Age of Empires IV news and interesting facts

Martin Bukowski, 05 April 2024, 05:57

Following its recent split with Sega, Relic Entertainment has announced more layoffs. This time 41 people have said goodbye to the studio.

Zuzanna Domeradzka, 13 March 2024, 02:43

A new update to Age of Empires 4 brings plenty of fan-awaited changes and news, including a crossplay feature. The developers gave details on the game's seventh season.

Adrian Werner, 14 November 2023, 02:09

In a few hours, The Sultans Ascend expansion for the popular strategy game Age of Empires 4 will debut on the market. The DLC will offer, among other things, a new campaign and two additional civilizations.

Zuzanna Domeradzka, 20 September 2023, 11:43

We have learned the release date for the upcoming Age of Empires IV expansion. Other details about The Sultans Ascend have also been revealed.

Adrian Werner, 24 August 2023, 14:10

A major expansion, The Sultans Ascend, for the historical RTS Age of Empires IV, was announced during gamescom.

Hubert Sledziewski, 22 August 2023, 20:37

During gamescom Opening Night Live 2023, Microsoft surprised gamers by releasing a console version of Age of Empires IV.

Zuzanna Domeradzka, 24 May 2023, 15:02

Relic Entertainment is apparently having a tough time. The studio responsible for, among other things, Company of Heroes 3 and Age of Empires IV has seen more than 100 people laid off.

Adrian Werner, 26 October 2022, 12:42

Age of Empires 4 received patch 24916, which introduced two new civilizations and additional maps.

Adam Adamczyk, 24 August 2022, 12:12

Age of Empires 4 will receive two new civilizations. A free week and discounts are currently underway.

Krzysiek Kalwasinski, 24 June 2022, 19:48

Age of Empires 4 will launch its second season later this month, which will provide new maps and gameplay improvements, among other things.

Milosz Szubert, 08 April 2022, 17:46

Age of Empires 4 has received its first major update in 2022. It brings a ton of new features to the title, including a beta version of a map editor.

Patrick Kubiak, 02 April 2022, 18:49

A map and scenario editor, ranked seasons in multiplayer, and balance changes - these are the major changes that next week's update will bring to Age of Empires 4.

Adrian Werner, 20 December 2021, 13:04

Relic Entertainment has lost Quinn Duffy, the director of Age of Empires 4.

Agnes Adamus, 17 November 2021, 22:32

Age of Empires 4 developers have revealed the development plans for Age of Empires 4 for the next six months. During this period we can look forward to improvements in balance and ranked games.

Adrian Werner, 01 November 2021, 11:19

Age of Empires 4 recorded a great launch on Steam. The game was last week's biggest bestseller and scored the best debut in the history of the RTS genre on the service.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 29 October 2021, 14:51

Age of Empires 4 sparked a lot of interest among players. The title achieves excellent results on Steam.

Adrian Werner, 28 October 2021, 13:10

In a few hours we will witness the release of Age of Empires 4, the long-awaited new installment of the popular RTS game series.

Hubert Sledziewski, 25 October 2021, 13:33

Three days before the release of Age of Empires 4, first reviews of the game appeared online. It seems that we are witnessing both a successful return of the iconic series, as well as the debut of one of the best strategy games of the year, available from launch in Xbox Game Pass.

Adrian Werner, 21 October 2021, 15:48

Work on Age of Empires 4 has been completed. This means that there is no longer any threat to the release scheduled for next week.

Artur Flaga, 19 October 2021, 19:52

In October, the Xbox Game Pass subscribers will get their hands on 11 more titles, including Age of Empires IV and Outriders.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 20 September 2021, 16:00

Extensive gameplay footage from Age of Empires 4 has appeared online. It provides a better look at the upcoming game by Relic Entertainment.

Adrian Werner, 15 September 2021, 12:05

This weekend we will be able to test Age of Empires 4 for free thanks to the so-called Technical Stress Test.

Agnes Adamus, 13 September 2021, 18:00

Extensive gameplay from Age of Empires 4's closed beta has leaked onto the Internet. Over the past two weeks, one of the participants of the tests has published a total of over an hour of footage.

Adrian Werner, 01 September 2021, 11:49

We finally got to know the recommended system requirements for Age of Empires 4, the next installment of the popular historical RTS series.

Christian Pieniazek, 25 August 2021, 21:59

Microsoft, Relic Entertainment, and World's Edge have shown a new trailer for Age of Empires IV during GamesCom 2021. The video presents the next civilization and the next campaign.

Hubert Sledziewski, 24 August 2021, 19:48

During the Xbox Gamescom 2021 showcase, we learned that Age of Empires 4 will enable us to use trebuchets during sieges.

