Age of Empires: Definitive Edition Coming on February 20
2018 is definitely shaping up to be the year of game remasters. FromDark SoulstoAssassin’s Creed Rogueto rumors ofResident Evil 2; there has been no shortage of remasters this year. Now, while Microsoft Studios has been busy pushing outXbox One X Enhancementsfor its games such asForza Horizon 3, and preparing for the release ofSea of Thieves, another game that is scheduled for this year’s release is Age of Empires.
Announced back at E3 2017,Age of Empires: Definitive Editionwas scheduled for release in October 2017 but was pushed back at the last moment. Now, in anofficial blog poston Xbox, Microsoft has announced that the game will finally bereleasing on February 20, 2018,20 years after its original release.
Priced at $19.99, the RTS game will be available for playing on the Windows PCs. The definitive edition or remaster brings about assets that were built from the ground up for amodern 4K presentation, a new campaign narration for each mission, and a completely re-recorded original soundtrack of the game with a new orchestral score.
The game also supports LAN play along online multiplayer with Xbox LIVE.The definitive edition also enhances the campaign and scenario editor, allowing players to make original custom campaigns for the game. These missions can, later on, be shared with other players as well via the game’s official website.
The development team understands that the development did take longer than the team had originally planned. But according to Adam Isgreen, Creative Director at Microsoft, the team wanted to “… treat the Age of Empires franchise with the respect it deserves, so wetook the time we needed to get features like attack-move and the improved minimapexactly right, and even added things like an in-game tech tree (how did we survive 1997 without that?) that we hope fans will love.”
Furthermore, thedevelopment team has also announced that it will be launching a multiplayer beta for its players worldwidestarting January 29, to allow players to get a taste of the game for free before its actual launch.You can signup for the beta until January 25at thegame’s official website, and thebeta is expected to go live on January 29.
Age of Empires: Definitive Edition is available for pre-order on theMicrosoft Store.
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