Firefly Studios

Month: September 2021

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Firefly Devs React

Today we unveil a brand new community series we’re doing here at Firefly Studios, Video Game Developers React! Using the studio’s wealth of experience and insights behind the video game industry, we aim to educate (and hopefully entertain) video game enthusiasts who want to learn more about design, programming, art and music.

For our debut episode, we bring in industry veteran Simon Bradbury to examine some classic Strategy and RTS games, some of his own creation and others by studios in the same genre. Watch as Simon muses on how they were made, played and what impact they may have had on him and fellow developers at the time.

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Romans – Open Beta Now Live!

We have just launched our open beta for Romans: Age of Caesar, which came out today alongside the game’s new beta gameplay trailer! Our co-op strategy MMO from Caesar III alumni Simon Bradbury and Eric Ouellette is out now in open beta, as we begin our march toward Steam and mobile launches in 2022!

Romans: Age of Caesar, the latest historical strategy game from Firefly Studios. Romans sees city states of up to 16 players rebuilding the empire as they share resources, re-establish trade routes and protect their cities from barbarian invasion. Classic city builder gameplay is taken online across the Roman Empire as players build, trade and fight alongside fellow would-be senators in a shared open world. Continue reading

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Kublai Khan Update

We have just released our new v1.6 content update for Stronghold: Warlords, which includes a new AI opponent in Kublai Khan, three fresh maps to battle across, new Mongolian voice lines and achievements. This free update has been released alongside the launch of our Mongol Empire Campaign DLC, now available on Steam and GOG with a 10% launch week discount.