Age of Empires 4 will be showing soon
Now it's official! The Age of Empires saga is preparing for its dedicated event (Fan Preview)! The news comes from the Xbox YouTube channel that has released a short (but intense) presentation trailer. Obviously, the highly anticipated fourth chapter of the saga published by Microsoft will find space within the show, four years after its announcement, and two years after the revelation of the medieval setting.Mark your calendar on 10 April 2021 because, at 17:00 Italian time, it will be possible to view the Fan Preview. In addition to new content, such as civilizations and missions, for the other titles of the saga recently revamped on Xbox and PC, fans are eagerly awaiting news on Age of Empires 4. We will finally see a gameplay of the real-time strategy under development. at Relic's studios? Too early to know, but the odds (even considering a well-structured ad) are very high. We therefore invite you to stay up to date with us at Game Division for further updates.
The saga has also reached one billion thanks to the 25 million copies sold worldwide, confirming what was predicted by the creative director of Age of Empires 4, Adam Isgreen, who stated in an interview the following:
“The interesting thing is that all players who have played RTS or MOBAs understand a lot about strategy games in time real, and this also applies to those who have never played one before. And every time we put the game in front of the fans, they start playing it and they say oh, I miss this kind of game. I can take my time, I can build something in 20 minutes. While the RTS genre may not be getting the attention it once was, just because the popularity goes in cycles, all of our data shows that there are still plenty of players playing RTS, and their time is far from over. "
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Age Of Empires 4 Gameplay Showcase And More Coming During Big Xbox Event In April
Microsoft will showcase its upcoming strategy game Age of Empires 4, including the first gameplay reveal, during a livestream event taking place in early April.
The Age of Empires: Fan Preview will be held on Saturday, April 10, at 9 AM PT / 12 PM ET / 5 PM BST. Microsoft is promising surprises, reveals, new gameplay, and more. You can catch a glimpse of what's to come in the teaser video below that hypes up the upcoming showcase.
Age of Empires 4 was announced back in 2017 and then shown off for the first time at the X019 event back in November 2019. Microsoft has stayed relatively quiet on the project ever since. Thankfully, that's going to end soon.
The April 10 event will also have some 'exciting news' for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition and Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition.
'Since the release of Age of Empires over 20 years ago, the franchise has grown to support a worldwide community of players with a shared love of real-time strategy,' Microsoft said in a blog post. 'Over the last three years, we’ve delighted seasoned players and new fans alike with the Definitive Editions of Age of Empires, Age of Empires II, and Age of Empires III: projects which were made possible thanks to the feedback and passion of the community. We are so proud to have such an energetic, dedicated fanbase at the foundation of our community.'
Company of Heroes studio Relic Entertainment is developing Age of Empires 4. The game has been announced for PC, but it remains to be seen if it will also release on Xbox. A release date has not been announced.
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