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Age of Empires IV and V?

Posted in Age Of Empires, Microsoft, PC Games, Previews by admin on October 22nd, 2005.

Just as fans seem to be busy playing Ensemble Studio’s Age of Empires III, so to do the developers. The artwork found in the game’s Collector’s edition by fans at AOE III Heaven indicate that the company has already worked on, or are planning to work on, the two next sequels!

The issue isn’t the artwork, depicting a 20th-century soldier and a futuristic conception, isn’t the controversy in itself. The issue is whether or not Ensemble Studios is merely teasing its fans, or truly indicating its plans for sequels. Microsoft Game Studios, who published the Age of Empires series, are not confirming anything at the present. “The art found in the book is purely concept art and is not confirmation of future games to come in the Age of Empires franchise,” said a company representative.

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170 Responses to “Age of Empires IV and V?”

  1. Bradley says:

    Age Of Empires 4 and 5.

    It makes good sence and will make a great collection to the 1, 2, 3.
    Age Of Empires 3 set after Medievil times to Civilisation. Age Of Empires 4 set in Modern times. Age of Empires 5 set in the future. Now that realy makes AOE fans jump out of their seats. AOE 4, 5 is Expansion packs but im not sure if they are even going to make expansions but as we speak they are making 4 and 5. I also red a artical about Sid Mires remaking AOE 1, and 2 with the help of esemble studios

  2. These artwork only represent the 5 ages of Age of Empires III. Ensemble Studios is working for Aoe addon and after they will begin a MMORPG. So I think that this rumor is just a hoax.

  3. dylan cannon says:

    aoe 2 was the best i want to build kingdoms and **** and not modern time games and future

    • age of empires fan says:

      Amen man, i loved the whole castles thing also in AOE 3 with the forts. i don’t care for any kind of future **** in my AOE

  4. jester smith says:

    I expect that many fans were thrilled at the site of even a hint of AOE 4, and 5 but just because we saw a glimps doesn’t mean that there will be 2 more sequals to the AOE trilogy. i’d like to see two more sequals but to all the other critics you really don’t know if the rumors are true so don’t say it’s a hoax!! The only people who really know are the people in charge of game development, and everybody at microsoft studios

  5. hoooobla says:

    I think that aoe 4 and 5 wont be expansions but games like 1,2 and 3.

    Under no doubt do I say that they will be very fun!

  6. Timmah says:

    IV & V cant be expansion packs for III because there is already an expansion pack for III called “The War Chiefs” or somthing… I’ve played all three so far and am eagerly looking foreward to other games from the Age of Empires series.

  7. dar says:

    it only makes sense that the next two games will progress further in the future from the previous games. if you look at the artwork so far it has been correct and there is no reason to believe why the next two will not be made also. and for the guy who said that the 5 things are all in aoe 3 you need brain surgery or sumthin cuz aoe 3never goes past the imperial age.

  8. Kenny says:

    hmm how do we get Age of Empires 5?

    • Laser says:

      Are you crazy , it’s not out yet.

      • age of empires fan says:

        Going back to what Dar says, i think that they should make AOE4 an African one, with lots of diff. tribes and ****. i just hate the idea of WW1/WW2 for number 4. i mean think about it wouldn’t it just suck?

        • Achmed says:

          Whats wrong with WW1/WW2?

          • Tom says:

            The problem is that there are already DOZENS of WWI and WWII games! It’s getting very old and boring! The whole point of Age of Empires was to transport you back in time (I know WWI and WWII are back in time, but I’m just saying..) to a different world. Its one of the few games today that still produce a plot that has nothing to do with flying cars and giant guns! I love the whole Kingdom, Ancient Greece or Rome feel, and the Medieval feel! That’s the whole reason I bought the game and the whole obvious reason many others did as well! Stick with the good stuff, not with what’s popular! :D

  9. Tomma says:

    Lol, thats just to sit down and have patience! I suppose AoE 4/5 will be released/announced during the nest 2-3 years. Just to be patient

  10. ryan says:

    AOE IS BRILL, JUST ONE THING I WOULD LIKE TO BE IMPROVED. BIGGER POPULATION FOR MY LARGER ARMYS NOT 200, I WAS THINKING MORE LIKE 450!!!1 DOES ANY ONE AGREE

  11. ryan says:

