Age of Empires III

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Sep 19, 2008
Mythic Boss Sees Ensemble Closure As A Terrible Thing N4G
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PC - Age of Empires III - Mythic Boss Sees Ensemble Closure As A Terrible Thing Mythic Boss Mark Jacobs has commented on how feels the closure of Ensemble Studios is a terrible thing but that his studio has been careful to guard against "mistakes."
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Sep 11, 2008
Microsoft tells fans to 'stay tuned' on Age of Empires N4G
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PC - Age of Empires III - Microsoft tells fans to 'stay tuned' on Age of Empires Following the revelation that Ensemble Studios is to be shut down following the release of 360 exclusive Halo Wars next year, corporate vice president of interactive entertainment Shane Kim has reassured fans of the popular Age of Empires strategy series, also developed by Ensemble, that Microsoft is still "super excited for the potential for the franchise".
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Sep 11, 2008
Microsoft: We still own Age of Empires N4G
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PC - Age of Empires III - Microsoft: We still own Age of Empires Eurogamer: "Microsoft may have announced plans yesterday to shut down Ensemble Studios when Halo Wars ships, but Age of Empires fans are told not to worry!

"I want to reassure you that Microsoft will still own the Age of Empires intellectual property," Games for Windows boss Kevin Unangst wrote on Gamerscoreblog overnight. So that's alright then. "As a company, we're very excited about the future potential for Age of Empires, and as a PC gamer I'm looking forward to what that future holds. Stay tuned," he concluded."
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Jan 26, 2008
NPD Issues Corrected Top 10 PC Games of 2007 N4G
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PC - Age of Empires III - NPD Issues Corrected Top 10 PC Games of 2007 Gamedaily reports:

Yesterday Gamedaily provided you with the top 10 PC games for 2007, according to NPD data. Today, however, The NPD Group informed Gamedaily that they actually made an error with their chart. Below you will find the amended Top 10 PC games.

So what's changed? The Sims 2 has jumped up to third place with many more units sold, while Call of Duty 4 drops from fourth to fifth. Also, The Sims 2 Bon Voyage Expansion Pack drops to tenth while the The Sims 2 Pets Expansion Pack is no longer in the top 10. Age of Empires III moves up from ninth to seventh and MS Flight Simulator X now makes an appearance in ninth. The problem appears to have stemmed from the exclusion of Deluxe and Gold versions on certain titles ¿ you'll notice several more asterisks now.

Top 10 PC Games of 2007 (Corrected)

1. World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade*¿ Vivendi(Blizzard) ¿ 2.25 million
2. World of Warcraft* ¿ Vivendi (Blizzard) ¿ 914K
3. The Sims 2* ¿ Electronic Arts ¿ 534K
4. The Sims 2 Seasons Expansion Pack ¿ Electronic Arts ¿ 433K
5. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare* ¿ Activision ¿ 383K
6. Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars* ¿ Electronic Arts ¿ 350K
7. MS Age of Empires III* ¿ Microsoft ¿ 313K
8. Sim City 4* - Electronic Arts ¿ 294K
9. MS Flight Simulator X* - Microsoft - 280K
10. The Sims 2 Bon Voyage Expansion Pack ¿ Electronic Arts ¿ 272K
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Jan 25, 2008
Top 10 Best Selling PC Games of 2007: WoW, Sims Dominate N4G
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PC - Age of Empires III - Top 10 Best Selling PC Games of 2007: WoW, Sims Dominate The NPD Group has released the list of the top 10 best selling PC games of 2007 in the US:

1. World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade - Blizzard ¿ 2.25 million
2. World of Warcraft ¿ Blizzard ¿ 914,000
3. The Sims 2 Seasons Expansion Pack ¿ Electronic Arts ¿ 433,000
4. Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare ¿ Activision ¿ 383,000
5. Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars ¿ Electronic Arts ¿ 343,000
6. Sim City 4 Deluxe ¿ Electronic Arts ¿ 284,000
7. The Sims 2 ¿ Electronic Arts ¿ 281,000
8. The Sims 2 Bon Voyage Expansion Pack ¿ Electronic Arts ¿ 271,000
9. Age of Empires III ¿ Microsoft ¿ 259,000
10. The Sims 2 Pets Expansion Pack ¿ Electronic Arts ¿ 236,000

[ January 24, 2008 ]
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Oct 8, 2007
Team USA Wins World Cyber Games N4G
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PC - Age of Empires III - Team USA Wins World Cyber Games Competing against more than 700 gamers from a record 74 countries, the United States overcame the toughest competition in World Cyber Games (WCG) history to capture three gold medals, two silver medals, and a bronze medal in twelve PC and Xbox 360 titles, and won the overall team championship at the Grand Final in Seattle.

