Age of Empires IV Announced

Developed by Relic Entertainment.

By Alex Gilyadov

Age of Empires IV is officially in the works, Microsoft announced today at Gamescom 2017.

According to a post on Xbox Wire, the latest entry in the long-running real-time strategy series is being developed by Relic Entertainment, the studio behind the Company of Heroes and Warhammer 40,000 games. A release date has yet to be announced.

For an early glimpse at Age of Empires IV, check out the announcement trailer below:

A remastered version of the first Age of Empires is also coming, and will launch on October 19 as a Windows 10 exclusive. Called Age of Empires: Definitive Edition, this remaster includes 4K support, various gameplay enhancements, a completely remastered soundtrack and multiplayer support.

Age of Empires III was released back in 2005. For our thoughts on the title, read IGN's review.

Alex Gilyadov is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter. 

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