

Age of Empires IV will also come with some new game mechanics including “stealth force” to create ambush making “scout units” more essential to the game. The company showcased one of the four campaigns based on Norman conquest”. This means that players will learn history as they play the campaigns via a “BBC documentary” style. Age of Empires IV will feature four campaigns which will serve as a story mode for the game. Relic Entertainment has worked extensively to ensure that players can play with the civilization they like or switch the style depending on the map. Besides this, we don’t know about the rest of the civilizations and the complete list of unique abilities of the civilizations. The Mongols will include the ability to pack and move their buildings and towns while Delhi Sultanate will include war elephants. Delhi Sultanate and Mongols will be appearing for the first time in the game while Chinese and English are making a return to the game. According to the announcement, the game will include eight civilizations at launch including Delhi Sultanate, Mongols, Chinese, and English.

The highlight of the upcoming entry of the Age of Empires is likely the addition of new civilizations. Here is everything new we got to know about Age of Empires IV during the Fan Preview event. The new game brings all the new features that have become a norm in the last 15 years including HDR, 4K resolution, and more. Ever since, Microsoft has launched new, updated versions of the first three games as part of “Definitive Editions”. For some context, the last entry in the series was launched more than 15 years back in 2005. Right after the event, the company also listed the game on the Steam Store for PC buyers.Īs part of the showcase, Microsoft shared its vision of building on the formula that it introduced in the first three games. In addition, we also got to know the release timeline for the game for “Fall 2021”.


The developer shared gameplay, new features, civilizations, and more in its Global Community Event called “Age of Empires: Fan Preview”. Microsoft and game developer Relic Entertainment have showcased the latest around their iconic franchise, Age of Empires.
