Paradox Interactive Announces Grand Successes for Grand Strategy Titles

Sales Milestones Reached for Multiple Games, Free DLC Awarded to Europa
Universalis IV Players
STOCKHOLM — June 21, 2016 — Paradox Interactive, a publisher and developer of
grand strategy games, today announced that multiple titles from their recent
catalogue have reached impressive new milestones for worldwide sales. Three
games, all created by the publisher’s internal teams at Paradox Development
Studio, have enjoyed highly successful launches and ongoing sales in recent
weeks, thanks to Paradox’s dedicated community of players and their ongoing,
long-term support for each game in their library.

Hearts of Iron IV, Paradox’s recently released World War II-themed grand
strategy game, has sold over 200,000 copies worldwide in less than two weeks
after its release, making it the publisher’s fastest-selling historical strategy
game to date. Stellaris, the developer’s first sci-fi grand strategy title, has
now sold over 500,000 copies worldwide in just over a month since its release in
early May. Finally, Europa Universalis IV, Paradox’s iconic world-conquest grand
strategy game, has now sold over 1 million copies worldwide, not including sales
of expansions and other downloadable content (DLC) for the core game.

“PC gaming is thriving, and we're doing incredibly well in a market that is
increasingly competitive" said Fredrik Wester, CEO of Paradox Interactive. “Over
the course of our company’s lifetime, we have remained dedicated to creating
deep and challenging games for players who want experiences that will last for
countless hours. The key to these successes – games that not only sell well at
launch, but sell sustainably for years to come – is that we continue to provide
ongoing support and development, and remain connected to our community to
understand what our players want from their time with our games. The PC platform
is ideal for keeping our games updated and supported, thanks to our ability to
easily share updates and new expansions – and for our players to share their
creative mods.”

To celebrate these milestones, Paradox is offering a new musical add-on for
Europa Universalis IV to all players for free for a limited time. Starting today
and lasting through July 4, 2016, the new DLC “Fredman’s Epistles” can be
downloaded at no charge, adding a collection of traditional Swedish songs from
the 18th century to the game’s soundtrack. The songs, arranged from original
works by famed Swedish poet and songwriter Carl Michael Bellman, provide an
authentic piece of Swedish culture to Europa Universalis IV, perfect for taking
on the world as a Scandinavian superpower. Following the limited free release,
Fredman’s Epistles will remain available for 1.99$ from digital retailers.

To further celebrate the one million Europa Universalis IV players the
developers will host a special stream on June 21st, 15.00-18.00 CEST, where they
will play the oldest available version of the game and talk about its’
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For more information, please contact:
Fredrik Wester, CEO of Paradox Interactive
Andras Vajlok, CFO of Paradox Interactive
Email: ir@paradoxplaza.com
Telephone: 070-355 54 18
About Paradox Interactive

The Paradox Interactive group includes publishing and internal development of
games and licensing of White Wolf’s brands. The publishing operation publishes
both internally developed titles and titles developed by independent studios as
well as music and books. The game portfolio includes more than 75 titles and
Paradox Interactive owns the most important brands, including Stellaris, Europa
Universalis, Hearts of Iron, Crusader Kings, Cities: Skylines and Magicka. From
the start over ten years ago, the company has published its games all over the
world, initially through physical distribution using partners, but from 2006
digitally using its own publishing arm. The development platform is primarily
PC, but the company has released games on console and mobile platforms as well.
The largest markets today include the US, UK, Germany, France, Russia and
Scandinavia. Today, more than one million gamers play a Paradox game each month
and the number of Paradox registered users exceeds five million.

Paradox Interactive AB (publ)’s shares are listed on Nasdaq Stockholm First
North Premier under ticker PDX. Avanza Bank is the company’s Certified Adviser.
For more information, please visit www.paradoxinteractive.com.