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Age of Empires is an epic real-time strategy game spanning 10,000 years, in which players are the guiding spirit in the evolution of small stone age tribes. Starting with minimal resources, players are challenged to build their tribes into great civilizations.

Gamers can choose from one of several ways to win the game, including: world domination by conquering enemy civilizations, exploration of the known world and economic victory through the accumulation of wealth. Age of Empires was developed by Ensemble Studios and features the expertise of Bruce Shelley, co-designer of the hit strategy game Civilization.

Age of Mythology: Heroes, gods, and monsters in a revolutionary 3-D engine

The Age of Empires' press coverage keeps rollin' in.

GameSpot's Guide to Age of Empires.

1997 Game of the Year

"In a year when strategy/war was the genre of choice, few games had the vision of this winner."
- Gamecenter

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Best-Selling Age Franchise
Tops 15 Million Mark

May 7, 2004: The award-winning Age franchise has sold over 15 million copies worldwide. The Age titles, comprised of the Age of Empires and Age of Mythology series, have been consistently in NPD's top ten sales charts throughout the life of the franchise.

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Age of Mythology

Ensemble Studios' Age of Mythology transports you to a time when heroes did battle with monsters of legend and the gods intervened in the affairs of mortal men.

Take on the role of one of nine ancient civilizations, command all aspects of your empire and guide your people to greatness: gather resources, raise massive armies, wage war against enemies, establish profitable trade routes, build new settlements, enhance military production, explore new frontiers, and advance through four distinct ages.

Age of Empires II Gold Edition

Age of Empires II Gold Edition, a bundle package combining the award-winning, best-selling PC games Age of Empires II and Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion, is now available. Age of Empires II Gold Edition brings the unlimited game play of Age of Empires II and The Conquerors together in one compelling package.

Age of Empires Earns Wargamer Award for Excellence

"Wargamer is proud to award Microsoft with its third consecutive Wargamer Award for Excellence. We believe that Age of Empires is one of the best games in the war and strategy genre, period. Congratulations to the teams at Microsoft and Ensemble Studios." - The Wargamer