Microsoft Game Studios, Big Huge Games and Ensemble Studios have released the 1.01 patch for The Asian Dynasties expansion pack. This 15.5MB patch focuses on game balance changes. Download the AoEIII: The Asian Dynasties 1.01 patch.
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Microsoft's Director of Games for Windows, Kevin Unangst, recently announced on the official Microsoft Gamerscore Blog that while the company will be closing the Ensemble Studios group after Halo Wars is published, Microsoft will be retaining the Age of Empires intellectual property. He added that “As a company, we’re very excited about the future potential for Age of Empires” which clearly hints at a future iteration of the AoE franchise.
Soon the 'Age of Empires III: Complete Collection' will be gracing retailers worldwide say Microsoft, and includes the original Age of Empires III and its two expansions. The Asian Dynasties and War Chiefs are bundled in, with the corporate giant slapping an RRP of USD 49.95, or EUR 54.99. Big Huge Games and Ensemble Studios developed the titles.
Microsoft Game Studios has just announced that Robot Entertainment is developing Age of Empires Online, with beta signups now going live. This was the project thought of as 'Spartan'. AOE Online gives us a "persistent online capitol city" that we can grow and nurture while conquering.
General manager Dave Luehmann of Microsoft Game Studios says they're throwing "real investment" behind the PC videogames scene again. Others "should look" to Microsoft for PC leadership, but they've not been on the ball. Their studios "need to step up", and they're 'not stopping'.
Yeah I know, that's actually a line from Kevin Costner's Field of Dreams, but PC Strategy legend Chris Taylor believes it actually has some relevance today. Speaking to CVG in a recent interview, Taylor mentioned how he believed that big budgets will lead to big sales in the PC market.
Microsoft has announced new features regarding their upcoming MMORTS, Age of Empires: Online. Speaking to Strategy Informer, Robot Entertainment's Danan Davis confirmed a new launch faction - the Egyptians - as well as details regarding the game's pricing model.
Ensemble Studios founder Bruce Shelley stated that he felt Age of Empires III was a "huge mistake", and that they deviated too far from what made the first two games classics.
In a shocking turn of events, Microsoft has announced that Robot Entertainment, the group formed of ex-Ensemble Studio employees, is no longer developing Age of Empires Online. Gas Powered Games, led by Chris Taylor and best known for the Dungeon Siege and Supreme Commander series, will be taking over on the MMORTS.
Microsoft's Kevin Unangst admits their Games for Windows Live service began as a "partner" to Xbox Live, when it should have been more tailored. That original design gave it a "rocky start," he says. Microsoft promise it will "continue to get better over time" as developer input is taken seriously by them.
If you didn't get a beta key for Age of Empires Online then worry not because Microsoft Game Studios is giving away keys to anyone over the next 48 hours. You can get "fast-tracked" before it shuts to the public from now until "9:01am on Saturday, 7 May." Sign in to Games for Windows Marketplace for the beta.
Age of Empires Online is set to launch sometime in the Autumn, Microsoft has confirmed. Speaking to Strategy Informer earlier today, Microsoft's Danan Davis mentioned how they weren't ready to talk about a release date yet, but that it would "definitely be coming in the Fall".
Age of Empires Online will be officially launched on August 16, and will launch with the Greek and Egyptian civilizations. The "freemium" game will be available in retail and online.
They wanted to get in early this year...
Age of Empires Online, the free-to-play strategy MMO based on the classic real-time strategy game series, will be launching on August 16, and Microsoft has announced some of the premium content that will be available in addition to the basic Greek and Egyptian civilizations.
Chris Taylor, the crazy man behind Total Annihilation, has said Age of Empires Online is a "huge shift" for PC gaming and a signal of "where it's going." Age of Empires Online is a free-to-play title, and they think of it as an "MMO with real-time strategy." While it's "easy to get into," it's hard to master.
Microsoft has announced that the Persia downloadable content is now available for Age of Empires Online. The DLC allows players to start straight away at level 20, allowing them to immediately tech up.
Robot Entertainment is made up of former Ensemble veterans with Age of Empires to their name. Patrick Hudson of the studio still believes real-time strategy can be big business. He admits though it's "changing a lot," and he's not sure where "it's going to go." The days of selling millions of copies at "50 or 60 bucks as a PC game" are gone; PC retail not there.
Sins of a Solar Empire developer Ironclad Games is tinkering with Sins of a Dark Age, which leaves the spacey void of sci-fi for medieval style fantasy. It's also a free-to-play strategy title. Studio co-founder Blair Fraser tells us they opted for an art style "very much unused" today; surrealism. They've applied that same philosophy to characters, lore, gameplay etc.
Just because Ironclad Games is developing Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion and Sins of a Dark Age, it doesn't mean the 4X space RTS will be left alone to float in the void of space operas. The studio has "big plans" for the series but "focus right now" is solely on the expansion Rebellion and their fantasy RTS. Sins of a Solar Empire doesn't really need a campaign.