brokenjoysticks.net. We’ll choose three winners like we have the past few days.

Note: * These codes were provided either by developers or Broken Joysticks staff. Please consider them a gift and they carry no retail value. Contest eligibility: You must have a working twitter facebook or email account. If you use social media we ask that you are following us in order to be considered for the giveaway. Winners will be included in the following days post and the deadline is midnight Eastern Standard time, at that time codes will be sent out.

Great Holiday Giveaway Day 2: Hearts of Iron III

Today’s Great Holiday Giveaway is a pretty sweet deal, up for grabs is not only three steam codes for the Hearts of Iron III Collection but also codes for the Their Finest Hour DLC expansion. We’re giving away 3 sets of codes for both the collection and Their Finest Hour to three lucky users who contact us in any of the methods listed below.

Hearts of Iron III was released by Paradox Interactive released in 2009, this grand strategy game allows players take control of almost any nation involved in World War II. Commanders not only control military might but are also able to make decisions that affect politics, research and diplomacy.

Since today is Christmas Eve we won’t be giving away codes randomly on the page. Instead we ask that you either message our Facebook Page, @ us on Twitter or email contests@brokenjoysticks.net. We will send out the codes before midnight on Decembe 25^th.

Happy holidays to all our readers!

Note: * These codes were provided either by developers or Broken Joysticks staff. Please consider them a gift and they carry no retail value. Contest eligibility: You must have a working twitter facebook or email account. If you use social media we ask that you are following us in order to be considered for the giveaway. Winners will be included in the following days post and the deadline is midnight Eastern Standard time, at that time codes will be sent out.

INDIEGALA 10 Begins

The tenth IndieGala has started. As with previous iterations, you’ll get to pay what you want. Furthermore, you may choose how to divvy up your donation between the developers, Indie Gala, or Charities. This time the Charities are the Able Gamers foundation and the Italian Red Cross which is raising funds to help Emilia Romagna, a region of Italy that was recently hit by an Earthquake.

You may watch the trailer and read about the games after the jump. (more…)

Hearts of Iron 3: Their Finest Hour Contest

Monty, Broken Joysticks’ official wargaming bulldog, has just secured some copies of the latest HOI 3 expansion, Their Finest Hour, to giveaway to our readers. I understand that his meticulous planning allowed him to succeed in an amphibious landing near Stockholm where, after a visit to the Vasa, he liberated some Steam codes from Paradox Interactive.

We have 7 steam codes for Their Finest Hour and 5 steam codes for The Hearts of Iron 3 Collection (which includes the base game and expansions needed to play the game). Monty also scored two copies of Crusader Kings 2. This sounds like a good excuse for a contest.

One of the new features in their Finest Hour (or at least new to HOI3) is the ability for your commanders to gain traits through combat. In order to enter our contest tell us (in the comments) what trait you deserve and why. For instance you could claim the right to be a Ranger because you are really into Lord of the Rings cosplay. The winners will be announced on Monday. You may see a full list of the leader traits after the jump. (more…)

Paradox to Live-Steam War of the Roses Tourney

As part of their announced of the Rock In’ Roll Tour, featuring several of their games, Paradox Interactive has also tapped several prominent internet personalities such as Angry Joe, TotalBiscuit and many others.

If you want to check out all of the medieval third person combat Paradox will be live-streaming the whole thing on their twitchTV channel on July 27th from 4PM – 8PM PST.

The Rock In Roll tour is a coast to coast showcase for all of Paradox’s upcoming games including  War of the Roses, Starvoid, Dungeonland and more. For more info on the event why not check out our previous coverage?

Paradox Interactive announces its “Six Games and Rock’n’Roll Tour”

Paradox Interactive has kicked off what it dubs the “Six Games and Rock’n'Roll Tour.” The Swedish publisher and some developers will be embarking on a “coast to coast tour” of the United States, showcasing five previously announced games and one mystery game. Highlights from the tour are available on their tumbler page. The first stop was New York City, where they showed off the upcoming Salem MMO. You can watch the just released trailer for that title (complete with sinister naked Russian sorcerers) and read the game lineup after the jump. (more…)

A War of Roses Behind The Scenes Dev Diary

Paradox Interactive’s latest title War of the Roses, an  online historical action title has a brand new developer diary staring Senior producer Gordon Van Dyke and lead designer Mårten Stormdaas they travel the English countryside scouting out real life locations that influenced the development of the game.

The game’s multiplayer mode allows players to customize their loadouts and classes featuring swords, shields but also  early flintlock weapons and crossbows. A War of Roses takes a bit of liberty with its recreation of English Civil War combat by adding flourishes and finishing moves that give the player sense of drama.

Check out the latest developer diary after the jump and we’ll have more on A War of Roses as it becomes available. (more…)

Ship Simulator Extremes Collection and New Magicka DLC Released

Paradox Interactive has announced the release of two titles today. The first is the Ship Simulator Extremes Collection which includes the base game and all of its 6 DLCs.  This collection will allow land lubbers to be the skipper on ships ranging from puny dingies to gargantuan cargo vessels. The press release promises hundreds of hours of gameplay and several real world ports, hopefully most of those promised hours won’t involve being stuck in St. Paul Island‘s dock because of ice. The collection also includes a revamped mission editor and 24 player online multiplayer (I shudder to think of the traffic jams).

The other title is a new DLC for Magicka titled The Other Side of the Coin. This DLC lets players take on the role of “Alucart the Vampire,” who is totally different from various vampires named Alucard. For one thing, Alucart’s name ends with a T rather than a D. Furthermore, he’s got some necromancer buddies and a mission to destroy everything that is good and wholesome in Magicka’s universe (if there is anything wholesome in a series that practically encourages you to “accidentally” kill your friends).

You can view trailers for both titles after the jump. (more…)

Crusader Kings 2: Sword of Islam DLC Announced

Paradox Interactive has just announced the Sword of Islam DLC for Crusader Kings 2. The main selling point of this DLC is that, for the first time in the history of the series, you’ll be able to play an Islamic dynasty. Finally, you can experience building up a powerful dynasty (only to see it crushed by the Mongols) from an Islamic perspective. Paradox hasn’t released many details about how the Muslims will play differently than European Christians, but the latest developer diary promises “lots of specific new mechanics for the Muslims, creating a whole new experience for the player, where laws, marriage, holdings, traits, titles and more work entirely different.”

This DLC will come out alongside the 1.06 patch for the game which adds new features like “ an expansion of the map into Mali-Songhay, differentiation on strong and weak claims, new plot,” and a more in-depth combat system. You can watch a trailer for the Sword of Islam DLC after the jump. (more…)