Crusader Kings II and Europa Universalis IV to Get Two New Expansions

Paradox Interactive, maker of many fine strategy titles, has today announced at gamescom two new expansions for its grand strategy titles Europa Universalis IV and Crusader Kings II. The expansions, titled Art of War, and Charlemagne, are coming to Europa Universalis IV and Crusader Kings II respectively.

Each of them will add new events, new mechanics, new in-game abilities, and a host of new ways to alter the course of history. Both expansions will be available for purchase on the Windows, Mac and Linux PCs (via Steam and other digital platforms) within the near future, although the company has yet to disclose a proper date for their release as of yet.

Charlemagne will introduce Crusader Kings II players to the man who became the “Father of Europe,” uniting much of the continent for the first time since the since the fall of Rome and founding the Holy Roman Empire.

Now starting in 769 AD – another century to play! – the expansion will include a series of story events that follows his rise to power, and will come with new game options to allow players to chart their own places in history – such as a new in-game “Chronicle” that highlights a dynasty’s conquests, marriages, and labors for the faith. Kingdoms are also more customizable in Charlemagne with the option to create your own with custom names and banners.

Watch the trailer for Crusader Kings II: Charlemagne here:

In Art of War, players of Europa Universalis IV will add new possibilities to explore what Clausewitz called the “continuation of politics by other means.” Changes to battle mechanics will allow wily warlords to launch sorties from sieges, sell obsolete ships and transfer occupied lands to allies. A revamped Reformation system will let you relive the Thirty Years’ War in a series of unique in-game events to see how they fare in Europe’s greatest conflict prior to the 20th century. Once the fighting has settled down, rulers will be able to try a new set of diplomatic options inspired by the Napoleonic Era, including the creation of client states to support – or resist – revolutions. And this is just the beginning.

View the trailer for Europa Universalis IV: Art of War here: