In this episode we discuss the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Paradox and the games industry. We discuss the condition of the games industry during the pandemic, the challenges of remote work and effect of major event cancellations on developers and publishers.

We are also joined by our Chief Human Resources Officer, Marina Hedman, to answer your questions about the well-being of our employees and talk about what we do to keep the morale up during this prolonged isolation.

Discuss this episode on our forums: https://pdxint.at/2PpwHoW 

• Chapters:
 What we’ve been up to – 0:15
 Topic of the Day: COVID-19 and the Games Industry – 5:19
 Answering your Questions – 28:43

• The Paradox Podcast is a podcast about the business of video games, brought to you by Paradox Interactive. Daniel Goldberg (Marketing & Communications) and Shams Jorjani (Business Development and Acquisitions) tries to shed a light on a part of the industry which is seldomly spoken of.

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COVID-19 and the Games Industry - The Paradox Podcast: The Business of Video Games

Welcome back to the Paradox Podcast!

Today we talk about the subject of video game leaks & confidentiality in the games industry.

On the agenda:

Why is the video games industry so secretive?
How do leaks happen at all?
Leak stories from Ubisoft and EA with Julien Wera, Paradox CPO
How do leaks impact video game developers & publishers?
Does the game industry “leak” information on purpose?
Working with content creators, NDAs and Embargos
Leaks about Cities Skylines, Crusader Kings 3, Stellaris & VTMB2
Answering your questions
Timestamps:

Last minute addition: CK3 Release Date leak - 0:00 
Intro - 1:43
Topic of the Day: Leaks & Confidentiality – 3:17
Leak stories from Ubisoft and EA with Julien Wera - 13:40
Answering your questions with Jonathan Whitley, Influencer Relations Manager – 20:18
Wrapping up - 40:18

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Thank you for listening! 

Next episode premiere: June 2nd

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