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'Heroes of Annihilated Empires' - Details & Release Date
by Rainier on Dec. 23, 2005 @ 3:34 p.m. PST | Filed under News
Delivering original gameplay was a dominant goal of GSC Game World team when creating the fantasy trilogy Heroes of Annihilated Empires. Playing HoAE you'll be able to pump up a selected hero in a common RPG manner, as well as build up cities and recruit massive armies, as traditional for RTS games. The first episode of HoAE is expected to ship in September 2006.
'Age of Empires III' - v1.03 Patch Available NOW
by Rainier on Dec. 20, 2005 @ 8:53 a.m. PST | Filed under News
Age of Empires III is an RTS set in 1500 A.D. and chronicles the Age of Discovery that started around the time that Columbus discovered the new world. Ensemble has released the manual version of the v1.03 which includes new large maps, hotkey editor, matchmaking hotfix, networking and ESO enhancements, bug and crash fixes, etc.
'Age of Empires III' Original Soundtrack Now On Sale
by Rainier on Dec. 5, 2005 @ 10:51 a.m. PST | Filed under News
Sumthing Else Music Works is pleased to announce their latest release: Age of Empires III Original Soundtrack. The soundtrack album from the third episode of the king of real-time strategy games, developed by Ensemble Studios and Microsoft Games Studios, is now available at US retail outlets through Nile Rodgers' Sumthing Else Music Works label.
'Heroes of Annihilated Empires' Coming to North America - Screens
by Rainier on Dec. 5, 2005 @ 9:09 a.m. PST | Filed under News
CDV USA has secured the exclusive rights to distribute and promote GSC World Publishing's upcoming fantasy title, Heroes of Annihilated Empires, set to ship in 2006. The games will offer an extraordinary blend of RTS and RPG gameplay, challenging gamers to create a powerful leader and a dominant military force through battle, diplomacy and treachery in a rich fantasy world.
PC Review - 'Age of Empires III'
by RumDragon on Dec. 5, 2005 @ 1:13 a.m. PST | Filed under Reviews
Age of Empires III is set in 1500 A.D. and chronicles the Age of Discovery that started around the time that Columbus "discovered" the new world. The single player campaign follows American history up through 1850, and in multiplayer mode, you'll be able to choose from among eight different civilizations, and there will include free-for-all and team-vs-team matches for up to eight players.
'Real Time Conflict: Shogun Empires' (NDS) Now In Stores
by Rainier on Nov. 23, 2005 @ 9:21 a.m. PST | Filed under News
Namco today announced that Real Time Conflict: Shogun Empires, an original real-time strategy game for the NDS, has shipped to North American retail outlets. Set during the chaos of feudal Japan, the game lets players create their own army of unique units and lead them to battlefield victory using a unique and intuitive touch screen control scheme.
Focus Signs 'Heroes of Annihilated Empires' - Screens
by Rainier on Nov. 22, 2005 @ 8:57 a.m. PST | Filed under News
French publisher Focus has signed GSC's upcoming RTS Heroes of Annihilated Empires. Mixing role-playing game with real-time strategy, Heroes of Annihilated Empires delivers you a new experience and unique gameplay, where you can feel yourself the Hero of a legendary epic tale. This time it's not about units, it's about armies with thousands of soldiers that entrust their fate in your hands.
'Space Empires V' - Screens
by Rainier on Nov. 21, 2005 @ 4:51 p.m. PST | Filed under News
Space Empires V is the latest edition in the Space Empires series. This new chapter completely updates the user interface, and takes the player into a real-time rendered 3D universe. Watch space battles play out in glorious detail with realistic effects. Expand, Explore, Exploit, and Exterminate in a huge, living, breathing galaxy.
'Space Empires IV' - v1.94 Update Patch Available NOW
by Rainier on Nov. 21, 2005 @ 4:25 p.m. PST | Filed under News
In Space Empires IV the gamer rule the entire universe. A Galactic Emperor must discover new planets to colonize, encourage scientific discovery and economic development, and put down the occasional rebellion. Strategy First has released a new patch for Space Empires IV, which brings your Original, Deluxe or Gold edition to v1.94.
'Age of Empires III' - v1.02 Patch In The Works
by Rainier on Nov. 13, 2005 @ 12:39 p.m. PST | Filed under News
Age of Empires III is an RTS set in 1500 A.D. and chronicles the Age of Discovery that started around the time that Columbus discovered the new world. Ensemble revealed that it is working on a new v1.02 patch which will address hardware compatibility issues, sound stuttering issues, fixes for Direct3D, Stability and Crash Issues, hotkey Editor. On top of that, Ensemble is trying to include 5 maps based on current ones available in the game, just made larger.
'Age of Empires III' - v1.01a German Patch Available NOW
by Rainier on Oct. 28, 2005 @ 3:14 p.m. PDT | Filed under News
Age of Empires III is an RTS set in 1500 A.D. and chronicles the Age of Discovery that started around the time that Columbus discovered the new world. Ensemble has released a small patch bringing your German retail game to v1.01a fixing a crash bug that occurred when selecting the Capitol building.
'Space Empires IV Deluxe' and 'Star Fury' Get European Bundle
by Rainier on Oct. 26, 2005 @ 5:11 p.m. PDT | Filed under News
Black Bean announced today it will expand its strategy lineup with Space Empires IV and Stary fury, to be released as a bundle pack by the end of 2005.
