Tag Archives: Age of Empires

The start of a new year is always exciting, filled with opportunities to reset, evaluate, and plan for the future. And for the Age of Empires team, 2024 is shaping up to be a big year. Rather than create a single blog post with all the news, the team has …

I've never really put much thought into the idea of turning The Elder Scrolls into an RTS game but one modder certainly has and now with a Skyrim RTS mod on the cusp of release, the idea sure makes a lot of sense. Skyrim has had a very healthy modding …

Earlier this week, a ratings board listing revealed that Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is likely coming to Xbox. Now, as part of the series' 25th anniversary celebration, Microsoft has announced that both Age of Empires II and Age of Empires IV will be heading to console.  Both games …

Back in 2019, following on from a successful revival of the Age of Empires series, Microsoft also expressed interest in bringing back Age of Mythology. Now, several years later, that is finally happening with Age of Mythology: Retold.  Age of Mythology began as a spin-off of Age of Empires, but …

It has been roughly one year since Age of Empires IV launched on PC, bringing the long-running RTS franchise back out of dormancy. However, the game didn't quite live up to the legendary status of Age of Empires II, a fan-favourite in the series. This week for the series' 25th …

Age of Empires IV is just over a month away from release and after successful closed alpha and beta tests, the developers are ready to open the game up to all. This weekend, there will be an open Age of Empires IV stress test, allowing anyone to download and play …

Back in 2016, Microsoft gave a nod to Age of Mythology fans with a new expansion 13 years after the game's initial release. Things went quiet for a while after that as focus shifted to reviving the Age of Empires series, but Age of Mythology could be next in line …

Over the last few years, Microsoft has been slowly bringing back the Age of Empires series. At the moment, we have Definitive Edition remasters for Age of Empires and Age of Empires II and as of October, the trilogy will be completed, with Age of Empires III finally releasing.  Age …

At Microsoft's XO19 event last year, we were greeted with the surprise unveiling of Age of Empires IV, with a new trailer dropping alongside the launch of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. There is still one more ‘Definitive Edition' to get out of the way before we can move …

Over the last few years, Microsoft has been looking to bring back some of its PC-specific game franchises, with the most notable revival being Age of Empires. We are currently getting ‘Definitive Editions' for the first three Age of Empires games with a long-awaited sequel also in the works. Age …

Back at E3, Microsoft announced that Age of Empires II Definitive Edition would be releasing this year, across Steam and Xbox Game Pass for PC. We've been patiently waiting for more news since then and last night during the kick-off to Gamescom, we got a proper release date, alongside the …

Microsoft is preparing an Age of Empires comeback with remasters for the original trilogy and a long-awaited Age of Empires 4. At this point, we know there is a first-party studio entirely dedicated to managing the Age of Empires IP moving forward and now we have a better idea as …

Over the last few years, Microsoft has been increasing its efforts on the PC gaming side and is now in a very exciting spot, with all future Xbox exclusives also planned for PC. Aside from us getting franchises like Halo, Gears of War and Forza on PC, Microsoft is also …

It has been a few years now since Microsoft first renewed interest in the Age of Empires IP. We know that the original three games are all getting remastered and released on Windows 10 and Steam. We also know that Age of Empires IV is being worked on. Unfortunately progress …

Microsoft's quest to bring Age of Empires back from the dead kicked off this month with the re-launch of the first game. Age of Empires: Definitive Edition is now out on Steam, with the catch being that you have to obtain it from the Windows Store in order to play. …

Last year at Gamescom, Microsoft announced that it would be completely reviving Age of Empires, starting with ‘Definitive Editions' for the first three games, followed by Age of Empires IV. Initially this was set to kick off in October with the release of Age of Empires Definitive Edition. Unfortunately, the …

At Gamescom this year, Microsoft announced that it would be reviving the Age of Empires series exclusively for PC. This was set to kick off later this year with Age of Empires: Definitive Edition. Unfortunately, it seems that the developers need some more time to get everything prepared, so the …

Microsoft has been keeping Age of Empires alive for a couple of years now. We have seen new expansions for Age of Empires II, the original game recently received a ‘definitive edition’ and now, after many years, we are finally getting a full-blown sequel. At Gamescom last night, Microsoft officially …

Last night during the E3 PC Game Show, Microsoft made a surprise appearance to announce the return of Age of Empires. This year, Microsoft is launching an Age of Empires remaster to celebrate the game's 20th anniversary, complete with ‘4K visuals' and redesigned sprites, some gameplay updates and even a …

Age of Empires 2 has seen a bit of a resurgence this year. A few months back, Microsoft announced that Age of Empires 2 HD Edition would be getting a new expansion known as ‘The African Kingdoms' and now, that content is dropping tomorrow. As we knew from the announcement …

It looks like Microsoft is renewing its interest in the Age of Empires series as it has announced that it will be working on a new expansion for Age of Empires II: HD Edition. Microsoft has brought in some outside help too. The team behind the fan-made Age of Empires …

Age of Empires, the history based RTS game is now coming to mobile devices, the last main instalment to the series was Age of Empires III which came out in 2005. An online focused game came out in 2011 but failed to take off and as a result, it will …