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Former Age of Empires 2 dev claims Microsoft demanded its first expansion should have a Korean faction, because 'StarCraft sold 3 million copies in Korea'
By Rick Lane published
News "Once someone simply repeats a previous argument, it's clear they are no longer functioning from logic or intelligence."

Age of Empires 2 in first-person? Sure why not
By Rich Stanton published
news Overreign lets you play skirmish mode and PvP in a whole new way.

Age of Empires developer confirms the game is mostly written in low-level Assembly code because 'we could scroll the screen and fill it with sprites as fast or faster' than competitors like Starcraft 'even though we had twice as many pixels'
By Rich Stanton published
news "I guess I can clarify this, since I wrote all the assembly code used in Age of Empires and Age of Kings."

Age of Empires' most beloved spin-off is getting a definitive edition
By Joshua Wolens last updated
News Age of Mythology replaces kings and queens with gods and monsters.

The largest prize pool for Age of Empires 2 since 2002 is up for grabs this weekend
By Cian Maher published
News It starts at $50,000

Microsoft Game Studios hiring for "AAA strategy game in a well-loved franchise"
By Emanuel Maiberg published
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