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Firefly Studios has announced that it has released a new Summer update for its popular free-to-play Steam game, Stronghold Kingdoms. The update includes new quests and a prize-giving Quest Wheel.
Firefly Studios announced today that it's developing Stronghold: Crusader II, which is set to march across digital battlefields in late 2013 for the PC.
Developer Firefly Studios has announced their Stronghold Kingdoms castle MMO, the "second most popular" free-to-play Steam title, has finally entered gold. That means its beta days are numbered. Numbered to the tune of 6 as it officially releases October 17th. The open beta phase draws to a close just as new content has been added. Sound effects have 'achieved' the MMO project.
Firefly Studios has announced that the HD re-releases of Stronghold and Stronghold Crusader will be launching the first of next month. They have been remastered to support 2560x1600 resolutions. High definition visuals compliment the ability to see "an entire battlefield on a single screen." Stronghold Crusader HD includes Warchest and Extreme content with an increased 10k unit cap.
Firefly Studios has announced that the MMO version of their popular Stronghold series, Stronghold Kingdoms, has surpassed 1.5M user registrations.
Firefly Studios is busy building all-new castles in Stronghold Crusader 2, which could see a release this year. We had a chat with CEO Simon Bradbury about the pressures of building those scalable walls. They've "looked for every opportunity" to bring the original into the sequel's 3D space, like the grid-based wall building. At its core it'll be the same, but there's "several big improvements."
Firefly Studios has announced that their castle-building MMO Stronghold Kingdoms has enjoyed being the third most popular free-to-play game on Steam in the past year, behind only Team Fortress 2 and PlanetSide 2.
Firefly Studios has updated Stronghold Kingdoms with new features such as House Proclamations which are issued by House Marshalls to send out these daily Proclamations to House members. The studio has "tweaked and improved" each of the Captain's five powers, meaning they should all provide serious advantages in battle. Also introduced is 'The Daily Pillage' news system.
The crowd-sourcing gods have given their blessing to inXile's Torment: Tides of Numenera as backers have managed to squeeze out those last few dollars needed to reach the stretch goal of $4.5m. Through Kickstarter it raised $4,188,927 - which is the current record holder. The studio kept PayPal donations open and the last leg to $4.5m was reached recently.
Castle building addicts will have something to look forward to next week as Firefly Studios has revealed Stronghold Crusader 2 will be sieging E3 in Los Angeles. It would appear it will be limited to the press however. They'll be showcasing the all-new visuals, battle interface, units and AI. Firefly have promised it will be sticking to the original's "epic fast-paced skirmish gameplay" with plenty of new goodies.
Firefly Studios has revealed that it would be debuting brand-new gameplay footage of its upcoming real-time strategy game Stronghold Crusader 2 at GamesCom 2013. The press will also be given access to a new updated build of the game as well.
Firefly has revealed gameplay for Stronghold Crusader 2 in a GamesCom trailer - as promised - and it's full of castles, serfs, knights and sand. We get some quick glimpses at open land battles and castle sieges.
What's an RPG without a pimped out stronghold to return to and rest your weary adventurer? It's certainly not Project Eternity. We'll be given the keys to an "old and dilapidated" home before Act 1 concludes. Systems designer Tim Cain explains what Obsidian is doing with player strongholds, which are a lot more than just gloried storage chests for loot. Party members will even have their own adventures.
Lead Designer Simon Bradbury for Stronghold Crusader 2 has detailed the return of the Caliph, which the studio regard as "one of the more negative Arab leaders" who doesn't care much for allies. His favourite defense tactic is to employ fire traps, meaning if you don't commit enough soldiers and give him time to rebuild, you'll be going through scores of fiery losses again.
A strange thing has happened. Going through my notes on the games that I saw at this year’s Gamescom, I suddenly realised that the majority of stuff I saw was related to strategy games. Weird. Whilst I’d love to do a dedicated write on each of these games (they deserve it), unfortunately time is pressing. As soon as playable code becomes available, be sure to see more in-depth coverage from me on these games. So, without further ado, here is a quick round-up on the best of the rest of strategy games at GamesCom 2013...
Firefly has unveiled for the first time the Arabic Campaign for Stronghold Crusaders 2, a side seen for the first time in the series. The single player campaign will be as long as the Crusader campaign.
Firefly has announced that Stronghold HD and Stronghold Crusader HD are both now available for purchase from Steam. Gamers who purchase before the 28th October 2013 will get it for 30% off. Those who already own The Stronghold Collection can get it free.
Firefly has released a new trailer showing off the leader of one of the new factions in Stronghold Crusader 2, The Slave King.
MMORTS Stronghold Kingdoms from Firefly can now run at a new pace with Domination World, with the victor being decided and the spoils given after 100 days. It's designed for the "most hardcore" of players. Daily "tactical changes" will be needed for a shot at victory, says Firefly, with "constant attention" given to in-game politics and conflict. Firefly outlines the 10 point new rule set.