The second half of our New Stronghold Community Q&A series is now live! Check it out courtesy of the Firefly Studios YouTube channel. For those of you who might have missed the first half, that’s also available for your viewing pleasure. Given the recent blizzard of news and announcements we’ve been sharing about the future of Firefly, we thought this would be a great opportunity to sit down and answer your plentiful questions about our next entry in the legendary Stronghold series. Continue reading →

Today we return to the topic of our upcoming Stronghold title, currently in pre-production using Unreal Engine 5, with the first of two brand new Community Q&A videos! While it is definitely early days on the future of the series, that future is bright indeed and we’ve taken the opportunity to share our good vibes (and as much information as possible) as we set out on our journey toward a new release in the series.

So what are you waiting for? Join Nick and new Firefly marketer Sak as they run through your questions about our next Stronghold game. Covering topics including the possibility of naval combat, 2D versus 3D gameplay, beloved Stronghold characters and more, we hope you enjoy this update and look forward to more from us in 2022 and beyond.

This new video comes with a series of bombshell announcements that you may have missed! These include a new office, new engine, new acquisition and Nick’s newest (and most desperate) attempt to get his hands on some hardware upgrades.

Following several years and multiple releases of games as well as DLC, Firefly Studios is retiring the Vision Engine in favour of using Epic Games’ latest iteration of the Unreal Engine – UE5. The leap forward in graphical fidelity, the extensive technical support and wealth of industry-leading features will allow us to take core beloved elements of our games and elevate the entire package to new heights. Nevertheless, it will still take some time to fully unlock and engage the potential of this still fresh engine and create the games we all want to experience. Continue reading →