Age of Empires 2 will always have my heart. Alongside Command and Conquer, it's one of the first RTS games that I ever played, and served as a gateway to the wider world of 4X and strategy that I ...

Age of Empires is the rare example of a series where, even though some entries are better than others, every game has something special. Age of Empires 2 remains my personal favorite - not to get too ...

Utterly obsessed with gaming, anime, and manga for the past 25 years, Carley attended Florida State University, graduating with a degree in Japanese in 2012. A professional Japanese/English translator ...

Originally released for PC in 1997, Age of Empires quickly became a cult classic among real-time strategy fans – and the Steam trailer even calls it “one of History’s most beloved PC Games.” The first ...

Age of Empires II put you in that longhouse back in 1999. Its Definitive Edition relaunch in 2019 promised to keep those maps alive for good. Now the series has a new piece to add to that world. Age ...

While this doesn’t represent the lowest historical price for some of the titles, it is still a pretty good deal for someone who has never experienced the franchise. In particular, Age of Empires II ...