Age of Empires IV

Age of Empires IV is an upcoming real-time strategy video game developed by Relic Entertainment and published by Xbox Game Studios. It is the fourth installment of the Age of Empires series. At E3 2021 Microsoft announced it would come to Game Pass on PC on October 28, 2021.

Gameplay

Most game mechanics will migrate directly from Age of Empires II (as the most successful game in the series). For example, resources will require drop sites again, stone made its way back to the resources' list, and Monks could convert units once again. One known change about the monks is that when holding a relic, it has a conversion area of effect. This mechanic was intended for Age of Empires II, but was not added.

There will be 8 civilisations available at the release date including the English, the Chinese, the Mongols, the Delhi Sultanate, the French, the Abbassid Dynasty, the Holy Roman Empire, and the Rus.

Development

On August 21, 2017, Microsoft announced Age of Empires IV, developed by Relic Entertainment.[3] Microsoft's Executive Vice-President of Gaming, Phil Spencer, confirmed on June 11, 2019, that Age of Empires IV is still in development, with more information coming later in 2019. On November 14, 2019, gameplay footage of Age of Empires IV was shown at the X019 event. It showed medieval warfare between English and Mongol forces. On March 16, 2021, the fan preview was released, showing more detailed gameplay and also including the two other known civilisations, the Chinese and the Delhi Sultanate. Microsoft announced at E3 2021 that the game will arrive on Game Pass for PC on October 28, 2021.