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Microsoft and Relic are delivering Age of Empires IV's first paid expansion, and it carries Japanese and Byzantines as new civs, 10 fresh maps, a brand-new The Sultans Ascend campaign, and more.

At Gamescom today, Age of Empires IV was revealed to be getting its largest expansion yet. While details are scarce, Japan and middle eastern civilizations seem to be incoming soon.

Following Age of Empires II, Microsoft is bringing the latest game in the real-time strategy franchise to consoles. Age of Empires IV is available now on Xbox with full controller support.

Relic and Microsoft have released the Season 5 update for the RTS game Age of Empires IV. It adds lots of new content and features, including three new maps, new monster encounters and more.

All four Age of Empires games will soon be available to access on the NVIDIA GeForce Now cloud game streaming service, which will also add a number of other games throughout the month of June.

The Sega-owned game developer Relic Entertainment stated today it had laid off 121 of its team members, only a few months after it launched its latest game, the WWII RTS Company of Heroes 3.

You can play the full version of the historical RTS game Age of Empires IV for free on Valve's Steam platform from now through February 20, plus buy the game for 40 percent off its normal price.

Relic is pushing out Age of Empires IV Season Four soon with a fantasy-themed biome, three new maps, a mini-map zoom feature, an official version of the popular Nomad game mode, and more.

The latest entry in the Age of Empires series is getting a whole bunch of new features with its Anniversary Update today. Players now have ranked team play, two new factions, cheats, taunts, and more.

Microsoft has confirmed the Age of Empires real-time strategy series is coming to Xbox consoles. Both Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition and Age of Empires IV are incoming next year.

Age of Empires IV is getting two new civilizations for free, joining the eight distinct factions already available. Malians and Ottomans bring new spear-wielders, siege weaponry, and more.

Relic Entertainment has brought its Season 2 major update to Age of Empires IV. The real-time strategy game now touts a map preference system, a panoramic camera, a team color picker, and more.

To say thanks, Microsoft is offering a 3 month free trial for gamers who have played Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5, or Age of Empires IV on PC on or before February 28th, 2022.

Relic Entertainment has pushed out Age of Empires IV's first major content update, offering players access to deep mod tools, ranked seasons, a global queue, richer hotkey customizations, and more

Microsoft has formed a unique partnership with University of Arizona that will allow students to earn credit towards their degree for playing Age of Empires in a history-related course.

Microsoft had lots of stuff to announce this week including tons of Windows 10 and Windows 11 builds, a surprise drop for Halo Infinite Multiplayer, and enhancements to its Edge browser.

Age of Empires IV is slated to gain a couple of huge updates in the coming months. They will include new features, major balance changes, modding support, Ranked Seasons, and much more.

Nvidia's latest 496.49 driver brings Game Ready support for GoTG, AoE IV, Battlefield 2042, Call of Duty: Vanguard, Forza Horizon 5, GTA: The Trilogy, Jurassic World Evolution 2, and Riders Republic.

Soon releasing titles Age of Empires IV and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy have received major optimizations for AMD's latest generation graphics cards in the Radeon 21.10.3 driver.

Microsoft is bringing in its new real-time strategy entry Age of Empires IV, the popular fighting game Dragon Ball FighterZ with its iconic artstyle, and more to Xbox Game Pass this month.

Another Age of Empires IV beta test is happening, bringing together four civilizations, tweaked camera settings, and balance changes over the previous test. It is open to everyone this time.

Age of Empires IV appeared during the gamescom: Opening Night Live showcase, giving looks at the Holy Roman Empire and Rus civilization's that are a part of the game's eight total factions.

As yet another seven days have elapsed, it's time to recap the Microsoft news of the week. Catch up on the GA of Windows 365, the AoE IV closed beta, and more, via our handy overview.

Relic Entertainment and World's Edge are kicking off the Age of Empires IV closed beta this week, and fans are encouraged to sign up to the Age Insider program to get a chance at joining in.

The Relic Entertainment-developed next entry in the famous real-strategy series Age of Empires is launching on October 28. Abbasid Dynasty and the French have also been revealed as new factions.

The week that's just wrapping up has brought news about Paint in the Microsoft Store, Surface updates, and a long-awaited release window reveal for Age of Empires IV. Catch up via our handy overview.

The Age of Empires Fan Preview event today revealed more footage, information, and the release window of the upcoming entry Age of Empires IV. The game is headed to PC players this fall.

New gameplay footage, civilizations, campaigns, and more of the upcoming Relic Entertainment-developed Age of Empires IV will be shown off at a special Fan Preview event on April 10.