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Genre bender: Four ways Age of Empires Online is also an MMO

Age of Empires Online tweaks the formula to create an MMO/RTS hybrid, with something for loot whores and dirt farmers alike.

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Game Tangents Podcast 87: The Torporific State of Summer Gaming

Game Tangents | In the news this week, EA is found having released deceptive ads in England, and a Finnish game tournament reverses its ban on female competitors. Also, we talk a little more Wii U games as Wii U month continues.

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Age of Empires is not getting it's deserved love even though it's the key to win PC gaming back

With the recent closure of Age of Empires Online, the future of the Age of Empires franchise doesn't look good as no game in the series has been announced.

But why is this happening? Microsoft said that PC gaming was important to them yet one of their most important IP's seems to be stopped

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F4sterTh4nFTL3579d ago

I am sure PC Gamers can understand that Microsoft has got their hands full with trying to keep the Xbox One from not dieing a painful death.

MrGunny943579d ago

PC divison is not the same as Xbox divison though :-)

OpieWinston3578d ago

But PC division is still under Microsoft Games Studio.

It's getting the love it deserves. The re release of 2 HD is a sign of Age of Empires 4 in development.

I'm hoping for it, and can't wait.

Metallox3578d ago (Edited 3578d ago )

I do, but I honestly miss a lot Age of Empires. A fourth entry in the series wouldn't hurt to anyone.

3-4-53578d ago

I don't want anybody except Ensemble Studios Making a New Age of Empires game.

They don't exist anymore though.

If you could get a core group of original people from Ensemble I'd be all for it.

Age of Empires 1 HD complete remake needs to happen.

Like rebuilt from the ground up.

Metallox3578d ago

Remake of Age of Empires 1? Don't know... I'd prefer Age of Empires II.

3-4-53578d ago

Yea of course Age1. So many good civs.

It's been begging for a remake for over a decade now.

I thought they would after Age 3, then they disbanded.

SilentNegotiator3578d ago (Edited 3578d ago )

After AOE Online, I don't think anyone is holding out for AOE to "win PC gaming back"

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Microsoft on What Went Wrong with Age of Empires Online

Age of Empires is a great IP and when Microsoft released the MMO version in August 2011, many players played it. But Age of Empires Online turned out to be unsuccessful because of the poor business model it used at launch. Today at GDC, Executive Producer Kevin Perry looked back the original F2P model of the game and explained how they fixed it.