But it won’t be Age Of Empires 4. HEYOH! Instead, it’ll be a new mobile game dubbed Age Of Empires: Castle Siege that is less click click and more touchy touchy.
It’s all about getting in touch with your inner trebuchet, or more precisely, touch controls. Age Of Empires: Castle Siege will be available on Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8, with players able to choose from several civilizations and work their castle into a functioning city. That will be under attack. Here’s a list of the key features being touted by this Age Of Empires game:
Empire-Building for those on the go: From building your castle into an impressive city, accumulating your resources to keep your fortress and your lands safe, to training your armies to both defend and attack your enemies, Castle Siege is built for you to enjoy the expansiveness of an Age of Empires game with the speed and simplicity of touch-based gaming.
Built for Touch: Now all your strategizing, empire-building and sieging is controlled by the simple swipe of your finger. Drag paths on the touchscreen to command units directly in battle. Using this tactical control to counter your opponents’ defenses is crucial to victory.
Connect with your Xbox Live Friends: Forge alliances with your Xbox Live friends, compete against other alliances for prized ‘crown count’, and fight your way to the top of the leaderboards.
Recruit The Greatest Heroes: when times get tough, it’s time to call up heroes. From Richard the Lionheart to Charlemagne, Castle Siege will allow you to deploy them to turn the battle in your favour.
Cross-platform play only on Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8: If you have multiple Windows 8 devices, no matter. Your game progress is always saved to your Gamertag. Furthermore, you can battle friends across platforms, so any Windows 8 PC, tablet or Windows Phone 8 can join the siege.
Several civilizations to choose from: Age of Empires: Castle Siege starts off with six civilizations from the Medieval Era, including Britons, Teutons and Kievan Rus. Each civilization has upwards of six unique “cultural units”, along with cavalry and trebuchets equipment.
Recreate Famous Historical Battles: play through 10 historical battles, including the Siege of Marienburg and the Fall of Constantinople.
I’m rather keen on this. Age Of Empires 2 will always be one the finest real-time strategy games ever made, and a new title that appears to condense the core castle-sige aspect of that classic game into a quick experience looks pretty decent. That, and trebuchets dammit. No gamer should ever go through life without building a squad of trebuchets and then letting hell fly forth with big rocks or in some cases when rocks are spare, fat disposable soldiers.
Last Updated: August 26, 2014
Verrayne
August 26, 2014 at 08:31
It looks kak.
Sith JJ
August 26, 2014 at 08:34
It does
Sith JJ
August 26, 2014 at 08:34
This is a joke. Another legendary game made to fit mobiles. F#$% Microsoft.
Kromas of City17
August 26, 2014 at 08:37
Another Dungeon keeper in the works. Can’t wait to see how much money you have to dish out for a single unit.
Admiral Chief Assassin
August 26, 2014 at 08:38
FIVE DOLLAHS!
Rainman
August 26, 2014 at 09:00
No only 2 dollah, just like Tallulah, because they are also selling themselves out.
Sith JJ
August 26, 2014 at 08:39
That’s what I’m thinking. The gaming industry (the big publishers specifically) disgust me these days. This is why I support people like Valve and indie companies.
Kromas of City17
August 26, 2014 at 08:40
Untill HL3 is a tablet exclusive and each level has a 1 week lock unless you pay. 😛
PS. Valve if you are reading this it was meant as a joke.NOW RELEASE HL3!
Sith JJ
August 26, 2014 at 08:41
Gabe would never do that. Different to every other company out there he actually listens to his customers.
Kromas of City17
August 26, 2014 at 08:42
If he did we would have HL3 by now. 😛
But I digress I like valve alot.
Sith JJ
August 26, 2014 at 08:43
Haha. No I think he knows the market well and a Half Life 3 just can’t be done now. People are way too critical and no matter what it ends up being, they won’t be happy.
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 26, 2014 at 08:57
That’s precisely why I’m not excited at the idea of a HL3. It’s got such much hype & expectation built around it that even if they release it & it’s good, people will rip it to shreds.
Sith JJ
August 26, 2014 at 09:17
Me too. I’ve made peace with “what we have is all there will be”.
I’ve been too disappointed in sequels and such before, I’d rather not have one.
Pieter Kruger
August 26, 2014 at 08:40
Yeah, like Sony pushing all those games onto the kak Vita right? Look, I’m not a fan of Vita, tablet or phone games, I don’t see them as actual games really, but this will make MS a shitload of money so its all good! ????
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 26, 2014 at 08:42
I can stick you in an ice bath & take your kidneys, make a shitload of money so it’s all good right?
Sith JJ
August 26, 2014 at 08:43
It would probably hurt less than what EA and Microsoft has done to the gaming community the past few years.
Pieter Kruger
August 26, 2014 at 08:51
Again, yeah, just like Sony is doing with all the Vita games, they make money by other means allowing their 1st party developer to port another Indie to the PS4! ???? With MS buying Nokia, expect a lot more of this in future! ????