Przemyslaw Dygas, 04 August 2021, 10:01

Closed beta tests of Age of Empires 4 will begin tomorrow. It will be the first opportunity to play the next part of the iconic series.

Iltutmis, 02 August 2021, 12:28

New Age of Empires 4 trailers show off naval fleets and introduce the Abbasid civilization and its camel riders. It will be hard to get bored in the upcoming RTS.

Adrian Werner, 13 June 2021, 20:11

Microsoft's conference revealed the release date for the RTS Age of Empires 4 and presented a new trailer for the game.

Adrian Werner, 13 June 2021, 15:05

Tonight is the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase. We invite you to watch the presentation with us.

Adrian Werner, 22 May 2021, 17:46

An entry in the Korean age rating agency's database suggests that Microsoft may be preparing an open beta of Age of Empires 4. A list of as-yet-undisclosed civilizations has also leaked online.

Bart Swiatek, 22 April 2021, 15:36

Part of the Age of Empires 4 community is not happy with the artistic direction taken by the developers. According to these fans, the graphics are far too colorful and exaggerated. The developers defend their decision by citing several arguments.

Hubert Sledziewski, 10 April 2021, 22:05

Today at 9:00 AM PT, Microsoft held a show, where a new extensive gameplay from the upcoming Age of Empires 4 was presented. We also learned the game's release date.

Bart Swiatek, 15 March 2021, 09:23

According to VentureBeat journalist Jeff Grubb, new information about the Age of Empires series will appear in April. It is possible that it is about the release date of AoE4.

Adrian Werner, 31 December 2020, 16:29

Work on Age of Empires IV is said to be nearing its end. The creators have revealed that the project is fully playable. Currently, Relic Entertainment is mainly focused on testing the game.

Bart Swiatek, 11 December 2019, 13:37

In a recent press interview, Adam Isgreen from World's Edge, the creative director of Age of Empires IV, told about several aspects of the upcoming game. The conversation featured, among others, the topic of blood and brutality, as well as destruction of the environment.

Adrian Werner, 20 November 2019, 11:57

There are rumors on the web suggesting that we will wait for Age of Empires IV until 2021. As a compensation, next year will see the release of Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition.

Bart Swiatek, 18 November 2019, 10:22

Creative director of Age of Empires 4 stated that the game will not have any microtransaction system. It is possible, however, that we will get some expansions - what is interesting, also the previous installments of the series may get new content.

Konrad Serafinski, 17 November 2019, 19:28

Some interesting information about Age of Empires IV, the new installment of the iconic RTS series, has appeared on the web. The game will offer a setting similar to the second part, but a completely different gameplay experience.

Adrian Werner, 14 November 2019, 22:09

During the X019, a new trailer for Age of Empires IV was presented. This is the first material from this RTS to show gameplay fragments.

Milosz Szubert, 14 November 2019, 13:40

The X019 event will start in London today at 2 PM ET. Its first accent will be a special episode of Inside Xbox, during which we will most likely see new games from Rare and Obsidian, as well as gameplay from Age of Empires IV.

Jacob Blazewicz, 08 November 2019, 21:56

On the official website of Age of Empires, the countdown to the start of the „next adventure” with the strategy game series has begun. It will end on the day of the start of the X019 event at which Age of Empires IV is to be shown.

Christian Pieniazek, 22 August 2019, 12:09

Microsoft revealed when we will see the first gameplay from Age of Empires IV, developed by Relic Entertainment. As it turns out, the presentation of the game will coincide with the launch of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition and the London X019 event.

Bart Swiatek, 01 July 2019, 10:10

Adam Isgreen, creative director responsible for the Age of Empires series, said in a statement for PCGamesN that more than one million people play the games from the series every month.

Konrad Serafinski, 16 June 2019, 16:41

While gamers' attention was focused on E3, Microsoft announced the creation of a new studio, responsible solely for the Age of Empires series. It will be headed by Shannon Loftis.

Christian Pieniazek, 11 June 2019, 18:38

Age of Empires 4 didn't show up at E3, but the game is alive and looks well. At least, these are the words of Phil Spencer from Microsoft, who praises Relic Entertainment team working on this title and convinces that the project couldn't get into better hands.

Agnes Adamus, 20 May 2019, 22:17

The E3 is coming. Therefore, more and more new information about what will be seen at this year's edition of the fair is coming in. An extensive post was published on the NeoGAF forum, which reveals what may appear at the Microsoft conference.

Adrian Werner, 21 January 2019, 13:14

Mikolai Stoinski, the composer for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and The Vanishing of Ethan Carter will create music for Age of Empires 4.

luckie, 22 August 2017, 16:47

It has been 12 years since the release of the last Age of Empires game. And now, finally, Microsoft has announced Age of Empires IV, in development by Relic Entertainment.