    BIGGER POPULATION FOR HUGE ARMY’S

  12. WES says:

    I AGREE RYAN, IT WOULD BE GREAT IF THEY INCREASED THE POPULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11 PLEASE MIRCOSOFT

  13. Rohnrock says:

    So far all the AoE’s have been great. The 2nd and 3rd were awesome! But the problem that I hear alot is a need 4 a bigger population. I agree….even a few 300 sucks, go all the way and make enormous maps with tons of resources with populations going up to 350-800 ppl. Also if the rumors r true about AoE 4 being about WW1 & WW2 that might be fun but i still love the conquering of kingdoms or colonies. The top side to it all is u can only imagine the graphics for future AoE’s (after all the 2nd to the 3rd was a huge change in graphics!).

  14. kent says:

    i remeber aoe2 2 be far better game. they need 2 get a camera like dawn of war where u hit alt key .

  15. goon says:

    I think a bigger porpulation would be good but could make it very unfair for a weaker player who wouldnt stand a chance. I really like the idea of modern day combat that would be really cool but not too excited if theres gonna be a futuristic aoe .

  16. Josh says:

    I agree that there needs to be a bigger population, more than 200. But then again i agree it would be unfair for weaker plays when they played a stronger player. heck with it more population. I would say anywhere between 250 and 500 would be a good range. Also I like they little things you get for doing good or at least for playing for awhile. I think in there they should give one that lets you have 25 more population. not the actual people just the room to grow 25 more.
    just an idea.

  17. joe schmoe says:

    damn AOE 4 sounds awesome. but AOE 5 would probly suck. i like 3 a lot im a big history buff especially around that time period

  18. Johnny says:

    I whant to play AGE OF EMPIRES 4 its will be very nice for me plz i whant i love age of empires
    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  19. chrisy says:

    Isuppose the new Age Of Empires 4 won’t be out for a year or to beacuse AOE 3 only came out last year and plus they need time to make a new 1 but i still prefere age of mythology the titans and AOE 3 but it will be exsiting when the new AOE comes out lol

  20. Jhonny Be Quick says:

    I’m enjoying looking forward to the next couple of age of empires, but i still think number 1 is the best, especially with the gold extention. Well everyone be patient and hope that they don’t make garbage for the next age of empires, i know that all of us are looking forward to it so i suggest just sit back relax, have an expresso and chill, like a home dog, anyway i’m gonna go eat some kiwi soup!!! chill yall

  21. brotherjames says:

    They need to do a remake of AOE 1 and 2 to bring them up to current graphics capabilties extra

  22. Hannah says:

    I love age of empires. Please make AOE IV. I am looking forward to playing Age of Empires IV. Hopefully it will come out before next summer.

  23. albanian_boy says:

    hey suckers we are pleased to have u back age of empires fans.
    i’m concered that will age of empires 4 will screw like he screw with aoe 3 .
    i bealive that microsoft is going tomake aoe 4 / 5 wors than a 3 or 2 .,
    the best was 2 and without manssion

  24. Will says:

    Age of Empiers IV looks like the army today.
    I think they will have buildings we have today in it (well almost all).

    Age of Empiers V lokks like the future all right.
    They might have hover cars going down that one trail I forget what is called because of loseing AOE III disk.

  25. Cornicapus says:

    Well i think they stillneed to put in the ages between the imperial and Pre-WWI ages THAT would be good

  26. Metabasalt says:

    DirectX10 should allow for more units on the field. I too am a history buff that likes to play games. I hope that they do not skip the Civil War when they put out Age IV to rush to the world wars.

  27. The_Creator says:

    I think AoE 3 is the best and that even if they did do WW1 and WW2 machine guns would not be as good as having the people reload. The units would die too fast. And there would no longer be swords and spears. Only guns.

    • age of empires fan says:

      yeah i agree i think that only having guns would just be stupid. but i dont want them to just make some sort of *** futuristic sword that would just make it really imature and ******.

  28. kick himself says:

    I recon lets kiick out of the old **** and in to the new ****

  29. kick himself says:

    I agree with my self

  30. kick himself says:

    we all love you all fans

  31. kick himself says:

    a car 4 4 and a hovercar 4 5 would be awesome. so would a machine gun (4) & laser machine gun (5)

  32. kick himself says:

    kiss my tough dino poop hayden smith from flinders

  33. Woflywood says:

    If they do make an AoE 5, it would have to stray far from their norm. Mainly because of the fact that they’ll be making up their own characters, not manipulating old types of characters. Also, if AoE 5 would be cast in the future, they’d have to make it different from Starcraft and such, in order to draw in a bigger, newwer crowd.