It is the United States' second team title and first since the 2005 WCG Grand Final in Singapore. Team USA captured gold medals in "Tony Hawk Project 8," "Gears of War," and "Dead Or Alive 4." South Korea and Brazil each earned two gold medals while Germany had one gold, one silver and three bronze.

The seven-year-old WCG competition, which started in South Korea, has been dominated by South Koreans and Germans since its inception. So far South Korea has won three Grand Finals including last year's. According to organizers, WCG is the largest international gaming festival with over one million attendees and visitors every year.

For complete results, visit worldcybergames.com (i.e., first link under Alternative Sources.)
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May 21, 2007
Age of Empires III gets second expansion
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Ensemble Studios' RTS sequel Age of Empires III is getting a new expansion in the shape of The Asian Dynasties, which is due out this autumn. In development at Rise of Nations dev Big Huge Games, as opposed to Ensemble, the expansion introduces Asian civilizations and players will get to command and conquer and expand empires in the Eastern world. New content includes "several new gameplay elements," Microsoft has told us, that include new ways of winning and trading, random map styles that ... » Read More
Nov 22, 2006
Gears of War for Windows? No says Gamerscoreblog N4G
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PC - Age of Empires III - Gears of War for Windows? No says Gamerscoreblog Gamerscoreblog , a blog run by members of Microsoft's Games Global Marketing team, hopes to put the GoW for PC rumors to rest.

From the blog:

"Yes, Microsoft provided the image that is published in the Games for Windows cover story in the Holiday issue of PC Gamer magazine.
Yes, this image contains what looks to be box shots of Gears of War with the Games for Windows branding bar on the box art.

NO, this is not a confirmation, leak, tease, or sly viral attempt to announce, confirm, or admit that Gears of War will be published for Windows.

Here's what happened: These images were created using draft templates for the Games for Windows box art and a variety of Microsoft Game Studios cover images. Gears of War was accidentally included by the artist as one of the MGS titles used as examples to show what our retail setup would look like. This DOES NOT indicate a confirmation that Gears of Wars will be a Games for Windows title -- it was a concept image created by a concept artist, nothing more. In fact, if you look closely you'll also see that Age of Empires III and Rise of Legends are also branded Games for Windows, and this is not actually the case (Age of Empires III: The Warchiefs is a Games for Windows branded game, but not the original Age III).

We created this image around the E3 timeframe when we were first preparing to announce and show our Games for Windows retail efforts. Shortly after the insanity that is E3, we noticed the box art, and the image was supposed to be removed from circulation. When we provided the package of art assets to PC Gamer for their cover story, we zipped up a directory of our already-public E3 assets as well as more current images (many of which PC Gamer did not use). Unfortunately, we didn't realize that this image was in that directory, and it just happens to be the one that PC Gamer figured prominently in their story. Our bad.

We're incred...
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Oct 27, 2006
US PC Game charts: October 8-14 N4G
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PC - Age of Empires III - US PC Game charts: October 8-14 When Buena Vista Games announced that it was releasing a PC game based on Desperate Housewives, the title instantly became the subject of widespread derision. However, according to the latest list of top-selling PC games, the publisher may be having the last laugh. According to industry research firm The NPD Group, Desperate Housewives was the sixth most popular PC game in the US during the week of October 8-14, besting both Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (seventh) and Age of Empires III (ninth).
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Apr 4, 2006
Age of Empires creator building new titles
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Tuesday 4 April 2006 Ensemble Studios, the developer behind the hugely popular real-time strategy series Age of Empires, has revealed a few details regarding two of its current projects: an RTS aimed squarely at console gamers, and a move into new territory with a massively multiplayer online game. The developer has been working on a console-based RTS for some time and has apparently spent a whole year just constructing a control system that works well with console game pads. Ensemble's CEO, ... » Read More
Sep 5, 2005
Age of Empires III: New shots
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We've conquered and captured a wealth of new shots from the latest instalment of the popular Age of Empires series. Age of Empires III is set between the 16th and 19th centuries, continuing where its predecessor's - The Age of Kings - timeline finished. In addition to a change in period, players will also experience an entirely new Home City feature - a capital that can thrive and benefit the player depending on their performance in the New World. A spruced combat system with realistic ... » Read More
Jan 5, 2005
Age of Empires III: Details and shots conquered
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Like the location of London's BT tower, the famed UFO base Area 51 and Lockheed Martin's jet-building Skunk Works*, the existence of realtime strategy game Age of Empires III has been an open secret for quite a while. We weren't all meant to know about it but somehow we all did.At least we can now take Ensemble Studios' RTS off that forbidden list because the famed developers have finally decided to step out of the shadows and they've brought a whole heap of screenshots to prove that their game ... » Read More
The Knowledge

Age of Empires III

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:
Online
8 player VS
8 GREAT
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