Jon Shafer has left Paradox Interactive. Having joined the corporate in May, Shafer and Paradox have parted methods following inventive variations.
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Shafer joined Paradox in May as a game director on an unannounced project. In a press launch issued by Paradox this morning, nevertheless, it was revealed that Shafer has left the corporate “due to creative differences.”
A press release from Mattias Lilja, govt vice chairman of studios at Paradox, says “Jon is an bold particular person with plenty of drive and fervour and he has led some good discussions in our groups over the previous few months. However, throughout the course of those discussions, it has develop into clear that we wish various things creatively and we now have due to this fact taken the mutual resolution that it’s best to half methods. We want Jon the perfect within the subsequent a part of his profession and want to thank him for his efforts throughout his time with us”
Shafer was the lead designer on Firaxis’ Civilization V, for which he gained a BAFTA. After ending the sport in 2010, Shafer joined Stardock, earlier than founding his personal firm, Conifer Games, which is engaged on a brand new 4X title. At The Gates, which is as but unreleased, and has been considerably placed on maintain on account of Shafer’s transfer to Paradox, has gamers management a barbarian tribe aiming to speed up the autumn of the Roman Empire.
Paradox have nonetheless not introduced what Shafer’s challenge was, however we’ve reached out to them to ask whether or not improvement on it should proceed with out him.
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