  34. kick himself says:

    i wonder wat the civ’s will be on 5? mayb solar syatem

  35. Silver says:

    If only aoe 2 had more population it would be the best game ever made!!!!

  36. Warkio says:

    age of empires 4 sounds good but wif modern age, it’s really hard to play the same kinda of game. Com on, as if there is gonna be resoruces lying around in our times of age.Therefore i suggest: insted of using wood, gold etc. it’ll be heaps better wif money and more urban combat. Rather then soldier standing up-right getting hit

  37. Mario says:

    I dont think that the pics represent the ages in aoe 3, like that guy said down there. But it would be cool to play an aoe vietnam game, it would give the series a different twist, Theyd have to have different resources and stuff like that, but i would definently buy it if it comes out

  38. seunghyun says:

    have anyone played american conquest
    its maps are huge and the population is 16000
    this is the problems with aoes they need better ideas
    the maps need to be much bigger and the max population should be 10000
    should be able to change camera angle
    plays ww1, ww2, ‘nam war, gulf war, cold war, and more modern with artillery , field guns and tanks and jets, helicopters, bazooka, heavy machine gun, flame throwers

  39. Rynaard says:

    I think that AOE 4 (WW1 and WW2) is a graet idea, but AOE 5 should actually be 6 and that the real AOE 5 should deal with today’s period of warfare (i.e Iraq, Gulf war, etc), then only should AOE 6 move on to the future.

  40. Rynaard says:

    Quote: “brotherjames said:
    on December 6th, 2006 at 4:34 pm

    They need to do a remake of AOE 1 and 2 to bring them up to current graphics capabilties extra”

    I think that this is a great idea, but maybe they should re-release the entire series as a colletors edition with AOE 1 – 6 (see my previous post)

  41. Rynaard says:

    PS. Your page is actually not XHTML compliant

  42. Amy says:

    Yeah, I definitely agree on a remake of AOE 1 and 2… I played AOE 1 a while ago just for old time’s sake, and I don’t remember it being so ******… but that era is just so much more interesting to me.

    As for the population issue, the problem with increasing population is that for everyone besides the hardest-core gamers, that will create some serious lag in the game. Before I got a new video card, sending an army of like 150 in was choppy at times. Personally, I’d rather have smooth gameplay than more units than I can handle. Luckily, as technology increases, so will our population limits.

  43. JOMAMA says:

    U Said it SISTER

  44. JOMAMA says:

    POP + ARmY + VILLIES = 342 equals Sound Gaming and no restricitions on Villies + hard core graphics = KIller Game and a must buy

  45. Tim says:

    I think they should take AOE 1-4 or 5 and put them all into one long game and make it so you have to start out in 1 and work your way up through the years in to 4 or 5. But have all the graphics be the same, up to date i mean. I think that would be the best game ever.

    • age of empires fan says:

      i think thats an awsome idea maybe like diff. campaigne sections. but for the multiplay you can pick which era you want to play with :( you’ve got the best idea so far…and nice name mines Tim too

  46. Ray says:

    AOE4 and 5 are gonna be the greatest i cant wait till it cums out

  47. Yee says:

    im gonna play aoe4 all the time when it cums out

  48. mic says:

    my freind said he found info that aoe 4 was going to be released in late 2007 or early 2008 and aoe 5 in 2009, the trouble is that halo wars (a xbox 360 game only)is set in the hlo eara, the future it may be more populure mind you it is being made by ES.

  49. mic says:

    hlo is halo spelling mistake

  50. Arbo says:

    i think if dey make th grafics any better, then itd b 2 hard to run on anything but the best comps. My comp cant even handl sea battles for aoe3!

  51. mic says:

    halo wars coming out somtime 2008

  52. mic says:

    maybe halo wars is AOE 5, but then why havent we herad about AOE 4 and halo wars being AOE 5, dosnt make much sense.

