Since then, Longbow is run by McNally's family, such as father Jim, brother Phillipe, and mother Wendy.
[1] Hegemony: Philip of Macedon was a pet project of Jim McNally, who became interested in Philip while researching Alexander the Great and discovering that it was actually his father who had developed the troop types, tactics and infrastructure that enabled Alexander's invasion of the Persian Empire.
An export fund for sending Canadian companies abroad to promote their games supported Longbow to visit trade shows.
[5] With its title Hegemony Rome: The Rise of Caesar, Longbow attempted Steam Early Access to gain player feedback in 2013/14.
[6] In 2014/15, Longbow launched a crowdfunding campaign via Kickstarter for its next strategy title, Hegemony III: Clash of the Ancients,[7] but raised only a fraction of its CA$30,000 goal.