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shawn wrote:

> Looks like some of the guys behind Age of Empires (Robot
> Entertainment) have created a new game with Microsoft called Age of
> Empires Online. It's going to be free to play. Haven't tried it myself
> so I can't comment on the game play but the designer says it will be
> much like AOE. A few negatives are that it looks a bit cartoonish and
> it uses Games For Windows Live.

It'll have free online play, and will only be distributed digitally. However,
you'll probably have to purchase the game just like other retail or
downloadable games.

> They say it will be a persistent world so your efforts today may be
> built on what others did last week or even last year.
> 
> In any case they have a beta going on now that you can sign up for.
> I'll probably sign up and give it a try. If anyone has already played
> the beta please speak up with any information on how the game compares
> to the original.
> 
> http://ageofempiresonline.com/beta/

The social aspects of the game are in addition to the core elements of the
series (singleplayer, pvp or co-op multiplayer) and one may choose to ignore
the new features, playing it like any other AoE game.

The game will require online connectivity to GFWL servers similar to
Starcraft2 requiring Battlenet connection. However unlike Starcraft 2's
single player, there won't be an offline mode.
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Noman

"noman" <no_m_an zzzyahoo.yycom> wrote: 

> The game will require online connectivity to GFWL servers
> similar to Starcraft2 requiring Battlenet connection. However
> unlike Starcraft 2's single player, there won't be an offline
> mode. 

Heh heh, little do you know...