  53. caleb says:

    this is cool but if they made aoe 5 it would be a little better but aoe 6 would way better they would have to make it better than halo if they did i would freak!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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  55. Siegel says:

    How can you guys sit there and say if, if the company make 4&5. Why wouldnt they? AoE 1,2,&3 made alot of money. Plus most of us enjoyed all 3 titles. Am I wrong? They are sitting on a gold mine and they know it. AoE rocks!

  56. billybobjoe says:

    You said it Arbo!!!!!!! down wit the rich kids who get all the high-tech stuff they want. >_

  57. mat says:

    just remake aoe 2.. that was the best

  58. FableFan42 says:

    I’m sure that if they make an age of empires 4 that there will be huge campaigns like WW1, WW2, Veitnam, Ireland and more so for me it looks great I can’t wait!

  59. aoelover says:

    they already made a new aoe game called dawn of man

  60. Splicerxp says:

    Oh hell yah i think a few 2 games could turn the AOE around and the art depicts it all everything falls as it was originally set from 400 BC from the first AOE too the second one with time lines as 1300’s too 1600’s and AOE 3 from timelines as 1700’s too the 1800’s(late 1600’s too) if POSSIBLE AOE 4 will fall into the 19th Century and the 5th could fall into the 20,21,22 Century i think it would be great but even a myth can die eventually and is not true but hope is always needed in great games thats my opinion and statement

  61. mark says:

    aoe 4 should still b in history it wud suk if it werrnt cuz they wud hav 2 change everything and it wouldnt be zbout civilisations just winning a war killing people it wud get boring

  62. Mr.X says:

    I think they would probally base AoE IV up to World War I instead of going straight to modern times then probally go up to World War II then do modern times they still have alot of history to covor before modern warfare especailly during the World Wars when weopon technology has a huge change in it

  63. hhhhhyuyi says:

    hurry up nd make it

  64. knowledge says:

    Hell, I just like the idea of people commenting on aoe 4/5. I know the people behind will do a damn good job of making the grahics better, the cities bigger, the armies larger and more time 2 kick a&% before you die. I’m for aoe 4/5 and if they go anymore. I’m game for that 2.

  65. Annonymoose says:

    I think planes would be amazing!!
    I think you should be able to select more people, see people in boats and have up to 700 pop. I think they should replace cav. with tanks, make more infantry- average soldiers, mach. gun, bazooka, trench mortars, medics etc.
    I think they should have loads of planes- realistic with fuel- fighters, straffers, bombers, nuc. bombers, heavy bombers, helicopters, parachuters, transport planes and all sorts.
    I think they should have mega long range artiillary, and howitzers and anti-tanks, and for ships- subs, aircraft carriers, battleships, and loads of others.
    finally I think they should have loads of civs and have loads of good special units like SAS commandos and Navy seals and nuc. subs.

  66. Annonymoose says:

    o yeah, and heros

  67. Wololo says:

    Hmmm, did everyone not notice the fall release of the Asian Dynasties expansion pack for AoE 3? Japan, China, India? It looks interesting. Should hold people over for the next year or 2 till the possibility of an AoE IV becomes a reality. Also, there’s no chance of a full scale AoE IV before late ‘08 to ‘09 as Microsoft is pumping most if not all of it’s resources into the psudo multi=platform Halo. (READ: BUNGIE.NET & XBOX LIVE)

    http://www.agecommunity.com/press.aspx?PressReleaseID=161

  68. erk says:

    a remake would be the best
    they could add better online mutiplayer capabilities
    better graphics
    more campaign modes
    they should make one that shows inbetween one and 2 when europe was destroyed by the saxons

  69. Razorwire says:

    “I agree that there needs to be a bigger population, more than 200. But then again i agree it would be unfair for weaker plays when they played a stronger player.”

    Fair vs. unfair/ Stronger vs. weaker… It’s nonsense.

    The “weaker” player would either improve or “die”. Becoming a better player and honing one’s skills is the whole point. Nat’chul selection, baby. Some of us have no time for coddling the weak.

  70. Chan says:

    They probably shouldnt have gotten us all jumpy about future releases, because well start anticipating them too much and forget about aoe 3. :/

  71. GoTn_Kaori says:

    I, a memeber of a populer clan in Age of Mythology agree that they shall make IV and V as it would bring the ratings up in Esemble studios and ESO. Also, i read an artical on one of the creators of AOE ,Sid Mires, told us about how he made AOE one and two and that he is considering to remake them in todays Microsoft graphics. I, a very loyal fan of ES would like to say that i would love to see two new AOE games come out in the futuer IV and V or mabey even more than two.

