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- Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Voting Results: Additional Campaigns Coming to Return of Rome
We announced recently that we would be bringing back a few of the previous campaigns to Return of Rome, including the Ascent of Egypt tutorial campaign, plus The First Punic War campaign. These campaigns will launch in…
Patch notes - Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition – Hotfix 85208
Hello Age of Empires II Community! We recently released our newest expansion, Return of Rome! Since then, the team here has been heads-down monitoring your feedback and figuring out how we can best respond throughout Ma…
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Looking at the Month Ahead for Age II: DE
Hello Age of Empires II Community! Last week was the release of our newest DLC, Return of Rome! Since then, the team here has been heads-down monitoring your feedback and figuring out how we can best respond throughout…
Patch notes - Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Age of Empires Campaigns coming to Return of Rome
A huge thank you to all of our Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition players for your record-setting support and to everyone who has played Return of Rome so far! This is the biggest DLC launch in Age of Empires II hist…
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Cheat Units in Return of Rome!
It wouldn't be Age of Empires without cheat codes! Lay waste to your opponents with the classic Cheat Units, available in Return of Rome on May 16th! Pre-Order Now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2141580/Age_of_Empi…
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Getting Started with Return of Rome
Welcome to Return of Rome, a completely new experience within Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition! Though there will be many overlaps in gameplay between Return of Rome and Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, there…
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The Romans New Unique Upgrade to the Long Swordsman, the Legionary!
Replacing the Two-Handed Swordsman and Champion at the Barracks. The Romans can upgrade their Long Swordsman to one of their new Unique Units, the mighty Legionary! Pre-Order Now! Defeat your opponents as the Romans wit…
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Return of Rome: Everything You Need to Know
What to expect with the newest Return of Rome DLC for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. What is Return of Rome? Return of Rome is a completely new type of expansion, which brings classic Age of Empires gameplay, st…
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LIVE Creator Preview: Return of Rome – Age of Empires II: DE
Starting TODAY, some of your favorite content creators are ready to show YOU an exclusive preview of the upcoming DLC for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition – Return of Rome. Want to know more about the upcoming addi…
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Did You Spot This AoE Tribute in AoE II: DE?
Did you spy the tribute to the original Age of Empires hidden within the Monastery of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition? The Artifact will be back with the Return of Rome DLC, available May 16th! Pre-Order Now! http…
Store1 change - Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition – Hotfix 82587
Today’s hotfix is aimed at addressing stability and performance issues, along with some balance fixes. Be sure to dig down into the post below to get all of the smaller details before hopping in-game and checking them o…
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Celebrate the Return of Rome By Pre-Ordering Now!
Where were you in 1998? Perhaps listening to Cher’s Believe, watching Titanic, playing with your Tamagotchi and relaxing on your inflatable couch? Or were you playing the Age of Empires DLC The Rise of Rome? This belove…
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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Update 81058
Hello and welcome to an exciting and fun-filled update for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition! This is a huge one with massive balance changes, bug fixes, and some new mods available as in-game options! Plus, there’s…
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Large Infrastructure Server Update - Wednesday, March 22
***IMPORTANT*** This coming Wednesday, March 22nd, the platform team will be taking the multiplayer servers down for a large infrastructure update. Downtime is expected to be 6 hours. WHAT: Large Infrastructure Server U…
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Nili’s Apartment Cup Is Back: March 11th-19th!
Nili’s Apartment Cup is back and bigger than ever! Ten of the best players in the world will be fighting for their share of the $50,000+ prize pool. The fourth edition of this legendary series, hosted by Nili_AoE, retur…
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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Update 78174
Welcome to a new update for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition! This is just a small one with some balance changes, plus an all-new Xbox Celebration Event! While there are plenty of notable fixes and features to whic…
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