rajputwarrior Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Microsoft's "Project S", a secret strategy game that we uncovered earlier today, isn't a Halo title. It is, however, being worked on by former Age of Empires developers. Robot Entertainment, a studio that was formed by ex-Ensemble staffers following the closure of the venerable PC developers, appears to be the team responsible for "Project S", whose launch screen you can see up top there. It's not Halo. The game's other codename, Spartan, appears to be its actual name (at least for now), with the splash screen showing a cute little Greek warrior. As for what type of game it is, that we don't know; the original reports said it was a "ground-breaking strategy game", though from the load-up sequence terminology - which has quests, units and crafting - we could guess it's got some RPG elements to it as well. Robot's website - which coincidentally relaunched today - also mentions that the studio is working on a game for Microsoft Game Studios. UPDATE - We've now heard that despite the cute appearance, this game has a lot in common with - surprise, surprise - Age of Empires, taking the core gameplay of Ensemble's old series and giving it a visual...well, if not update, then change in direction. http://kotaku.com/5582009/ex+age-of-empires-devs-working-on-microsoft-strategy-game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c3ntury Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 A new age of empires game perhaps? Ya'no.. a decent one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunknMunky Veteran Posted July 9, 2010 Veteran Share Posted July 9, 2010 Nice :D Loved AoE games, can't wait to see the outcome of this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shibby Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 This is great news!!!! ?If we can get a game like AoE then that will be fantastic, for me not much in the market really exists to take it. ?Anno 1404 is a fantastic game but it's not really the same when it comes to military.? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murkurie Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 I still play AOE2 daily, even had a lan match 2 weeks ago. hope this game is better then 3, which I didn't care for do that annoying card system Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Laidher Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 AOE has shown its age.It sucks when compared to other games like the Total war serious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minifig Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Holy crap.. I got a notice that I might be invited to the Alpha/Beta of this... :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jme621 Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 I find this game to be...............NDA sorry tell ya about it later maybe :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lukemc86 Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Agree with the above posts. AoE2 is awesome, I just played a game at a LAN party I was at this past weekend. I tried AoE3 shortly after it came out but I didn't care for it. For me, I hope it's something like AoE2, not overly complicated so that anyone can pick up and play but still compelling enough to be enjoyed for a game that spans a few hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hell-In-A-Handbasket Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Was wondering when this was going to leak, the day this leaked I got an emal broadcast to all the testers reminding people of the NDA lol People are thinking it's somebody that just got in as there rare no game shots just the loader, which as the game is only up a couple days of the week, makes sence Personally When i played it couple weeks ago, I saw the in game, and had to LoL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noveed Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 ? :unsure: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hell-In-A-Handbasket Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 ? :unsure: Different ages you can upgrade to in AoE or AoE2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayepecks Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 Very interested to see how it goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noveed Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Different ages you can upgrade to in AoE or AoE2 They only release 1-3 + the expansion packs. I was hoping they would release the rest would be interesting to see how they would play out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mystic MVC Posted July 10, 2010 MVC Share Posted July 10, 2010 Holy crap.. I got a notice that I might be invited to the Alpha/Beta of this... :o Pretty confident that I will be getting in. While I haven't got many Microsoft software offers over the years, I have got a decent amount of invitation to alphas/betas of games so I'm hoping the tradition continues and that I get accepted. They asked if you played Diablo, Warcraft, AOE3, and....Age of Mythology (a personal favorite). Can't wait to see what's in store! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikh Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 WHAT'S THE SIGNIP WEBSITE!? I loved the ape series and have missed it. I wish I could run aoe2 on windows 7 for LAN play but it just won't work. Someone please post some link hits!? I have played all the games listed. Hell playing sc2 Now. Still would like aoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mystic MVC Posted July 10, 2010 MVC Share Posted July 10, 2010 WHAT'S THE SIGNIP WEBSITE!? I loved the ape series and have missed it. I wish I could run aoe2 on windows 7 for LAN play but it just won't work. Someone please post some link hits!? I have played all the games listed. Hell playing sc2 Now. Still would like aoe You need to be signed up for Microsoft Connect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raa Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Hmm, I signed up for some game thing ages ago and didn't get a notification. Must've missed out on this one, aww! They had me in the AOM beta that time, and it was good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetham Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 Yeah I got an invite for the alpha test of this game a couple a days ago through MS connect. I havent tried it out yet as the system specs are too high for my lowly pc. I am more of a console gamer for the most part but I do love me some RTS on the pc. Damn I need to finish my new computer build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahmz Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 I wish they would just re-make AoE1/2 with better graphics and sounds, I don't recognise AoE3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikh Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 @ahmz: amen really good idea. @mystic: thanks buddy. I've been registered. Just realized I should check both hotmails and guess what I have? I'll be checking it out later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
someone64 Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 I wish they would just re-make AoE1/2 with better graphics and sounds, I don't recognise AoE3. I'd pay for an AoK remake :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaffra Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 i want 2d rts. Still playing AOK2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MS Bob 11 Posted July 10, 2010 Share Posted July 10, 2010 As long as it has the historical background like AOE, I'm excited. Age of Empires was MINDBLOWING especially Conquerors and AOEIII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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