A new E3 gameplay trailer has just been released for Stronghold Crusader 2, the upcoming ‘castle sim’ sequel from Firefly Studios. With the game currently in beta and on show to press, this new trailer spotlights the core features that set Crusader 2 apart from the original: With less than three months to go before Stronghold Crusader 2 releases on Steam on September 2nd 2014, the small team at Firefly is thrilled to have entered beta with plenty of time remaining for polish and balancing. In a new developer blog post on the company’s official website Firefly talks in detail … Continue reading E3: Stronghold Crusader 2 Unveil→
A new community Q&A video has just been released for Stronghold Crusader 2, answering questions put to the developers over the past weeks and months. The sequel to the 2002 cult classic Stronghold Crusader, Crusader 2 is set for release early next year, making this an ideal time to talk release date, classic Crusader 1 features, possible ports and more. This sixth release in Firefly’s series of question and answer videos was made possible by the developer’s recent move to self-publishing. Over the course of the past six months Firefly has been open and transparent with players, resulting in much … Continue reading New Stronghold Crusader Development Video→
Stronghold HD and Stronghold Crusader HD are now available for purchase at GOG, Amazon, GetGames and DotEmu and to celebrate Firefly Studios has launched two new websites showcasing the titles. The new websites showcase the games’ HD battlefield view, which allows players to zoom out and play in real-time with the entire map on one screen. Players can advance on the castle gates while flanking the enemy from behind, feign retreat and lead their foes into a deadly trap or just sit back and watch the destruction unfold. Stronghold HD and Stronghold Crusader HD are available now. More information on … Continue reading Classic Stronghold Ships In HD→
Firefly Studios, creators of the Stronghold series, has just announced that sci-fi strategy sim Space Colony is being re-released next month in the form of Space Colony HD. Described by PC Gamer as ‘A fun, refreshingly light-hearted and deviously challenging sim’, Space Colony was released in 2003 to a warm critical reception from publications such as Gameindustry.com, GameSpy, GamePro and G4 TV. Space Colony HD has players build a base on different planets throughout the galaxy, defending it from hostile alien threats while also keeping their ragtag crew of colonists alive and content. Your colourful crew includes the amicable Venus … Continue reading Space Colony To Be Re-released In HD→
Stronghold Kingdoms is now officially out of beta and to mark the occasion Firefly Studios has just released a new Launch Trailer for the game. Patch 2.0 was released this morning, updating the popular Castle MMO with two requested features: Sound effects and a new Village Overview screen. Sound effects have been introduced during battles and for daily activities such as scouting and trading, adding another layer of immersion to the game for all players. A new Village Overview screen has also been introduced for users with an active Premium Token. The new screen shows an overview of your Villages, … Continue reading Bye, Bye, Beta, Stronghold Kingdoms Officially Launches→
Firefly Studios, creators of the Stronghold series and free-to-play MMORTS Stronghold Kingdoms, are proud to announce the launch of the game’s sixth English-language game world. ‘World 6’ launched in response to rising player numbers. This increase coincides with the launch of Kingdoms on several new platforms, including Amazon’s Game Connect and most recently Bigpoint. Recent additions to the game include a new Quests system and a prize-giving Quest Wheel, which proved instantly popular with players. Stronghold Kingdoms now has well over 1,000,000 registered users, running their kingdoms from more than 100 different countries. Firefly hopes World 6 will be the … Continue reading Stronghold Kingdoms Opens Sixth English Language Server→
At the end of 2010 Firefly asked fans to send in Stronghold or Christmas themed images for the chance to win in-game prizes. Winners were revealed daily in an advent calendar style competition. In 2011 we reached out to these same people, asking them to send in any and all fan-made Stronghold videos. All developers have the occasional fan video sent in, but nothing makes a one smile quite like seeing their game recreated in glorious Lego stop motion. Over Christmas a few players, who are now officially our biggest fans, sent us such a video. They have been contacted … Continue reading Fan-Made Lego Video Pay Homage To Stronghold Kingdoms→
Over the Christmas period Firefly Studios gave away almost 1,000,000 in-game strategy cards in the Stronghold Kingdoms Christmas Giveaway. Upon login players of the free-to-play persistent online strategy game were greeted to over two weeks of free prizes and festive cheer. In that time a massive 750,000 cards were snatched up and 13,000 rare premium tokens were handed out to Lords and Ladies of English, German, French and Russian descent. The competition was made available across all game worlds and lasted until 1st January 2012. Paul Harris, Producer on Stronghold Kingdoms was ecstatic about the response from users. "This is … Continue reading Stronghold Kingdoms Hands Out A Million Christmas Gifts→
Medieval castle building fans waited years for Stronghold 3 to finally be released. While the game looks great, a myriad of bugs and some core design flaws will forever mar its gameplay.
7sixty and Firefly Studios are pleased to announce that since Stronghold 3 launched this fall, a keep full of new features and improvements have been added to the medieval castle builder to enhance the gaming experience. The latest is the ‘experimentation panel’ which allows players to put their stronghold to the test in the Free Build mode. "Although Stronghold 3 wasn’t designed with a skirmish mode in mind," said Simon Bradbury, lead designer, "we have listened to what the fans have been saying, so beefed up the Free Build mode to give players lots more flexibility and the ability to … Continue reading Stronghold 3 Adds Free Build Battle Mode→
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