London, UK – 11th October, 2012 – Creator Firefly Studios, title holders of Stronghold Kingdoms, the 2nd most popular F2P (free-to-play) game on Steam, has just announced their already successful medieval castle themed MMO has now gone gold. Originally in a long-time open beta phase, Firefly Studios has their official release date placed for Wednesday 17th October 2012.
Stronghold Kingdom has had constant updates and changes since its initial launch, with adding quests, the new Coat of Arms designer, visual improvements to the game and tweaks for an improved experience to players. Now over a million users playing Stronghold Kingdoms, a new update enabling new sound effects will enhance the game even further.
New sound effects have been one of the most commonly requested features for Stronghold Kingdoms, adding a layer of intense atmosphere for players to experience. Those immense battles will now feel exhilarating thunder with the marching and clash of armies, scouts can be heard galloping to their next target and traders carting off to the parish capital with their goods. There are also a number of sounds added to the user interface, providing better feedback for players.
Nick Tannahill, Marketing Manager at Firefly Studios, had a statement following the game’s new release. “In the current free to play climate it’s not uncommon for games to stay in beta for more than a year before seeing release. In the case of Kingdoms we wanted to wait until the game felt complete before leaving beta and with the new sound effects we feel we’ve achieved that. This is really a celebration of all the tweaking, balancing and feature building the team has been doing over the past year and a half. We feel it’s a milestone worthy of a full release.”
The official release of Stronghold Kingdoms states no changes will be made from the free-to-play version which the game has been built upon. Players will still be able to download and play Kingdoms for free at www.strongholdkingdoms.com
For more information on Stronghold Kingdoms and Firefly Studios can be found at www.strongholdkingdoms.com and www.fireflyworlds.com. Stronghold Kingdoms can be found on Facebook at www.facebook.com/StrongholdKingdoms and on Twitter @SHKingdoms.
