With Microsoft turning 50, I find myself reflecting on how Ensemble Studios' Age of Empires 2 was one of the first ... when I wanted to look at the box for Diablo. (Ah well, give it a decade ...

Age of Empires 2 is potentially the most iconic competitive RTS there is, even in 2024, 25 years after its initial release. It's impossible not to have heard of it and as its esports following ...

Mongol forces attacking a Chinese town in Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition ... A shared piece of concept art shows a castle evolving throughout the ages, which by itself does not tell us ...

Xbox Game Studios and World's Edge introduced the next Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition DLC on Thursday. Titled The Three Kingdoms, this expansion naturally explores the Romance of the Three ...

When it first came out in 1999, I played a lot of Age of Empires 2. Its blend of historical real ... is eased with a specific tutorial called Art of War, that can save a lot of dismal defeats ...

But in its slick mechanics, its stunning art style, its wealth of creative missions, and its strong content cadence, Age of Empires 2 remains atop the pedestal it climbed almost 25 years ago.

Retold Edition and Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition both on the way. That's alongside a variety of upcoming expansion releases across all platforms. First up is Age of Mythology: Retold ...

Age of Empires 2 is being wheeled out again, not quite new, but definitely improved. It wears its two decades well, but the years are still there, hidden beneath polish and new art and myriad tweaks.