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[Futaleufu]

Windows 10 exclusive? Pffff...

 

[Mr Swine]

Win 10 exclusive? Boo

 

[mysteriousmage09]

So no Steam release......

 

[Jrs3000]

So MS has to be making AoE4...and announcing KB/M for XBO for crossplay. That would be the only thing that would be worthy of 20th year anniversary imo.

I thought similar but my faith in them making these choices isn't at a high right now. Let us hope...

 

[Trace]

Windows 10 exclusive = doomed to fail.

 

[Maintenance]

 

 

[Gestault]

I'm probably in for this. Looks excellent.

 

[IOnEI Falcon]

Please tell me there is an attack move option now..

It looks like there is!

 

[Windu]

So MS has to be making AoE4...and announcing KB/M for XBO for crossplay. That would be the only thing that would be worthy of 20th year anniversary imo.

yep

 

[ATOMICJORGE]

October 19th

 

[Proelite]

So MS has to be making AoE4...and announcing KB/M for XBO for crossplay. That would be the only thing that would be worthy of 20th year anniversary imo.

Only be to be cancelled before the 25th year anniversary.

Spoiler

Hope MGS gets their shit together.

 

[Altazor]

Same story for me with Age of Mythology! I just finished a degree in Classics, which all started with this game.

cheers for that!

OH MAN, some of those improvements look tasty. Improved pathfinding and building destruction? New UI? So good.

 

[Shiggy]

Win 10 exclusive, they want to kill the series again?

 

[IHaveIce]

not on steam = dead

 

[Greigor The Fellhand]

hosts got to go christ. the cackle from both of em

 

[Mrbob]

Oh god it's going to be a windows store exclusive?


RIP Age of Empires franchise. Why the heck would I buy this to play with no one else online.

Just get AoE2 on Steam.

 

[Syf]

Win10 exclusive means barely a community to speak of, means no buy.

 

[Tizoc]

So no Steam release......

Until they see no one's bought it and then they'll even release it on GOG XP

 

[Akakage]

This was my first RTS and I'm definitely in for $20. I'm not expecting a new game today but I'd love to be wrong.

 

[PhilipDoesMatter]

What the fuck! 2 is vastly superior. Shame.

 

[Akai__]

Is Windows 10 exclusive == Windows Store exclusive?

I mean, if we are getting into semantics, then Steam is also on Windows 10.

 

[Akoi]

Now that's a game I still play with my roommate so I would love that but who owns the rights to that IP at the moment?

As of 2017, Rebellion Developments owns the IP.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_Earth_III

not sure how valid that is, but that's what Wikipedia says.

 

[Altazor]

Win10 exclusive seems such a boneheaded decision...

 

[StrategyFan]

windows 10 is an operating system

it could be on steam and still require windows 10

 

[Proelite]

Oh god it's going to be a windows store exclusive?


RIP Age of Empires franchise. Why the heck would I buy this to play with no one else online.

Just get AoE2 on Steam.

🤔

 

[Eggiem]

Win10 exclusive seems such a boneheaded decision...

They dont want to make money.

 

[LordBaztion]

Didn't know forgotten empires were modders, cool

 

[Windu]

Is Windows 10 exclusive == Windows Store exclusive?

I mean, if we are getting into semantics, then Steam is also on Windows 10.

yes they mean Windows Store.

 

[Easy_D]

windows 10 is an operating system

it could be on steam and still require windows 10

It's not going to be on Steam.

 

[ATOMICJORGE]

No Steam release? wut

 

[Zedark]

20 euros for the remake is a great deal, will get it when it launches!

 

[GravityInsanity]

Never played this but it looks pretty cool. I might pick it up if the price is good.

 

[Cuningas de Häme]

Stop crying about Steam!

Every dev should pull away from there.

Microsoft, for once, is doing the good thing.

 

[Hektor]

As of 2017, Rebellion Developments owns the IP.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_Earth_III

not sure how valid that is, but that's what Wikipedia says.

Empire Earth 3 had so dang terrible unit vocielines

 

[Tagyhag]

I bet it'll come to Steam eventually.

 

[JimJamJones]

Stop crying about Steam!

Every dev should pull away from there.

Microsoft, for once, is doing the good thing.

Except when the alternative is the Windows 10 Store.

 

[Doukou]

That was a pretty fun fan intervie wactually

 

[enzo_gt]

It's super surreal to me that this sort of event and presentation is happening right now for Age of Empires games in 2017.

I've lost my fancy for RTS as I've grown older, but Age of Empires has some of my best memories in gaming ever. If anything can turn me back to RTS, it'll be a new AoE.

 

[IHaveIce]

Stop crying about Steam!

Every dev should pull away from there.

Microsoft, for once, is doing the good thing.

sure, but the windows store is shit.

 

[Sinatar]

There is clearly no audience for this on Steam, the Windows 10 store is the obvious home for this fine product.

Oh...

 

[Easy_D]

Stop crying about Steam!

Every dev should pull away from there.

Microsoft, for once, is doing the good thing.

Yeah the good thing of arbitrarily locking a game to Windows 10 because they want it on their shitty store.

 

[ShadowSoldier89]

Stop crying about Steam!

Every dev should pull away from there.

Microsoft, for once, is doing the good thing.

Except when the alternative is the Windows 10 Store.

^

they could put it on fucking uplay and I'd buy it over the win10 store

 

[Eggiem]

Stop crying about Steam!

Every dev should pull away from there.

Microsoft, for once, is doing the good thing.

DRM free is the only alternative on PC.

 

[LuuKyK]

These live interviews with fans are so awkward... they really need to stop.

 

[Zenner]

It's now available for pre-order in the Windows Store - 20 bux

Doesn't say anything about Play Anywhere, though.

 

[Mrbob]

Stop crying about Steam!

Every dev should pull away from there.

Microsoft, for once, is doing the good thing.

Sending this game to die on the Windows Store is a much better alternative.

 

[JaggedSac]

Guys, once they have gotten the money from the 12 people who buy it on the Windows Store, they will release to steam.

 

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[Hektor]

There is clearly no audience for this on Steam, the Windows 10 store is the obvious home for this fine product.

Oh...

4.5 Million owners??? whoa

That's amazing for a remaster of a 20 year old RTS game

 

[C.Mongler]

Stop crying about Steam!

Every dev should pull away from there.

Microsoft, for once, is doing the good thing.

I mean I understand that Steam is far from perfect and that we shouldn't be cheering Steam becoming this all controlling mega-storefront that players HAVE to turn to...



But the Windows Store is legitimately very shitty.