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Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties Announced

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If you are a strategy fan, like this gal you probably have an eye for the Age of Empires series. If so ..you guys will be glad to hear that a second expansion pack is in development for Age of Empires III and will take players into Asia this fall. At least I was pleased to hear that …

Age of Empires III, is one of the best selling titles in the franchise’s history. It has sold more than 2 million copies until today’s date. Now, Ensemble Studios and Big Huge Games has unveiled the first details about Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties.

“The success of Age of Empires III has given us the opportunity to expand the game play further and offer a fresh perspective through this expansion pack created by Big Huge Games.” said Bruce Shelley, lead designer, Ensemble Studios.

In this expansion-pack the player gets introduced to Asian civilizations, the expansion pack will also provide new content and several new game play elements such as new ways of trading, random map styles, and 15 new Asian “wonders.”

This expansion pack will be the first “Age of Empires” title developed by Big Huge Games, the development studio responsible for the incredibly popular real-time strategy franchise “Rise of Nations®.”

“Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties” will also ship as a Games for Windows title with easier installation, improved reliability and support for key Windows Vista features, including the Games Explorer and Parental Controls.

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Source: Pressrelease here

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