Age of Empires is set for a big comeback this fall and the principal developer on the game is none other than Gas Powered Games (Dungeon Siege, Supreme Commander) and we met up with Gas Powered's Chris Taylor to discuss the move to free-to-play and more.
Game facts
Age of Empires Online
Genre
Strategy
Developer
Gas Powered Games, Robot Entertainment
Publisher
Microsoft
Release date
15 August 2011
Platforms
PC
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Editions
Each with its own newsroom and its own scores.
1998
Publishing since
Independently owned for the whole of it.
100%
Hands-on
Written from time with the game, never press material.
1–10
Network Score
Every edition’s score, averaged and shown.