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Age of Empires 3: Definitive Edition – no other RTS “does what it does”
ad_1 Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition will, in many ways, be a world away from the 2005 RTS fans will remember. Like last year’s Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, the upcoming PC game will feature a raft of significant tweaks and tinkerings. In this case, brand new civilisations, game modes, graphical and gameplay …...
Age of Empires 3: Definitive Edition is coming to Xbox Game Pass this week
ad_1 There are a heap of new games coming to the Xbox Game Pass on PC throughout the rest of the month. It does mean that we’ll be saying goodbye to a few, but that’s what you’ve got to deal with when it comes to free-ish games on a subscription service. Anyway, the pick of …...
Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition review – reverent treatment
ad_1 Our Verdict With new official DLC, a glorious audiovisual overhaul and a touch of modern quality-of-life polish, this is now the best way to play Age 2 – though it’ll take a while to match the HD edition’s user content. Ahhhhhh, Age of Empires. Is there any early millenium gaming nostalgia stronger than the...
Age of Empires 3: Definitive Edition review – definitely definitive
ad_1 Our Verdict It ticks all the boxes it promised to, but feels like it could’ve gone further with improvements to gameplay, home cities for new civs, and AI. For those whose eyes have already turned to the promise of Age of Empires IV, the remastered version of the most divisive of the original games …...
Insurgency: Sandstorm review – the definitive edition of an ageing war
ad_1 Our Verdict A solid shooter that offers the series’ best intense, tactical thrills, but can’t help but feel behind the times in both theme and looks. Insurgency has always wanted to make war hell. As a mod in 2007, it was a hectic, ‘realistic’ alternative to clean and sportsmanlike Counter-Strike firefights. As a standalone...
