Microsoft has announced a lot of news taking advantage of the celebration of the 25th anniversary of this saga. One of the most shocking has been the announcement of Age of Empires Mobile, a new installment of the saga specially designed for mobile phones. Not much is known about this new installment, except that it has been designed from scratch using new mechanics and with a scandalous visual section, which will allow it to quickly put an end to the many “crappy” alternatives that are currently on the App Store and the Play Store for iOS and Android respectively.
It is not the first time that Microsoft has brought its games to mobile. Without going any further, in 2005 a project called “Age of Empires II Mobile” appeared, which in the end did not see the light of day. and, in addition, we have also been able to test another title, called «Age of Empires: Castle Siege«, which never achieved great success and was discontinued in 2019.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition and Age of Empires IV Coming to Xbox
Another novelty that we find in this 25th anniversary is the announcement of two AoE games coming to Xbox Series. The saga has always been a PC saga, since a strategy game is designed, above all, to be used with a keyboard and mouse.
Now, Microsoft wants to give this saga a chance outside of the PC, and has designed a new control, 100% optimized for controllers, thanks to which it will be possible to use these titles from Xbox consoles.
The first of the games, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, will arrive on January 31 next year on Game Pass and the Xbox game store, while the AoE IV will arrive sometime in 2023, but not yet. knows when.
Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition and new expansion for AoE II
Age of Empires IV It saw the light of day just a year ago. Since then, Microsoft has been improving the title and working so that users could be happy and the title lived up to expectations. Now, finally, Microsoft has decided to release the update the game deserves with the new Anniversary Edition.
This new update stands out, above all, for bringing users two new civilizations: the ottomans and the malians In addition, the update comes with many other new features, such as eight new war zones, a new leaderboard system, a new battle view mode, and even the typical tricks for those who want to cheat to get an advantage in battle. departure.
In addition to this Anniversary Edition, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition releases a new expansion: Dynasties of India. This new expansion introduces new campaign missions, multiplayer civilizations and much more. Adding more hours of play to a title that, in itself, is already eternal. This expansion will arrive on April 28.
Age of Mythology Retold
Finally, if you like the mythological strategy more, Microsoft has not forgotten its peculiar “Age of Mythology” saga. This title came as a clone of Age of Empires in 2022 from Microsoft itself, copying many aspects of the Age of Empires gameplay, but with new and surprising mechanics.
Unfortunately, this saga has been forgotten for many years, and Microsoft seemed to have no interest in it. Since 2014, when a remaster arrived, she has not been heard from again, until now. If you once liked this title, Microsoft has announced a complete remake: Age of Mythology Retold.
At the moment we do not know anything more about this new installment, so we will still have to wait to know more details about it. What is certain is that it will come to PC and PC Game Pass, and most likely to Xbox with the new control created for the Age of Empires.
