It seems that the globally recognized publisher Paradox Interactive has announced that its top title, Europa Universalis III has gone gold. The epic RTS spans over 300 years of history binding exploration, trade, warfare and diplomacy in one little package, for any RTS fan.

Europa Universalis is rated E for Everyone by ESRB and 12[+] by PEGI. The title is shipping to stores in North America on January 23 to be followed in European countries soon. Australia will release the title on Feb 10. The standard edition will retail for $39.99, and the collector’s edition for $49.99. I hate evil .99 prices.