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Microsoft has announced a new title in the Age of Empires series, as well as "Definitive" editions for some of the existing games:
A new of Age of Empires is in the works. Microsoft introduced a teaser trailer for the game, and announced that Relic Entertainment was tasked with developing the next installment in the real-time strategy series.
The short announcement trailer didn't reveal any gameplay, with the studio opting instead to show artwork, but it did provide us with some information. Whereas previous games in the series focused on a small portion in history, Age of Empires IV seems to encompass multiple time periods. We saw the pinnacle of the Roman Empire, Native Americans charging toward battle, the banners of multiple Japanese clans during the Warring States period, and British redcoats ready to fire at a target.
[...] Microsoft also announced that its previously revealed Age of Empires: Definitive Edition has a release date of October 19, and it didn't stop there. The company also said that it will give the "Definitive Edition" treatment to Age of Empires II and III, and more news on those titles is coming in the future.
Age of Empires II (the best one) needs a "Definitive Edition" to fix more bugs.
(Score: 2) by richtopia on Wednesday August 23 2017, @01:44PM (1 child)
I was very willing to pay for the re-release of AOEII. It was a core part of my childhood, both the game and troubleshooting networking issues during a LAN party. It only became worse on modern computers. The Steam integration and modernization took effort on the developers beyond the scope of the original game, so by all means charge me again.
The real question is what the correct price is: someone like me knows they will enjoy the game from their childhood, however it still seems wasteful to pay the same price for a remake vs a new game. I've been patient and purchased Age on sale so it really isn't an issue, and these sales demonstrate the developers understand their customer's value statement.
(Score: 2) by SanityCheck on Wednesday August 23 2017, @02:16PM
As a wise man once said: "Shut up and take my money!"