Age of Empires 4 Announced for PC

12 years; that’s how long the community has been winding in anxiety and clawing for a new title. Their cries have been answered as the iconic real-time strategy title returns in Age of Empires 4. Microsoft just revealed the news at this week’s gamescom.

Also shown, is the fact that development will be completed by Relic Entertainment. The mentioned developer has worked on Company of Heroes and Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War, for those who haven’t hear the name before. If that isn’t too exciting, the trailer below should do the trick. Watch as the game slides through time periods, from Classical Greece to American Colonialism and everything in between.

Microsoft is confident in Relic’s potential to push out an incredible game. This can be confirmed in a statemtent by Microsoft Creative Director Adam Isgreen.

 "Relic Entertainment has a wealth of experience in creating high-quality RTS games, making them the ideal partner to develop Age of Empires 4. We are thrilled to be working with them and can’t wait for fans to see their unique and exciting contribution to the Age of Empires franchise."

Relic Entertainment also shared a few thoughts:

"We can’t wait to tap into our strengths as a studio to fuse historical context with deep strategic gameplay, and to bring this franchise back to the forefront of gaming and into the hands of its beloved community.”

The only thing that really blows, like many other great games to come, is that a release date remains unknown. It’s also uncertain if the game could be produced for consoles.

What is also possible, is that Age of Empires will harbour an esport. That's what Gamers.com.mt is especially excited for.