Europa Universalis dev offers up game engine for free
There's only one thing better than getting something for nothing. However, since it's unlikely that someone is going to deliver us a life-size Toblerone, we'll settle for Paradox Interactive's news that the Swedish game company is releasing its game engine into the wild as a free download over GamersGate.
Codenamed "Europa," the engine was the same used to develop games in Paradox's Hearts of Iron series and Europa Universalis II (pictured). According to Paradox, the company plans to set "a few minimum criteria" for the engine's use, and games created using the technology will be made available for sale over the GamersGate download service -- meaning that for those indie devs looking for a 'cheap as free' solution to make their hard-core PC strategy game dreams a reality, this could be it.
Codenamed "Europa," the engine was the same used to develop games in Paradox's Hearts of Iron series and Europa Universalis II (pictured). According to Paradox, the company plans to set "a few minimum criteria" for the engine's use, and games created using the technology will be made available for sale over the GamersGate download service -- meaning that for those indie devs looking for a 'cheap as free' solution to make their hard-core PC strategy game dreams a reality, this could be it.











Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Word Up, North Korea! @ Apr 26th 2008 10:33PM
Very cool...I used to play EUII, but haven't tried the third one yet
Tiptup300 @ Apr 26th 2008 11:39PM
What ever happened to indies making their own game engines?
Kite @ Apr 27th 2008 8:42AM
Most people think it's not necessary to reinvent hot water. Shared resources are a nice thing to have.
Deck @ Apr 27th 2008 12:22PM
This is cool! Maybe we will see some intriguing things pop up because of this somewhere down the line.
Dan CiTi @ Apr 27th 2008 4:33PM
This is cool.