Paradox Reports 162% Quarterly Loss as Bloodlines 2 Write-Downs Hit Hard

Despite increased revenue, the company experienced an operating loss of approximately $28 million (MSEK 245.4), a significant decrease of 162% from the previous year. This loss was primarily due to lower-than-expected sales of the game Bloodlines 2.







![The decay of a resonance, potentially [latex]Z_c(4430)[/latex], into both two-body states like [latex]D^{<i>+} \bar{D}_{2}^{</i>0}[/latex] and [latex]\psi(2S)\pi^{+}[/latex], and three-body combinations of [latex]D^{<i>+}D^{-}\pi^{+}[/latex], [latex]D^{</i>+}D^{<i>-}\pi^{+}[/latex], and [latex]D^{</i>+} \bar{D}^{<i>0}\pi^{0}[/latex], offers a comparative shape analysis-scaling the [latex]\psi(2S)\pi^{+}[/latex] distribution to match the peak height of the [latex]D^{</i>+} \bar{D}_{2}^{*0}[/latex] mode-to determine the coupling constant [latex]g_{\psi'}[/latex] and reveal underlying patterns in particle decay.](https://arxiv.org/html/2601.20740v1/x8.png)