How Microsoft revived Age of Empires, bestowing its once-sidelined strategy icon with a dedicated development studio.
Age of Empires is undergoing a revival, as Microsoft ships remasters of the real-time strategy classics, with an anticipated fourth entry in the pipeline. The return follows rapid growth for first-party Xbox Game Studios talent, welcoming a newly-formed team dedicated to series. Titled World's Edge, it acts as Age of Empires' new Redmond abode, overseeing the prolific franchise and partnered developers. We sat down with World's Edge lead, Shannon Loftis, talking the foundations of its new studio, and ambitions moving ahead.
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Age of Empires is undergoing a revival, as Microsoft ships remasters of the real-time strategy classics, with an anticipated fourth entry in the pipeline. The return follows rapid growth for first-party Xbox Game Studios talent, welcoming a newly-formed team dedicated to series. Titled World's Edge, it acts as Age of Empires' new Redmond abode, overseeing the prolific franchise and partnered developers. We sat down with World's Edge lead, Shannon Loftis, talking the foundations of its new studio, and ambitions moving ahead.
Full story from the WindowsCentral blog...
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