Paradox Interactive announces Paradox Connect, the online service first mentioned about month ago by Paradox CEO Fredrik Wester that they say will create "a seamless experience between in-game play and between game sessions." The service will enter beta testing before the end of the year, and will begin by offering social networking integration and another place to earn achievements: "Paradox Connect will be effortlessly integrated within the central hub of the Paradox community – the forum. Players that already have a forum account will automatically be a part of Paradox Connect. Being connected to Paradox Connect means being able to take part in a host of new game experience enhancing features. Besides the forum, Paradox Connect will naturally be connected to other social media where the Paradox community can be found such as Facebook and Twitter." This thread is home to discussion of this news, though as of right now the thread hasn't been opened to the public as promised.