Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com Joystiq http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif Joystiq http://www.joystiq.com en-us Copyright 2013 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/<![CDATA[Avoid society with this great Civilization IV + V bundle deal]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/09/avoid-society-with-this-great-civilization-iv-v-bundle-deal/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/09/avoid-society-with-this-great-civilization-iv-v-bundle-deal/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/07/09/avoid-society-with-this-great-civilization-iv-v-bundle-deal/#comments Holy crap this Civ IVV bundle is a crazy good dealAmazon has a pretty killer deal going on. For $20, you can nab downloads of Civilization 4: The Complete Edition, Civilization 5: Game of the Year Edition and The Stronghold Collection. It's perfect for the strategy gamer in your life who's been out of the loop for a decade.

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Stronghold 3 is ready to teach the importance of proper castle grouting on October 25. That's the official launch date from Firefly Studios and 7sixty Games for the title, which has seen numerous delays and had its publisher delisted from the stock exchange.

We've placed some military gameplay footage above, with several trailers and developer diaries after the break. Have fun storming the castle!

Gallery: Stronghold 3 (PC)

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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>7Sixty-GamesFirefly-Studiospcsouthpeak-gamesstronghold-3Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Stronghold 3 delayed until late summer]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/23/stronghold-3-delayed-until-late-summer/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/23/stronghold-3-delayed-until-late-summer/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/03/23/stronghold-3-delayed-until-late-summer/#comments Firefly Studios, the team behind Stronghold 3, has learned some important lessons in all its years of simulated castle building. For one, constructing spiral staircases counter-clockwise makes them easier to defend against right-handed swordsmen. But more practically, Firefly has learned that taking your time is key.

The studio's putting that second lesson to good use today, announcing that Stronghold 3 has been moved from an "early 2011" to a "late summer 2011" release window. Apparently, the delay will allow Firefly to implement "a host of great new features" so, needless to say, we're bracing ourselves for the best looking moat physics in the biz.

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Update: SouthPeak has confirmed that Stronghold 3 will be released simultaneously online and at retail.

SouthPeak Games and Firefly Studios hope you're ready to build a third, really strong building for ... um ... holding stuff, as the two companies announced this week that they'll be bringing out Stronghold 3 in "the first quarter of 2011." The game is said to feature an "improved building system" and new "dramatic nighttime sieges."

The physics engine has also been given a refresh, with castles that "crumble into ruin before your eyes" -- hopefully not yours, of course! Stronghold 3 will get an "initial" digital-only release in early 2011, which SouthPeak says could be bolstered by a retail SKU. "A retail release is definitely not out of the question," the publisher said. "We want to deliver according to demand from the fans." So, what SouthPeak's saying is it depends on whether the game's digital release takes a strong enough hold on consumers' hearts, if you will? Ba-zing!

Gallery: Stronghold 3

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Back in April, London-based developer Firefly Studios teased the big reveal of a new installment in its strategy franchise, Stronghold. Today, it delivered, revealing Stronghold Kingdoms, an MMORTS set in the franchise's traditional medieval world. Interestingly enough, Firefly is funding the project itself, giving it the freedom afforded to all independent developers, as well as imbuing it with the fear of crippling financial disaster in the event of failure. Now that's motivation!

We know next to nothing about the game, though Firefly is describing it as a "castle-based MMO." We don't know about you guys, but we're thinking about rolling motte-and-bailey.

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Now, there's no easy way to break this to you, so we're just going to come out and say it. Dungeon Hero, one of the last remaining remnants of Gamecock's feathery empire, has been delayed. For how long, we can't say, though Firefly Studios assures us that the tongue-in-cheek dungeon crawler still "lives on."

According to the developer, Gamecock's purchase last October "created a number of challenges" for Firefly, forcing the company to put off the game's eventual release. Still, the dev has confidence in the property, writing on its site that in addition to Dungeon Hero, the studio is also working on "a couple of exciting projects built around the Dungeon Hero universe." Firefly also teases that it may be announcing a new Stronghold game in the "very near future." Until then, keep your chin up. It's not all bad.

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As Firefly Studios explained it, most dungeon games put the player in the role of a psychopath who enters a dungeon to slaughter thousands of subterranean creatures and steal their gold. Dungeon Hero is totally different. In Dungeon Hero, your character is -- well, okay, a psychopath who enters a dungeon to slaughter thousands of subterranean creatures and steal their gold. But those subterranean creatures have their own stuff going on, and that jerk hero is neither the shining exemplar of humanity nor some brooding antihero. He's mostly just a big dumb guy who fights a lot. And as such, he is manipulated into becoming the hero of some of the dungeon's inhabitants.

Gallery: Dungeon Hero (PC, Xbox 360)


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Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>actiondungeondungeon-heroeieiofirefly-studiosgamecockPCXbox-360Thu, 13 Mar 2008 06:00:00 EST<![CDATA[Dungeon Hero reemerges with dev diary]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/29/dungeon-hero-reemerges-with-dev-diary/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/29/dungeon-hero-reemerges-with-dev-diary/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/02/29/dungeon-hero-reemerges-with-dev-diary/#commentsFiled under:

After apparently (and appropriately) going under ground after its announcement last June, it looks like Dungeon Hero is finally ready to come back on the scene. The game has come to light once again thanks to a new developer diary on GameTrailers. While the video doesn't contain much in the way of new gameplay footage, we do get to hear at least a little bit about the game's "gritty" combat and its "living, breathing" dungeon. The game is set to be displayed at GameCock's EIEIO in Austin, Texas next week, so we should be hearing more about the title very soon.

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Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dungeon-herodungeonherofireflyfirefly-studiosgamecockFri, 29 Feb 2008 17:45:00 EST<![CDATA[2K's Firaxis trifecta for 2006]]>http://www.joystiq.com/2006/04/13/2ks-firaxis-trifecta-for-2006/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/04/13/2ks-firaxis-trifecta-for-2006/http://www.joystiq.com/2006/04/13/2ks-firaxis-trifecta-for-2006/#commentsFiled under: , , , ,

Firaxis Games logo2K Games has announced they will publish three new titles this year from Civilization IV developer Firaxis Games. The first Civ4 expansion, Warlords, was revealed last month, but Sid Meier is also planning to return to his roots with Railroads!, an update on his classic Railroad Tycoon series. Lastly, Firaxis will be collaborating with Stronghold developer Firefly Studios on CivCity: Rome, in which you'll be able to simulate ancient Roman life on an unprecedented scale.

Warlords and CivCity are due out this summer, while Railroads! is expected in the fall.

Joystiq2K's Firaxis trifecta for 2006 originally appeared on Joystiq on Thu, 13 Apr 2006 12:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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