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For a series coming up on three decades of history, I guess it only makes sense it expands into mobile with everything else. During today’s Age of Empires New Year, New Age Livestream, Microsoft unveiled Age of Empires Mobile which is coming to both iOS and Android https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzqFAS47M8s Developed by Level Infinite, Age of Empires Mobile brings the classic RTS genre to mobile devices for the first time ever. Featuring several different civilizations including China, Rome, France, and…

Xbox Game Studios is currently hosting a New Year, New Age live stream to celebrate everything Age of Empires and reveal updates about its future. However, it’s not all about Age of Empires. After being teased in 2022, Age of Mythology: Retold has been revealed. A definitive edition of the original classic RTS Age of Mythology, Retold will release on PC and Xbox Serise X|S later this year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yj_I0fc3lrI A bit more mystical If you’ve never played the original Age of Mythology but are a…

This article is written in partnership with MicroProse. Despite the name, piracy is entirely optional in Rise of Piracy. You can trade commodities and.. oh, who are we kidding? There’s no way we’re not going full Jolly Roger with this open-world action-adventure RTS, coming to PC.  From Spideog Studios and Microprose (who also published the classic Sid Meier’s Pirates), Rise of Piracy invites you on a grand adventure on the high seas, as you work your way up from a lone ship to a vast pirate armada.  Its huge, open world…

The long-awaited sci-fi strategy sequel Homeworld 3 at last has a release date. It’s now slated to arrive on March 8. That’s another slight delay, given the February release window that developer Blackbird Interactive and publisher Gearbox were aiming for, but at least there’s now a concrete date. Those who pick up the Fleet Command edition, meanwhile, will get access 72 hours earlier.In a short behind-the-scenes video, Blackbird CEO and co-founder Rob Cunningham said this was "really our original dream of Homeworld 2.…

In the world of Warhammer video games, the lion's share occupy either the Old World of Warhammer Fantasy or the grim-darkness of 40k. With Warhammer: Realms of Ruin, however, Frontier Developments is aiming to tip the balance towards the Age of Sigmar. This newly announced real-time strategy game is headed "soon" to not just PC (via Steam and the Epic Games Store), but also PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, with two open multiplayer betas planned.As GameSpot's resident Warhammer nerd, I got a brief taste of what…

Frontier Developments has announced Warhammer Age Of Sigmar: Realms Of Ruin, a real-time strategy (RTS) game that has been created in partnership with Games Workshop. Set to launch for PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC, Realms Of Ruin will be set in Ghur — the inhospitable realm of beasts from Games Workshop’s Age Of Sigmar fantasy tabletop series — and feature both multiplayer and single-player components. Realms Of Ruin‘s single-player campaign has been co-written by Black Library’s Gavin Thorpe, and follows a band of…

Minecraft Legends launches today and provides a great jumping-on point for the real-time strategy game genre. Although RTS games can be quite intimidating to get into, after playing Minecraft Legends, you should have some familiarity with action-strategy RTS games that have the player command a group of minions, as well as more traditional titles in the genre centered around accruing resources to build up bases and take down your opponents. Now that you know those core ideas, you should have a much more…

Walking through the show floor at PAX East was an overwhelming experience, but it also allowed me to be swept into an entirely new obsession. By chance, I decided to sit down at The Iterative Collective’s bright yellow booth, and it’s there where I would be introduced to Homeseek. This real-time strategy game channels postapocalyptic tropes to create a tense fight for survival where any seemingly innocent decision can make or break the longevity of my newfound society of survivors. I’m a longtime fan of the Fallout…

Kate Winslet won the leading award at last night’s RTS Awards for her harrowing performance in I Am Ruth, while Sherwood, The Traitors, and The Derry Girls each gave two gongs. Winslet won the Lead Actor (Female) award during yesterday’s ceremony in London. Also, Read- Keanu Reeves Aka ‘John Wick: Chapter 4’ Had Most Of His Dialogue Removed!! Winslet’s performance alongside her daughter Mia Threapleton in anthology series on the human experience received critical acclaim. Last week, HBO’s Casey Bloys said she wanted…

Legion of Doom Fans of veteran tactical combat series Jagged Alliance are already getting their gear together for the long-awaited sequel Jagged Alliance 3, which is currently in development at studio Haemimont Games. Publisher THQ Nordic released a new trailer for the RTS title during this weekend’s Digital Showcase. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah9O1LQXIvE Once again set against the backdrop of Grand Chien, Jagged Alliance 3 sees the fictional republic overthrown by a dangerous paramilitary force following the…