The Age of Empires series has been a commercial success, selling over 25 million copies. The fourth main installment in the series, Age of Empires IV, was released on October 28, 2021. A spin-off game, Age of Mythology, was set in the same period as the original Age of Empires, but focused on mythological elements of Greek, Egyptian, and Norse mythology.
Another installment, Age of Empires Online, takes a different approach as a free-to-play online game utilizing Games for Windows Live. The subsequent three games of Age of Empires III explored the early modern period, when Europe was colonizing the Americas and several Asian nations were on the decline. The sequel, Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, was set in the Middle Ages, while its expansion focused partially on the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire. Nine total games within the series have been released so far as of October 28, 2021.Īge of Empires focused on events in Europe, Africa and Asia, spanning from the Stone Age to the Iron Age the expansion game explored the formation and expansion of the Roman Empire. The first game was Age of Empires, released in 1997. In addition to the more inviting payment model, Gas Powered Games has released a new team-based multiplayer mode for level 40 players called Alliance Wars.Īs an added bonus, current players have been given 500 Empire Points - the game's currency - as a gift, while new accounts are allotted 100.Įurogamer's Rich Stanton gave Age of Empires Online a 7/10 in his review stating, "although its new structure spreads it a little thin, there's still a fine strategy game underneath it all.Age of Empires is a series of historical real-time strategy video games, originally developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Xbox Game Studios. fewer pay walls and more ways for players to experience this legendary franchise," explained founder and CEO of Gas Powered Games, Chris Taylor. "With Empire Points and this true free-to-play business model, we are giving players what they have repeatedly asked for. Now all content is available either through in-game purchases or Steam micro-transactions. "We probably turned off a lot of players who would've kept playing had they been given the option to earn a Premium Civilization," explained systems design lead Eric Williamson in an interview with PC Gamer. Previously the game was only "free to try." The base game didn't cost anything to sample, but most of the higher tier content couldn't be attained purely through play. Age of Empires Online is now entirely free-to-play, developer Gas Powered Games has announced.
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