Product Reviews Net » Age of Empires http://www.product-reviews.net Information on the latest gadgets, technology, news and product reviews Sat, 26 May 2012 11:39:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Age of Empires Online (AoEO) gets official release http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/06/01/age-of-empires-online-aoeo-gets-official-release/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=age-of-empires-online-aoeo-gets-official-release http://www.product-reviews.net/2011/06/01/age-of-empires-online-aoeo-gets-official-release/#comments Wed, 01 Jun 2011 13:16:32 +0000 Tina Chubb http://www.product-reviews.net/?p=132883 We have some good news now for those of you that have been waiting to hear about a release date for the much-anticipated Age of Empires Online, as Microsoft Game Studios has just announced that the history-based real-time strategy game will be going live worldwide on August 16th.

According to Fred Dutton over at eurogamer.net, there are 2 different ways to get involved in Gas Powered Games’ upcoming free-to-play game. Firstly you could jump right into it via the game’s website, which enables you to purchase extra content if and when you want it.

There is around 40 hours of gameplay available without having to fork out any money. However, you also have the option of purchasing the retail version for your equivalent of $19.99. The retail version comes with a number of extras including a limited edition poster and Advisor cards.

It also gives you the Premium Greek Civilization, which unlocks Advisors to enhance your civilization, the Player vs. Player Arena, the power or Rare and Epic items and more, Windy’s Wild Widgets Store, a Hotkey reference card and instructions on how to download the game.

The developer has also got a number of premium content packs planned. The first will provide freemium players with access to all the extras that are included in the retail version for exactly the same price. You can read more about future packs via eurogamer.net.

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Microsoft knows that gaming is changing; you only have to look at the success of Farmville to understand that. Age of Empires Online will be available to play via Windows Live. The city will keep growing even if you are not online, so make certain to check back before things get out of hand.

According to Dean Takahashi from VentureBeat, the upcoming online version of the popular strategy game will offer trading, cooperative multiplayer quests and a system that allows you to progress at your desired pace.

The idea of the game is for you to start a village in ancient Greece and then you aim to grow into a huge empire, sounds better than tending a farm.
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