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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: 3, Touché) by richtopia on Wednesday August 23 2017, @01:48PM (3 children)
I was planning on never leaving Windows 7 for my Windows required software. I hope the quote from the article implies that if you don't mind waiting beyond release day, Windows 7 support will come later. I doubt it. What feature from Windows 10 is not present in 7 that the game requires? Keylogging?
(Score: 2) by looorg on Wednesday August 23 2017, @03:23PM (2 children)
Direct X 12 comes to mind, but it would be really silly of them to required DX12 since it will apparently never be available for Win 7.
(Score: 2) by Hyperturtle on Wednesday August 23 2017, @06:24PM (1 child)
Vulkan seems to work just as well in many circumstances. Perhaps there will be Vulkan support introduced later based on user demand. I expect that the DX12 requirement will be a requirement by MS, though, for quite some time. One way to get hold outs to move to Windows 10 is to deny them their ability to relieve their childhoods...
Ashes of the Signularity was a previously DX12 game, and recently had a Vulkan port -- with enough effort, it can be done.
(Score: 2) by looorg on Wednesday August 23 2017, @06:49PM
I recon there is always NEED and/or "need"; as in Microsoft wants it and is there for checking for it and refuse to start if you don't have it even tho it actually isn't using it. But it plans to perhaps use it in the future when Win10 becomes larger the Win7 or some such reason. AMD are naturally free to do what they like and have done so previously. It does seem somewhat odd for them to make a Win10 exclusive title and just cut out large portions of the gaming market -- or they are really banking on here that AoE4 will be a title big enough that people will actually upgrade computer and OS to play it. Sounds a bit like wishful thinking to me.