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 26, 2014 at 08:53
That wasn’t a no. I’m going to be RICH!
Sith JJ
August 26, 2014 at 08:55
Like a “no” has ever stopped you before.
Admiral Chief Assassin
August 26, 2014 at 08:56
Indeed, chloroform shares are a stable income for me. I know how much of this is “procured” by a certain alien…
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 26, 2014 at 08:58
When it comes to organ harvesting it’s better to ask forgiveness than ask permission.
Pieter Kruger
August 26, 2014 at 09:03
Too much Surgeon Sim on PS4? ????
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 26, 2014 at 09:11
No, but I’m positive it’ll turn out okay so don’t you worry.
Lord Chaos
August 26, 2014 at 09:13
Looking at it from a coding/tech point of view… I don’t like those words.
In fact, those words are not good under any circumstances.
Pieter Kruger
August 26, 2014 at 09:16
You really should get some better use out of your rohypnol stash….????
Weanerdog
August 26, 2014 at 12:40
Why use Ice? It eats into the profit margin, its not like his kidneys will grow back and you can harvest them again.
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 26, 2014 at 12:49
It’s how I trick them into thinking they’re participating in an ice bucket challenge.
Admiral Chief Assassin
August 26, 2014 at 08:36
When I saw the logo, I thought “oh crap, looks like some silly mobile game”.
Sadly, I was correct
Sith JJ
August 26, 2014 at 08:37
First thing I thought was MMO or something in that line.
Mossel
August 26, 2014 at 08:45
Looks like some lame version of Clash of Clans! Which is fucking awesome btw. Anyone want to join our clan just give me a shout.
Also, so this won’t come out on iOS and Android? 90% of the mobile market…not even considered.
Viking Of Science
August 26, 2014 at 08:47
http://mikekalar.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/do-not-want.jpg
Sith JJ
August 26, 2014 at 08:48
I believe in a world with Age of Empires 4, a new Dungeon Keeper and many other follow ups, of which NONE are mobile games.
Lord Chaos
August 26, 2014 at 09:00
How many shrooms does it take to get to this world?
Sith JJ
August 26, 2014 at 09:16
A fatal amount
Lord Chaos
August 26, 2014 at 09:17
Good to know. See you there.
Alien Emperor Trevor
August 26, 2014 at 08:50
Call it anything you like MS, but not Age of Empires. This isn’t Age of Empires. It’s like calling PnP no name Cola, Coke.
Sith JJ
August 26, 2014 at 08:50
This is sadly true for so many “new versions” of games.
Kromas of City17
August 26, 2014 at 08:51
But I thought it was coke!
HvR
August 26, 2014 at 08:57
Correction. This is like calling a PnP No Name Cola, Coke and when you open the 330ml can you find it only have 30ml in it and you can buy another 30ml for the same price or wait 24hrs for extra 5ml free.
Viking Of Science
August 26, 2014 at 08:50
Darryn. NO. just NO, you’re not to be keen on this, Not when you can buy REAL AoE II on special….
Just go buy the Humble Jumbo Bundle, and forget about mobile games….
Sith JJ
August 26, 2014 at 08:51
Tell him Viking!
Guild
August 26, 2014 at 08:53
First thought….Clash of Clans rip off. Wouldn’t waste my time
Matewis Jubilai
August 26, 2014 at 09:21
I still remember the first time I played AoE, on my 486. It was incredibly slow, and totally amazing. I looked on in awe as my hunter gatherer town with its denizens would develop into an imperial age city with temples and vast farmlands.
Then came AoE2 with its awesome graphics and huge trees and buildings. Your units actually looked to scale next to the buildings they came out of. In all respects it improved on the original.
Then came AoE3 with its complete graphics overhaul. The gameplay seemed to take more of the backseat compared to 1&2 but damn, the game looked amazing. The frontier levels I thought were pretty amazing.
Then microsoft kicked me in the balls, and I despaired.
Then Darryn gave me a glimmer of hope, and 5 seconds later kicked me in the balls.
Admiral Chief Assassin
August 26, 2014 at 09:27
*hands Matewis some ice for teh ballzors*
Weanerdog
August 26, 2014 at 10:57
A game for windows phone, it is a miracle. Wow and it is online, this just keeps getting better. I can now also have that same awesome feeling the WiiU owner(s?) has with online gaming.
Macethy
August 26, 2014 at 11:03
So it’s basically Clash of Clans then?
Didn’t expect anything else but a freemium game when I saw the announcement. Sadly this the way all once-great franchises are headed. First Dungeon Keeper, now AOE, etc.
Viking Of Science
August 26, 2014 at 11:07
Jim Sterling(speaking about the 3 games publishers believe exist): http://youtu.be/NzthXKu8lJw
Peter Pan
August 26, 2014 at 12:47
IAP!!!!!