Age of Empires
With a thinness of new selective information make out fromMicrosoftand Relic Entertainment over the retiring several months , real - meter scheme fans have been left to question whetherAge of Empire IVwill ever see the light of daylight as the next main - line statute title in the highly touted historical strategy sim series . As it stands now , though , Microsoft looks to be to the full invested in the enfranchisement and please with Relic ’s exploitation advance . We still do n’t have a firm waiver day of the month forAge of Empires IV , however .
eld of Empires IVwas originallyannounced in surprising manner at Gamescom 2017 . Although there have been several spin - off titles , expansions and some HD remasters of classic game in the serial publication , the previous entry in the mainAge of Empiresseries was way back in 2005 whenAge of Empires IIIwas released for Microsoft Windows , OS X , Windows Mobile and N - Gage . The most late title in the serial -Age of Empires II : Definitive Edition- is gear up to found on November 14 withnew 4 grand art , improved visualsfor flock units and structures and a new campaign .
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The announce preview forAge of Empires IVserved as small more than a teaser for fans ; there was no gameplay to show and , in its stead , aesthetic renderings of the rise and fall of civilizations were featured . Reaction to the promulgation was cocksure , though , peculiarly given Relic ’s reputation for craft quality scheme biz like theCompany of HeroesandDawn of Warseries . There has been a paucity of news regarding the project ’s current position since the trailer dropped , butMicrosoft ’s Executive Vice - President of Gaming , Phil Spencer , toldPC Gamerthat more selective information would be unveiled this year .
Although RTS games may not be at the forefront of gamers ' minds in the same way they were during the 1990s and former - to - mid 2000s , there continues to be a market for the genre and forAge of Empiresin particular . Age of Empirescreative director Adam Isgreen toldPC Games Insiderthat over a million user are actively playingAge of Empiresgames every month and later reaffirm Microsoft ’s commitment to the series . distinctly , Age of Empires IVis very much still a thing and one with built - in hearing .
When the originalAge of Empireswas released in 1997 , it stood on adequate footing with genre classic likeSid Meier ’s CivilizationandBlizzard ’s originalWarcraftseries . Since that time , the series has gather more than 20 million sales , a total that could see a big bump with theAoE IIdefinitive edition andAoE IV .
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source : PC Gamer , PC Games Insider
