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Initial release 14 November 2019

Developers

Tantalus Media

Genres

Strategy
Strategy: Real-Time Strategy

Publishers

Xbox Game Studios

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Review: Wot I Think: Age Of Empires 2 Definitive Edition

Bigger than before

Nate Crowley

4 years ago

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Age of Empires 2’s Definitive Edition is getting its first “campaign-focused” expansion next month

Victors and Vanquished will let you lead Vikings, Japanese clans and more in 19 scenarios, most based on popular community mods

Matt Jarvis

4 months ago

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Our New Year gaming resolutions for 2024

Backlog goals

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6 months ago

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Artwork for Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition's Victors and Vanquished expansion, showing Viking warrior Ragnar and Japanese legend Oda Nobunaga

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Age of Empires 2’s Definitive Edition is getting its first “campaign-focused” expansion next month

Victors and Vanquished will let you lead Vikings, Japanese clans and more in 19 scenarios, most based on popular community mods

Feb. 23, 2024 Matt Jarvis

A surreal, abstract scene of eyes, light and curtains from Norco

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Our New Year gaming resolutions for 2024

Backlog goals

Jan. 5, 2024 Katharine Castle

Artwork from Into The Breach and a large alien head from XCOM 2

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The 50 best strategy games to play on PC

From tiny robot battles to grand historical warfare

May 3, 2023 Katharine Castle

Top-down screenshot of Rome in Age Of Empires 2: Definitive Edition

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Age Of Empire 2's Return Of Rome expansion adds every civilisation from the first Age Of Empires

Plus new campaigns, coming next month

April 26, 2023 Kaan Serin

Image showing various characters that represent their factions in Age Of Empires 2.

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Supporters only | A Google Doc ruined my Age Of Empires II binge

Heed my warning

Feb. 3, 2023 Hayden Hefford

A screenshot of a settlement near a river in Age Of Empires II Definitive Edition

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Age Of Empires II: Definitive Edition is getting controller, crossplay and cloud support

Arriving in 2023 when it launches on Xbox consoles

Oct. 25, 2022 Katharine Castle

A screenshot of Age Of Empires II: Definite Edition's Dynasties Of India DLC showing elephants in red and blue facing off.

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Age Of Empires 2: Definitive Edition's Dynasties Of India DLC adds lots of elephants

Big boats, too

April 29, 2022 Graham Smith

How a horse inside another horse saved the Holy Roman Empire in Age Of Empires 2

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How a horse inside another horse saved the Holy Roman Empire in Age Of Empires 2

And why its Dawn Of The Dukes expansion is the best single-player content AOE2 has ever had

Aug. 24, 2021 Nate Crowley

A settlement in Age Of Empires 2 Definitive Edition

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Age Of Empires 2: Definitive Edition adds new civilisations - the Poles and the Bohemians

Dawn Of The Dukes introduces two new civs and three new campaigns

Aug. 11, 2021 Imogen Beckhelling

The 35 best ultrawide games on PC

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The 35 best ultrawide games on PC

The best games in the whole wide world

May 20, 2021 Katharine Castle

Age Of Empires 4 looks like it's got the right balance between old and new. And Elephants.

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Age Of Empires 4 looks like it's got the right balance between old and new. And Elephants.

Age Of Empires 2, 2

April 10, 2021 Nate Crowley

The joy of talking utter nonsense during team games

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The joy of talking utter nonsense during team games

We've been beasted, m'lord!

March 8, 2021 Nate Crowley

Age Of Empires 2: Lords Of The West review

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Age Of Empires 2: Lords Of The West review

Norman wisdom

Feb. 8, 2021 Nate Crowley

How to play Age Of Empires 2 as a hivemind, and why it's incredible

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How to play Age Of Empires 2 as a hivemind, and why it's incredible

Resistance is feudal

Jan. 12, 2021 Nate Crowley

Age Of Empires 2 is about to drop a new expansion full of wine-powered nightmare men

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Age Of Empires 2 is about to drop a new expansion full of wine-powered nightmare men

GIGA-KNIGHT! GIGA-KNIGHT!

Dec. 17, 2020 Nate Crowley

Ships in the knight: an Age Of Empires 2 match report

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Ships in the knight: an Age Of Empires 2 match report

The 'phant 'em menace

Oct. 15, 2020 Nate Crowley

The best building games on PC

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The best building games on PC

Fortify your game library

Aug. 25, 2020 Nate Crowley

I am the Tower Bully now: an Age Of Empires 2 match report

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I am the Tower Bully now: an Age Of Empires 2 match report

In soviet russia, the watchtowers are all around you

May 25, 2020 Nate Crowley

35,000 people are watching Age Of Empires 2 right now, and it's great

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35,000 people are watching Age Of Empires 2 right now, and it's great

Bad Neighbour 3:16

March 19, 2020 Nate Crowley

I defeated both tigers and my enemy to win my first ranked Age Of Empires 2 game

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I defeated both tigers and my enemy to win my first ranked Age Of Empires 2 game

♬ For a hill, men would kill, Tigers do not know ♬

Feb. 19, 2020 Nate Crowley

I've decided to get really good at Age Of Empires 2

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I've decided to get really good at Age Of Empires 2

My first ever ranked game!

Feb. 11, 2020 Nate Crowley

Steam Charts: Put Out Of Its Misery Edition

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Steam Charts: Put Out Of Its Misery Edition

The fat lady sings

Nov. 18, 2019 John Walker

Wot I Think: Age Of Empires 2 Definitive Edition

Review

Wot I Think: Age Of Empires 2 Definitive Edition

Bigger than before

Nov. 14, 2019 Nate Crowley

We’re summoning a ghost to interview the top strategy devs at PAX West

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We’re summoning a ghost to interview the top strategy devs at PAX West

PAX Romana

Aug. 19, 2019 RPS

Age of Empires 2's Definitive Edition shows that resurrection is more fun than remastery

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Age of Empires 2's Definitive Edition shows that resurrection is more fun than remastery

Ghoastus has his say on EIII

June 11, 2019 Ghoastus

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