Paradox Interactive acquires Triumph Studios

Paradox Interactive is best known for their in-house grand strategy titles, but has also grown a sizable publishing business. They have now acquired Triumph Studios, a veteran Dutch studio known for their Age of Wonders and Overlord games.

Triumph Studios was founded in 1997 by Lennart Sas and Arno van Wingerden. After this deal with Paradox Interactive "the current team and management will all remain with Triumph Studios. All ongoing projects will remain in development, and will be published by Paradox Interactive."

CEO at Paradox Interactive, Fredrik Wester, commented on the deal via press release: "Triumph Studios is a developer of our own heart. They are world-leading within their niche and have built a large and dedicated community over the years, counting quite a few Paradox employees among their hardcore fans. We have great faith in Lennart, Arno and the Triumph team, and our main focus now is to ensure that they can continue to create their magic under new ownership."

Lennart Sas from Triumph Studios added, that "this is a liaison with a partner that can help us grow sustainably by ensuring the stability and continuity needed for us to do more of what we do best - develop some of the best turn-based strategy games on the market today. Paradox is a good match for us both culturally and games-wise. They get it. It's as simple as that, and we are extremely excited about the acquisition."

It should be noted that Overlord is owned by Codemasters and not part of the acquisition, however, Age of Wonders is and we could see more of those games from Triumph in the future.