Developer Arrowhead Studios is primarily known for their strange game Magicka, at least for now. Their expertise with pop culture references and whimsical quips will serve them well in their new project called The Showdown Effect. Landing next week, this online multiplayer title mixes lighthearted humor with intense combat and platform sections. There are some [...]

Publisher Paradox Interactive is starting 2013 in full force, with tons of news and release info. First of all, their latest expansion to their hit Crusader Kings II has launched. You can read the full details about The Republic downloadable content (DLC) here, which focuses on merchants and social politics. Additionally, the strategy PC game [...]

A new and strange developer diary for The Showdown Effect has been released by Paradox Interactive. This 2D arcade free-for-all from Arrowhead Studios gives us an odd glimpse at their cast of characters, as told by vaguely insensitive developers. These developers are also the twisted minds behind Magicka; that action title that gave us a [...]

As promised, Paradox Interactive has released the info on its previously teased new productions at GDC 2012. The Showdown Effect, Dungeonland and RED Frontier are now available on the show floor, but naturally some general info has been released for the rest of the world. The Showdown Effect is the newest title from Magicka creators [...]