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Age of Empires III Announced

Joe "OuTkAsT-1" Topolnisky

2005-01-05 00:00:00.0


Ensemble Studios has officially announced a third installment in their Age of Empires franchise. Expected to hit stores in the second half of 2005, this should be one to keep an eye on. Anyways, here's a clipping from the press release:

Microsoft Game Studios and Ensemble Studios are proud to announce the return of the king of real-time strategy games: Age of Empires III is scheduled to ship in the second half of 2005. This will be the latest landmark release in the award-winning franchise that has sold a staggering 16 million units worldwide.
Age of Empires III will offer gamers the next level of realism, with advanced battle physics and unparalleled visual detail. The new game picks up where Age of Empires II: Age of Kings left off, placing gamers in the position of a European power determined to explore, colonize and conquer the New World. This time period features stunning scenes, from towering European cathedrals to courageous tribes of Native Americans, and spectacular combat with Industrial Age units like rifled infantry, cavalry and tall ships bristling with cannons.


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