The Cities Skylines Paradox: how the sequel stumbled
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- Paradox Interactive and Colossal Order announced a split after 15 years, with Cities: Skylines II moving to Iceflake Studios.
- Cities: Skylines II launched in October 2023 with technical issues, poor performance, and lack of mod support, leading to player dissatisfaction.
- Colossal Order struggled with technical overreach, management constraints, and human factors, leading to an unfinished game.
- Iceflake Studios, known for Surviving the Aftermath, is taking over development with a focus on optimization and incremental improvements.
- Paradox Interactive aims to regain trust by prioritizing quality and transparency, but modding freedom will remain limited to Paradox Mods.