Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom takes aspiring city governors to ancient China, adding several revolutionary features, including multiplayer gameplay, a first in the city-building genre. New screens below!

Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom brings city builders inside the Great Wall of China. Leaving the Mediterranean behind, the city-building series makes its first foray into Asia and immerses the player in brand new surroundings. China has existed for over 4,000 years, but its 4,000 year history has been marked with new technologies and ideas replacing - or enhancing - the old. This is the world in which the player will take the reigns of leadership and take their cities through the twists and turns of Chinese history. Read more to check some screens and sign up for the BETA TEST

Big Huge Games just put up the FAQ on their upcoming RTS "Rise Of The Nations. Items such as release date, demo, public beta and many other goodies are discussed .. Here's a snippet ...

Q: How is Rise of Nations different from Age of Empires?
A: While both are "historical RTS games", the two products are very different. In particular, Rise of Nations covers the sweep of human history, not just one specific time period. Players can guide their civilization from the stone age to the modern era, all in the span of an hour.

Yesterday Sierra Entertainment, Inc., a studio of Vivendi Universal Publishing, and Impressions Games announced the development of "Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom," the newest addition to their award-winning City Building Series of games. Today we bring you five screenshots of Impressions' oriental city-building game. Enjoy!

Sierra Entertainment, Inc., a studio of Vivendi Universal Publishing, and Impressions Games today celebrated the Chinese New Year by announcing the development of "Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom," the newest addition to their award-winning City Building Series of games. Due on store shelves this Fall, Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom takes aspiring city governors to ancient China, adding several revolutionary features, including multiplayer gameplay, a first in the city-building genre.