Leon from DJ Podcasts writes "The Real Time Strategy is a strange beast of a genre, I suspect it always will be. There’s something about it which can really work for some, not for others. They on a whole, challenge people to think in a very different way. The very best of the genre plays with this wonderfully, the lesser titles dance with them, to a different beat. Though I might have started after titles like Dune 2000 and Command and Conquer were released, this is a field I have enjoyed for a long time. I suspect I will enjoy it for many years to come."
"Get a historical look at one of the most beloved strategy game franchises as Age of Empires celebrates 25 years of delighting players around the globe.
Twitch numbers plummet, influencers jump off and thousands of amateur strategists put the game aside: How the frustration of sluggish updates is wearing down the community.
"Last month, Age of Empires IV released for PC and it marks the first full installment of the franchise since Age of Empires III back in 2005. I spent a good chunk of time on it and had a fairly good time but before I first booted it up, a couple questions kept entering my mind: does Age of Empires have a place in gaming anymore and is the franchise on the whole still worth playing?" - Trey Griffeth from Video Chums
