Factory-building sandbox simulation game FOUNDRY to be published by Paradox Interactive

An upcoming management-automation-strategy hybrid called The Crust is looking pretty promising, a concept that looks and plays like it'll be a combination of Surviving Mars and a Factory-building game. You're put in charge of an automated building and mining system on the lunar surface shortly before a disaster that leaves you as one of the only people with a fully functional, operating lunar colony. From there it's up to you to ship resources to Earth, aid disaster survivors, and build up your base's capabilities.

With the recently-released The Lamplighters League and the Tower at the End of the World reportedly a financial disappointment for Paradox interactive, the company and developer Harebrained Schemes have announced they will part ways as of January 1st.

Paradox Interactive and Harebrained Schemes have come to a mutual agreement to separate, letting the Shadowrun, BattleTech and The Lamplighters League developer regain its independence.

It was only back in 2018 that Paradox Interactive announced the acquisition of Shadowrun and BattleTech studio Harebrained Schemes in a deal worth $7.5 million, though in the immediate aftermath of their very first release together since the acquisition, it seems like their partnership is coming to an abrupt end.

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Paradox Interactive and Harebrained Schemes have come to a mutual agreement to separate, letting the Shadowrun, BattleTech and The Lamplighters League developer regain its independence.

Paradox Interactive and Harebrained Schemes have announced that the two companies will be parting ways. This comes after Paradox expressed disappointment with the performance of The Lamplighters League. Paradox had acquired the company in 2018.

Paradox Interactive and Seattle-based developer Harebrained Schemes will part ways on January 1, 2024, the companies announced. This means Harebrained Schemes will become an independent studio, and no longer be a subsidiary of Paradox Interactive.

Cities: Skylines 2 is scheduled to launch on PC on October 24, but just over one week before the release developer Paradox Interactive has come forward to share that the state of the game might not be quite up to scratch. 

My Time at Sandrock is sequel to the fairly popular My Time at Portia, and it's looking rather promising in its latest gameplay overview trailer. As you'd expect, the video covers a broad range of topics, explaining how the title's shaping up to be an intriguing mix of role-playing, sandbox exploration, storytelling, monster-whacking combat, and building.

House Flipper 2 is going to have a Sandbox mode, Frozen District has confirmed. The sandbox mode will give players access to the same tools the development team used to create the houses in the game, meaning players can build homes in their own style. This will be the first of many updates that will come to the game, based on player feedback.

I'll admit I passed on the original House Flipper craze because I'm not one for job sim games. But I really like to build and decorate houses, which, it turns out, House Flipper 2 is totally prepared to support. House Flipper dev Frozen District has already announced that the sequel would have a sandbox mode, but now it's been shown off in a new trailer. I'm all in this time.