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Age of Empires III

Also known as: AoE

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Gameplay is accessible, easy to learn and very polished, but too often Age of Empires III has a "been there, done that" feeling.

Available on: PC
Genre: Strategy
Release date: Oct 18, 2005
Published by: Microsoft
Developed by: Ensemble Studios

Min system requirements: PIII 1.8GHz or equivalent, 512MB RAM, 2GB HD space, 128MB DirectX 3D video card
Recommended system: P4 3.0GHz or equivalent, 1GB RAM, 256MB DirectX 3D video card
Features: Widescreen Support
Multiplayer Modes:

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Unlimited Unlock Points in Single player

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News

Ex-Ensemble Studios Team Open New Studio

Robot Entertainment announced today the formation of its new game development studio in Plano,...

News from N4G Feb 17, 2009

Robot Entertainment official; working on...

Following an unveiling last week, Robot Entertainment has officially announced itself today,...

News from N4G Feb 17, 2009

Ensemble Studios: The End of a Legacy

Ensemble Studios, creator of the Age of Empires series all the way to the upcoming Halo Wars game,...

News from N4G Feb 2, 2009

Ensemble will have a successor

Soon-to-be-closed Ensemble Studios will have some form of successor, according to developer Graeme...

News from N4G Nov 17, 2008

Mythic Boss Sees Ensemble Closure As A Terrible...

Mythic Boss Mark Jacobs has commented on how feels the closure of Ensemble Studios is a terrible...

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Microsoft tells fans to 'stay tuned' on Age of...

Following the revelation that Ensemble Studios is to be shut down following the release of 360...

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Microsoft: We still own Age of Empires

Eurogamer: Microsoft may have announced plans yesterday to shut down Ensemble Studios when Halo Wars...

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Gamedaily reports: Yesterday Gamedaily provided you with the top 10 PC games for 2007, according to...

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Review

Take the fight to the New World

Mar 9, 2006

The original Age of Empires sold a gazillion copies by ushering in the idea of epochs in real-time strategy games (where you slowly move your civilization through a series of technological ages). Since then, Age of Mythology and Age of Empires II each offered incremental changes, and Age of Empires III keeps the streak alive. That's both good and bad: the gameplay is accessible, easy to learn and very polished, but too often Age III has a "been there, done that" feeling. The single-player ...

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Age of Empires III

To be this good takes Ages, quips PC Gamer

Oct 6, 2005

Familiarity breeds contentment. That seems to be the message from Ensemble Studios, the creators of strategy games whose successes are measured in millions of copies. This is the fourth Age game, and still its fundamental structure is the same: build structures, collect resources, churn out soldiers, attack the enemy."We wanted it to be familiar but not the same," admits Bruce Shelley, Age senior designer. "It's the Age of Empires II gameplay that'll keep you coming back." It's surprisingly ... » Read Full Age of Empires III preview

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