Developer/publisher Paradox Interactive has bought the publishing rights to a number of strategy games over the years. Today the company announced they are actually acquiring a established game developer. The company is France-based AGEOD which launched in 2005 and has created a number of historical strategy games over the past few years including Birth of America, AGEOD's American Civil War, Napoleon's Campaigns and War in America.

Financial details of the acquisition were not revealed. However, Paradox stated that AGEOD would continue to run as a stand alone studio with its own development team with Paradox now handling their publishing duties. The first game based on the new agreement is Rise of Prussia which will be released in the first quarter of 2010.