Age Of Empires

The boxes for Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings and The Conquerors Expansion with a Windows Central 50 Microsoft badge — Playing Age of Empires 2 instilled my lifelong love of RTS The most impactful game I ever played set me up for appreciating real-time strategy all through my life.

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Age of Empires 4: Campaigns provide a fun solo adventure that follow historical events.

Age of Empires 4 for Xbox review: An amazing port that feels right at home on console

By Rebecca Spear published 22 August 23

Review Despite being a series predominantly made for PC, Xbox Game Studio has managed to bring Age of Empires 4 to the console in a convenient and comfortable way.

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Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition: Return of Rome DLC gets May 2023 release date

By Samuel Tolbert published 7 April 23

Gaming Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition is getting even more DLC, with Return of Rome now launching in May 2023.

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Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition Ultimate Beginner's Guide

By Rich Edmonds, Cale Hunt last updated 31 January 23

Wololo Getting you through the Dark Age.

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Review — Age of Empires 2 for Xbox, by some miracle, has truly amazing controls

By Rebecca Spear last updated 30 January 23

Finally on Xbox Series X Age of Empires 2 has long been one of the very best RTS games ever made and now it's finally been brought to Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S in a way that doesn't tarnish its glory.

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Age of Empires 2 finally comes to Xbox and Cloud Gaming in January

By Rebecca Spear published 17 January 23

Xbox finally announced that the esteemed strategy civilization builder, Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition, is finally coming to Xbox consoles and Xbox Game Pass.

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Age of Empires 4 and Age of Empires 2: DE are coming to Xbox next year

By Cale Hunt published 25 October 22

During a special Age of Empires 25th Anniversary broadcast, it was revealed that Age of Empires 4 and Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition are coming to Xbox in 2023.

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Age of Empires turns 25 next month, and there's a whole lot of fun planned for the anniversary

By Cale Hunt published 28 September 22

A special anniversary broadcast, new game version, and a huge update are coming your way to celebrate Age of Empires turning 25.

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Age of Empires 4 gets free new civilizations in October 2022

By Samuel Tolbert published 23 August 22

Two new civilizations are coming to Age of Empires 4, and both will be free for all players.

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Is Age of Empires 4 coming to Xbox?

By Cale Hunt published 8 February 22

Gaming Age of Empires 4 is already available on PC, but what about those who only have a console? Here's what you need to know about a possible Xbox Age of Empires 4 release.

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