Age of Empires III advances the series hundreds of years into the future, trading swordsmen and catapults for musketeers and cannons, while keeping the series' signature formula basically intact.

Age of Empires 3 is the weirdest of the old-school RTS series – a game that, back in 2005, radically departed from the others for a different feel. Age of Empires 3: Definitive Edition gives it ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. Simply by virtue of its announcement, Age of Empires III instantly became one of the most anticipated PC games of 2005. It's no secret that the ...

Almost 20 years since it first arrived on online stores, the original, base version of classic RTS game Age of Empires 3 is being delisted from sale, and the multiplayer servers are being pulled ...

Age of Empires 3: Definitive Edition is the last of Microsoft's Age of Empires remasters, and with the second one out of the way it's the next one on the docket. We've not heard much about it so ...

As an army of invading Ottomans wheel their massive cannons up the beach towards my Maltese fortress, I'm transported back to the first time I played Age of Empires 3. It might not be the best in ...

"With Age of Empires 3 we tried all of these new ideas," said Bruce Shelley, founder of Age of Empires creators Ensemble Studios. "I think it was a huge mistake." "We wanted to create something ...

Age of Empires III: The African Royals will introduce two new civilizations – the Ethiopians and the Hausa. Additionally, the new expansion will add some new historic battles, 15 new African ...

"With Age of Empires 3 we tried all of these new ideas," he said. "I think it was a huge mistake." "We wanted to create something that was 30 per cent the same, 30 per cent borrowed and 30 per ...

If you need units and are short on resources, you can just ship over a few troops. While Age of Empires III doesn't really allow for a quick rush, getting a leg up early on can really give you an ...

Except, of course, Age of Empires III wasn't anything like as smart and ... but we're now reaching the point where an expansion disc feels a bit Dark Ages. It's a barrier to new players, and ...