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Microsoft Studios and developer Relic Entertainment have partnered up to create a fouth entry in the Age of Empires series. Original developers, Ensemble Studios will not be involved in the project, as since the release of Age of Empires III, they have gone defunct. The prior three titles will all be getting HD remasters, as well. The games are already available in HD on PC, though those versions are upscaled old assets, and the upcoming remakes will be utilizing brand new art and graphical assets. Age of Empires: Definitive Edition, which only includes the first game, will release on October 19, 2017 as a Windows PC exclusive.

 

[Armadillo]

Dead on arrival if it's win10 store exclusive.

 

[rileysrjay]

Wait, no Xbox one? Seriously? The Xbox one is having a bit of a game drought right now as far as exclusivity and this could've given it a boost...

 

[SnakeOil992]

W O L O L O B O I S

 

[Captain_N]

I wonder if it has lan mode lol..... Not buying unless it does. the only reason my friends and i can still play the original and older pc games like the settlers 3 multiplayer is because of lan mode....

 

[Foxchild]

Played the heck out of AoE 1 and 2 back in the day. Started 3 but never finished it, lost interest. Anymore, the only RTS I still dig out and play once in a while are my old Command and Conquers. So, unless this ends up looking really good, I'll probably pass.

 

[Apache Thunder]

If it's Win10 store exclusive like the other Age of Empire game they will be coming out with, it's dead to me.

 

[HaloEliteLegend]

I still have AoE 1 and 2 on their original discs. AoE 2 is still amazing. I only hope they do the remaster justice and don't screw things up. As for AoE 4, I'm not holding my breath tbh. Maybe I'll check it out, but I don't think it can top AoE 2.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Wait, no Xbox one? Seriously? The Xbox one is having a bit of a game drought right now as far as exclusivity and this could've given it a boost...

Does anyone really want to play this kind of game with a gamepad?

 

[Viri]

Does anyone really want to play this kind of game with a gamepad?

What kind of casual didn't play the best port of Starcraft, and that's Starcraft 64. Controllers = best at RTS games!

 

[Patxinco]

Come on, Microsoft, you know you want my money

Spoiler

 

[Stephano]

(In before all the micro transactions/day one DLC gets announced)

 

[CrimsonMaple]

Man, I love the first two age of empires. They were my first PC games. Sooo much fun! I really hope this release isn't through Windows Store only though..

 

[VitaType]

AoE I and II remakes, great. It's not a Warcraft IV, but I take it. I just wonder why the trailer dosn't shows modernity. AoE IV must be set in modernity and AoE V most have the setting future

 

[infinete]

Steam or no dice. Then again 1/2/3 are on steam so would seem strange to not have this on there.

 

[Armadillo]

1-3 came out before MS were trying desperatly to push their console style, closed eco system nonsense on pc.

 

[Pacheko17]

Welp, guess it's time to dualboot.

 

[chrisrlink]

I had the base game of AoE3 didn't like it more of a Civ fan

 

[VitaType]

I had the base game of AoE3 didn't like it more of a Civ fan

In that case you maybe should take a look on the first Empire Earth. It's a RTS like the AoE series, but has a slight Civ feel to it. There is no remaster of it, therefore it's only intressing if you can stand older graphics.

 

[The Real Jdbye]

Man, I love the first two age of empires. They were my first PC games. Sooo much fun! I really hope this release isn't through Windows Store only though..

Agreed. I spent so much time playing AoE1/2 and Warcraft 2 as a kid.
I hope AoE4 is better than 3.
I wonder if Blizzard is ever going to make Warcraft 4. They seem to not give a fuck anymore because they're making so much money from WoW.