age of empires 2 definitive edition beta

Disappointing to say the least given that all the other AoE games (and Age of Mythology) that were remastered had come straight to Steam.

Received confirmation and this game will indeed be a Windows Store exclusive (Windows 10 only) on release, that means no Steam version and no support for Windows 7 / 8.1. Will be fully remastered with 4K graphics, re-orchestrated soundtrack, major gameplay improvements, new narrative, Xbox Live multiplayer and achievements.įinally, there will be a classic mode available for those that want to play the game in its original look! This release will celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Age of Empires series! The remaster of the original game will be titled 'Age of Empires: Definitive Edition'. (): Microsoft have announced a full on remaster of Age of Empires 1 during the PC Gamer conference at E3 today. 'Remasters' have also been announced for AoE2 and AoE3! Age of Empires: Definitive Edition has a confirmed release date of October 19th, (which makes it exactly 20 years + 4 days since AoE1 first released in 1997. (): Age of Empires IV has been announced, 12 years since the last title release, 7 years if you count the last expansion for AoE3! (this does not take AoE: Online into account as that shut down in 2014).

Still not much word on Age of Empires IV and if this be on Steam or not, but this thread is for AoE1. Hopefully this example by Microsoft will show other companies not to stray away from Steam and that customers should be able to decide what platform they want to play on. (): Age of Empires I + II + III Definitive Editions will now be coming to Steam as per Microsoft's announcement here: įantastic to see that Microsoft listened and have made the right decision here, especially at this time up of upheaval of exclusive launches in the PC gaming industry with Epic Games. Still, we wanted a Steam release and that's what we are getting. Shame that Windows 7 / 8.1 are not getting much love, but being realistic they don't have much time left in terms of support. Looks like all definitive editions will remain Windows 10 only, even on Steam. Well done Microsoft for delivering on your promise as to what we asked for since AoE2 HD Edition first released in 2013. Microsoft have confirmed this will release on Steam during August this year along with a beta period! In addition, Microsoft have also now launched the Steam store page for AoE 1 Definitive Edition. (): Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition has been officially announced at E3 2019 along with the Steam store page being launched.

Age of empires 2 definitive edition beta