'Age of Empires III' - v1.1 Updated Demo Available NOW
by Rainier on Oct. 19, 2005 @ 2:34 a.m. PDT | Filed under News
Age of Empires III is set in 1500 A.D. and chronicles the Age of Discovery that started around the time that Columbus discovered the new world. This updated demo includes the same content as before (2 single player skirmish maps and 2 campaign missions), but now also features a tutorial, allows you to minimized your UI, and lots of miscellaneous bug fixes.
'Age of Empires III' Now In Stores
by Rainier on Oct. 18, 2005 @ 12:07 p.m. PDT | Filed under News
Age of Empires III, the stunning real-time strategy game from Microsoft and Ensemble Studios, is now available in North America in two versions: standard and Collector’s Edition. Age of Empires III raises the bar for strategy games with unprecedented graphic detail, incredible new features like the Home City and more realistic destruction with real-time physics modeling.
'Age of Empires III' - v1.01 Patch Available NOW
by Rainier on Oct. 15, 2005 @ 3:00 p.m. PDT | Filed under News
Age of Empires III is an RTS set in 1500 A.D. and chronicles the Age of Discovery that started around the time that Columbus discovered the new world. Ensemble has released the first patch preparing for the official launch next week, bringing your retail game to v1.01 and improves formations, and the usual game tweaks, bug and crash fixes.
'Age of Empires III' - 16 New Screens
by Rainier on Oct. 13, 2005 @ 9:39 a.m. PDT | Filed under News
Age of Empires III is set in 1500 A.D. and chronicles the Age of Discovery that started around the time that Columbus "discovered" the new world. The single player campaign follows American history up through 1850, and in multiplayer mode, you'll be able to choose from among eight different civilizations, and there will include free-for-all and team-vs-team matches for up to eight players.
'Age of Empires III' - Updated Demo Coming Next Week
by Rainier on Oct. 8, 2005 @ 2:42 p.m. PDT | Filed under News
Age of Empires III is set in 1500 A.D. and chronicles the Age of Discovery that started around the time that Columbus discovered the new world. The single player campaign follows American history up through 1850, and in multiplayer mode, you'll be able to choose from among eight different civilizations, and there will include free-for-all and team-vs-team matches for up to eight players. An updated demo of Age of Empires 3 is planned for release the week of October 10th. Updates to the demo include: an optional minimized UI, a tutorial, and lots of miscellaneous bug fixes.
'Age of Empires III' Community Site Launched
by Rainier on Sept. 30, 2005 @ 11:40 a.m. PDT | Filed under News
Ensemble Studios has launched a new community site for Age of Empires fans in order to provide an official location for AoE fans to get the latest news and share information with other players. The new site features all the latest Age news, exclusive interviews and insight into Ensemble Studios and AoE, downloadable content and patches, AoE III statistics pages, and community forums where you can chat, discuss strategies and get information from the game’s designers, artists and programmers.
'Real Time Conflict: Shogun Empires' (NDS) - 7 New Screens
by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2005 @ 2:55 p.m. PDT | Filed under News
In Real Time Conflict: Shogun Empires, players take on the role of one of two brothers who are engaged in bloody combat in feudal Japan. Overtaking nearby territories and amassing fearsome armies, only one warrior will be able to survive the deadly feud to realize his ambitions and claim the title of Shogun.
'Age of Empires III' Goes Gold
by Rainier on Sept. 23, 2005 @ 9:25 a.m. PDT | Filed under News
Microsoft and Ensemble Studios' real-time strategy Age of Empires III is complete and poised to invade retail on October 18. Available in two versions standard and Collector's Edition, Age of Empires III will fire up gamers with groundbreaking new features like the persistent Home City and jaw-dropping graphics never before seen in an RTS.
PC Preview - 'Age of Empires III'
by David Wanaselja on Sept. 14, 2005 @ 4:26 a.m. PDT | Filed under Previews
Age of Empires III is set in 1500 A.D. and chronicles the Age of Discovery that started around the time that Columbus "discovered" the new world. The single player campaign follows American history up through 1850, and in multiplayer mode, you'll be able to choose from among eight different civilizations, and there will include free-for-all and team-vs-team matches for up to eight players.
'Age of Empires III' - Demo Available NOW
by Rainier on Sept. 7, 2005 @ 11:54 p.m. PDT | Filed under News
Age of Empires III is set in 1500 A.D. and chronicles the Age of Discovery that started around the time that Columbus discovered the new world. The single player campaign follows American history up through 1850, and in multiplayer mode, you'll be able to choose from among eight different civilizations, and there will include free-for-all and team-vs-team matches for up to eight players. The demo includes single player skirmish mode and two missions in the single player campaign. In Skirmish mode you can play as the British or the Spanish empires in the New England and Texas maps.
'Real Time Conflict: Shogun Empires' (NDS) - Screens
by Rainier on Aug. 27, 2005 @ 10:35 p.m. PDT | Filed under News
In Real Time Conflict: Shogun Empires, players take on the role of one of two brothers who are engaged in bloody combat in feudal Japan. Overtaking nearby territories and amassing fearsome armies, only one warrior will be able to survive the deadly feud to realize his ambitions and claim the title of Shogun.
'Age of Empires: The Age of Kings' (NDS) - Screens
by Rainier on Aug. 25, 2005 @ 1:41 a.m. PDT | Filed under News
Age of Empires: The Age of Kings for the Nintendo DS is based on the best-selling PC RTS title of all time: Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings. Players command five different civilizations, build armies and take them on scores of campaigns. Boasting turn-based strategy game play, Age of Empires: The Age of Kings allows players to move from the Dark Ages through the Middle Ages with one goal in mind: domination of the known world.