Age of Empires 3?

Age of Empires 3; The New Age Cometh.

Rumor has it that there is a new AOE in the making. Nothing much seems to have been confirmed, but it sounds promising!

from PlanetAgeofMythology

GameSpot Says AoE3 Isn’t a Rumor

18:17 | Gx_Xiphoid

On its rumor feature, GameSpot says that Age of Empires 3 is more than speculation now given the clues put out by Ensemble Studios and its magazine coverage. There’s no new information here, but GameSpot predicts Christmas Eve will be the day that ES will officially announce the game.

RUMOR #5: Microsoft-owned Ensemble Studios is preparing to announce Age of Empires III on Christmas Eve.

Source: The official Ensemble Studios Web site.

The official story: “We have no comment at this time.”–Microsoft Spokesperson.

What we heard: Last week a stark, black-and-white splash page popped up on the Ensemble studios site. It read “The wait is almost over…2300 BC – Sargon I Unifies Sumeria.” Three days later, it read “The wait is almost over…1200 BC – The Troyan War” in slightly larger letters. As of 4pm PST today, it read “THE WAIT IS ALMOST OVER…1096 AD – The First Crusade” in LARGE letters. Seeing how the countdown is going about 1000 years a week, and assuming it will stop with the present day, it should one week from today–Christmas Eve. And since Ensemble Studios only makes two franchises–Age of Mythology and Age of Empires–the lack of deity-speak makes it a pretty safe bet the game they’re announcing will be Age of Empires III.

Bogus or not bogus?: Not bogus–looks like real-time strategy fans get a nice Christmas surprise this year.

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