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Wednesday13th Mar 2024
News Age Of Empires 4 Announces Xbox And PC Crossplay Update
It's "one of the most requested features"
We've got some exciting news for Age fans, with the Age of Empires 4 team today announcing it's kicking off its "seventh season update preview" with crossplay for console and PC. This means Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One users can now battle or team up with historical RTS enthusiasts on PC. Crossplay, which...
Saturday24th Feb 2024
News Here's Everything Revealed During The Age Of Empires 'New Year, New Age' Livestream
Everything coming in 2024
The Age of Empires team has wrapped up its "New Year, New Age" special presentation outlining everything arriving in 2024. Starting with the main announcement, Age of Mythology: Retold has now been officially confirmed for Xbox Series X|S, and will be a "day one" Game Pass release. Below are all the other announcements and...
Thursday1st Feb 2024
News Age Of Empires Sharing 'Sneak Peek' Of New Games Later This Month
A special "New Year" livestream has been announced
The Age of Empires team at Microsoft has "a lot" lined up for 2024, and in a new post on the official AoE website, it's announced it will be hosting a special livestream event "New Year, New Age" later this month on 23rd February. This broadcast will provide a "sneak peek" of the new Age of...
Wednesday15th Nov 2023
News Age Of Empires 4 Gets 'Major Update' & New Expansion Launches On Xbox
"Our update is stuffed with goodies!"
It's a good week for Age of Empires 4 fans, as in addition to the new "Sultans Ascend" expansion that's just launched across all platforms, we've also got an entirely free update which is now live on Xbox and PC as well. The latest build is now known as Update 9.1.176, which specifically features the new Canal,...
Tuesday31st Oct 2023
News Age Of Empires IV Details Another New Civilization Arriving In The Next Expansion
"The Sultans Ascend" launches 14th November
Age of Empires IV has been bolstered with all sorts of content updates since it originally launched on Windows PC in 2021, and next month on 14th November, it will be getting a new paid expansion, "The Sultans Ascend". This adds new civilizations including the Japanese and Byzantines, and the development...
Wednesday20th Sep 2023
News Age Of Empires 4 'Sultans Ascend' DLC Arrives On Xbox & PC This November
A huge new expansion
In an announcement that was somewhat overshadowed by the huge Xbox leak yesterday, it was confirmed that the new Age of Empires 4 DLC (titled "The Sultans Ascend") will launch on November 14th for Xbox consoles and PC. This expansion features a new eight-mission campaign, two new civilisations (Japanese & Byzantines), four...
Tuesday22nd Aug 2023
News Multiple Xbox Game Pass Titles Showed Up At Gamescom ONL 2023
Including a couple of surprises
We expected to see a few Xbox Game Pass reveals as part of Gamescom Opening Night Live 2023 today, and that's exactly what we got - the highlight of which was a surprise shadow drop for Age of Empires 4 on X
News Surprise! Age Of Empires 4 Is Now Available On Xbox Consoles
Included with Game Pass
We've been waiting for news on Age of Empires 4's Xbox port for a while, and it's arrived today in the form of a surprise shadow drop! The game is now available for Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S as part of Xbox Game Pass. For those who aren't in the know, this is the most recent entry in the beloved strategy...
Wednesday24th May 2023
News Age Of Empires 4 Co-Dev Suffers Significant Layoffs Prior To Upcoming Xbox Release
"This decision was incredibly difficult."
The co-developer of Age of Empires 4 had some sad news to share last night, as it was revealed that 121 employees were being laid off from the company (Relic Entertaiment), described as an "incredibly difficult" decision to make. This was revealed in a statement on social media, where Relic and SEGA Europe...
Wednesday26th Oct 2022
News Yes, Age Of Empires Will Have Controller Support On Xbox
Keyboard and mouse inputs also supported
In case you missed the big announcement, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is coming to Xbox Series X and S early next year on January 31, 2023. It'll also be joined by Age of Empires IV at a later date. Now, in case you're wondering about the control method in these console versions, it seems they'll...
Tuesday25th Oct 2022
News Multiple 'Age Of Empires' Titles Are Coming To Xbox Series X And S In 2023
Day one on Game Pass!
After a bunch of rumours and game ratings going around throughout the day, Microsoft has finally revealed that Age of Empires is making its long-awaited console debut! Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition hits Xbox Series X and S on January 31, 2023, with Age of Empires IV to follow at some stage later on next year. The Age...
Wednesday24th Aug 2022
News Age Of Empires IV Free Anniversary Update Adds Two More Civilizations
Ottamans and Malians arrive October 25th
At Gamescom's Opening Night Live, a new Xbox announcement related to PC was revealed. Age of Empires IV will be getting not one, but two "epic" new civilizations in a free one-year anniversary update, arriving October 25th. Players will be able to wield the strength of the Malians - with their wit and...
Wednesday9th Mar 2022
News Age Of Empires 4 Releases Its First Roadmap For 2022
Here's what you can expect
The Windows and PC Game Pass title Age of Empires IV recently released its first roadmap for 2022. It runs from March until July, and coming soon is a public update preview of season one. This will be followed by the full release of season one, which includes ranked season play, a content editor beta and mods, hotkey...
Monday1st Nov 2021
Random Xbox Employees Show Off Their Age Of Empires Custom Portraits
"We ride at dawn - Wololo!"
To mark the release of Age of Empires 4 on Xbox Game Pass for PC last week, various Xbox employees were gifted custom portraits inspired by the game, and we've been able to get a glimpse at them thanks to social media. Initially, GM of Xbox games marketing Aaron Greenberg shared his on Twitter, as you can see below:...
Wednesday27th Oct 2021
News Here Are The Release Times For Age Of Empires 4 On Xbox Game Pass
"Return to History"
The next major release from Xbox Game Studios arrives this Thursday, October 28th in the form of Age of Empires 4, which unfortunately isn't coming to consoles as of yet, but is nevertheless launching on Xbox Game Pass for PC. You'll be able to play the game at no extra charge if you're an Xbox Game Pass for PC or Xbox Game Pass...
Monday25th Oct 2021
Roundup Here's What The Critics Are Saying About Age Of Empires 4
Heading to Xbox Game Pass (for PC) this week
The first reviews have dropped today for the highly-anticipated Age of Empires IV, which arrives on Xbox Game Pass for PC this Thursday, and the good news is that it seems to be shaping up very, very well! We'll also have our own thoughts on Age of Empires 4 to share in the near future here at Pure Xbox,...
Saturday10th Apr 2021
News Age Of Empires 4 Arrives This Fall On PC, Including Xbox Game Pass
No sign of a console version though
Today's Age of Empires Fan Preview event has just wrapped, giving us a first proper look at Age of Empires 4's gameplay (amongst other things), as well as an official release window for the game - this Fall. As you can see from the trailer above, the gameplay looks really, really good, and we're looking forward...
Monday4th Jan 2021
News Relic Entertainment 'Making Great Progress' On Age Of Empires 4
"We are literally playing this game every single day"
It's been a while since we've heard anything about Age of Empires IV, but now in an end-of-year update, Xbox Entertainment Studios general manager Shannon Loftis has shed new light on how development is coming along. The game is being developed by Relic Entertainment, known for the likes of...
