Dungeon Hero
Encyclopedia
Dungeon Hero was to have been a hack-and-slash role-playing video game
developed by Firefly Studios
and published by Gamecock Media Group
. It had been in development for several years and had been scheduled to be released in 2009 for Microsoft Windows
and Xbox 360
. Originally being published by Gamecock Media Group
until they were bought out by SouthPeak Interactive
in October 2008, it is currently without a publisher despite Southpeak publishing every other Gamecock title due for release. Firefly Studios have announced that the title is 'on hold', and with the last of several planned release dates having passed, it has further fuelled speculation that this title is now a vaporware
title.
(RPG) elements. The game takes place in a retro-modern world during a massive war. Most of the game takes place above ground fighting for the goblin cause. The beginning of the game is placed in one of the goblin's fortified locations, or dungeon, where a goblin hospital has been set up. The task of the player is to help the goblins win their war in exchange for your freedom.
Role-playing video game
Role-playing video games are a video game genre with origins in pen-and-paper role-playing games such as Dungeons & Dragons, using much of the same terminology, settings and game mechanics. The player in RPGs controls one character, or several adventuring party members, fulfilling one or many quests...
developed by Firefly Studios
Firefly Studios
Firefly Studios is a computer game developer that has offices in London, England and Canton, Connecticut, with a QA department in Aberdeen, Scotland. The Company was formed in August 1999 by Simon Bradbury, Eric Ouellette and David Lester who had worked together on numerous titles such as the...
and published by Gamecock Media Group
Gamecock Media Group
Gamecock Media Group was a video game publisher based in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 2007 by video game industry veterans Mike Wilson, Harry Miller, and Rick Stults, original founders of Gathering of Developers. They used a more hands-off approach and allowed developers creative freedom with...
. It had been in development for several years and had been scheduled to be released in 2009 for Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
and Xbox 360
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 is the second video game console produced by Microsoft and the successor to the Xbox. The Xbox 360 competes with Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii as part of the seventh generation of video game consoles...
. Originally being published by Gamecock Media Group
Gamecock Media Group
Gamecock Media Group was a video game publisher based in Austin, Texas. It was founded in 2007 by video game industry veterans Mike Wilson, Harry Miller, and Rick Stults, original founders of Gathering of Developers. They used a more hands-off approach and allowed developers creative freedom with...
until they were bought out by SouthPeak Interactive
SouthPeak Interactive
SouthPeak Games is a video game publisher of titles in Europe and North America.-History:SouthPeak Games, which was originally a subsidiary of SAS Institute, has been publishing games since 1996 and has worked with multiple development studios, including EAI Interactive, Psyonix Studios and...
in October 2008, it is currently without a publisher despite Southpeak publishing every other Gamecock title due for release. Firefly Studios have announced that the title is 'on hold', and with the last of several planned release dates having passed, it has further fuelled speculation that this title is now a vaporware
Vaporware
Vaporware is a term in the computer industry that describes a product, typically computer hardware or software, that is announced to the general public but is never actually released nor officially canceled. Vaporware is also a term sometimes used to describe events that are announced or predicted,...
title.
Gameplay
Dungeon Hero features strategic hack-and-slash gameplay with role-playing gameRole-playing game
A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
(RPG) elements. The game takes place in a retro-modern world during a massive war. Most of the game takes place above ground fighting for the goblin cause. The beginning of the game is placed in one of the goblin's fortified locations, or dungeon, where a goblin hospital has been set up. The task of the player is to help the goblins win their war in exchange for your freedom.