Title: “Age of Empires Online” Publisher: Microsoft Game Studios Developer

“Age of Empires Online”

Fact Sheet

August 2010

Availability: 2011

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  Familiar “Age” elements. “Age of Empires Online” stays true to its roots with traditional RTS gameplay, a deep player-versus-player mode and detailed historical settings. From the creation of your capital city to resource management and competitive matches, “Age of Empires” fans will feel right at home.
  
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  A living online civilization. Using your online capital city as home base, embark on quests alone or with a friend, earn rewards, and evolve your civilization from village to empire. Your empire continues to grow and accrue resources even when you aren’t online.
  
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  A new look and feel. “Age of Empires Online” brings a new, stylized art scheme and an unprecedented level of detail to PC gameplay. Easy to learn, approachable and fun, “Age of Empires Online” lets you progress at your own pace and invites players at any experience level to login and discover the world of RTS gaming.
  
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  New content to explore. As your empire grows, so too does “Age of Empires Online,” with frequently released new content designed to keep the experience fresh. From new units and buildings to quests, new regions and even whole new civilizations, “Age of Empires Online” is always evolving and fully customizable, letting you showcase your creativity and unique gameplay style.
  
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  Better with Games for Windows – LIVE. “Age of Empires Online” was built with Games for Windows – LIVE at its core, delivering a truly connected experience that includes Achievements, a common Gamertag, Gamerscore, unified friends list with Xbox LIVE and industry-leading TrueSkill matchmaking.
  

The “Age of Empires” franchise is an award-winning and best-selling real-time strategy PC game series. Published by Microsoft Game Studios, the acclaimed “Age of Empires” franchise has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide, spanning 11 games and 13 years.

Microsoft Game Studios is a leading worldwide publisher and developer of games for the Xbox 360 video game console, Windows-based PC and Windows Phone 7. Comprising a network of top developers, Microsoft Game Studios is committed to creating an innovative and diverse gaming portfolio across all platforms, including such landmark franchises as “Halo” and “Age of Empires.”

Alexandria Akhavan, Edelman, (206) 505-6579, alexandria.akhavan@edelman.com