  72. Deathfromabove says:

    Dude, i have always wished that AOE would do something for like WWII. That would be awsome. And for the future thing, like someone else said, it would be nice if they stray from spacecrafts and stuff, mabey as transports but that’s about it.

  73. Shadow says:

    I can’t imagine modern warfare in AoE, it’ll be too much like Command and Conquer. maybe they can pull it off, but i’ll miss the medieval time period

  74. I agree with all who are saying that there shouldn’t be a futuristic age, WWII is as far as my interest goes. however i’d be happy with more medieval times as well. The concept of AoEIII and AoM i didn’t like as much as the others. To Shadow, what i’d like to see to be taken from C&C is how soldiers can gain experience. Also what would be fun to see is if one could arrest opponents or if armys that get badly beaten would run away etc. That would bring a whole new level and one would have to have great leaders and develop them so that they would prevent a panic among the ranks etc

  75. sibee says:

    i agree i like the idea of WWI and WWII but what would the ages be because it wouldnt be the same if you didnt advance through ages. and it would be different gathering resources because during WWII they didnt just go and start picking berry bushes like in Aoe2. i guess aoe5 reminds me of halo now that i think of it so that has potential too i guess

  76. yipyap says:

    i think there should be more pop like on the totalwar games rometotalwar
    medevaltotalwar are way cooler because you can have thousandths of
    guys i wish ao4 and 5 could have more pop

  77. sonnyjim says:

    i agree with yipyap

  78. fanatic says:

    i agree with yipyap but i wish people woulbnt stick up for the weaker players the world is tought get better or die

    survival of the fitest not this feel sorry for these nerds trying to learn how to play i also think aoe should aim more like total war put people on walls ladders seige toweres MORE MEN 500-1000` NOT 300 the only thing bad about aog1 was you could only have 50 MEN PATHETIC also maby a remake of 1 and 2 would be very cool in aoe2 they didnt have enough about the crusades maby a new teams templer nights or kingdom of jerusalem

  79. wallymcwonton says:

    They should do a WWI WWII and then modern combat then work into the future

  80. wallymcwonton says:

    also they should remake aoe II

  81. Andalus says:

    2 hell with this modern ****. If they do anything – should remake 1 and 2.

    tht said, aoe was great while it lasted – the godfather of rts, but sad 2 say it guys:
    AOE IS DEAD.

    its creative assembly thats sitting on a gold mine with newer games like total war

  82. lm says:

    i want to build ancient empires like egypt, babylone, greece, rome and stuff i would really like for you to remake aoe1 with better graphics and stuff it’ll rock!

  83. Cwalk says:

    ok this is how it should go…. forget the aoe 5 future ****..leave that to halo, halo has got that on lock down. Aoe 4 should between 1850-1950 and the population should be more on the scale of 300-aprox 375-400 and the final thing they should do is change this map ****. why the hell is there 4 diff countries on Yucatan or great plains…doesnt make sense. the country u pick should be the map you get and that would also cut out the double games in online play cuz thats pretty pointless. Nothing more i hate than a double russian game. But anyhow, the civ u pick is the map you get and speaking that there will be planes and mass transportation and what not it only makes sense to do it that way. theres no point of flying from 1 side of map to the other bombing people. That will cut out the corny rush ****, you should have to organize a plan attack rather than send 5 troops here 5 troops there and end up wining the game over non skill **** and take it from me ima 1st lie goin on cap in Aoe 3 so i know wats up.

  84. GoTn_Kaori says:

    do you not think that guns in AOE will be ****… because if we think about this here.. if they brought out a V it wouldent be empires.. it would be age of the future or somthing.. dont you think?

  85. Desmond says:

    Considering that picture? The concept that is given the Roman numeral IV in the booklet? Yeah, that’s not WW1…it’s more of post-WW2 to Vietnam. Though, no doubt Ensemble would inclue both world wars, in addition to Vietnam….I’m thinking…you’ve got colonization of the new world….making the jump to the beginning of modern warfare pretty large. You’d think they’d need a…transition…But how many major battles are between colonization and modernization huh? I mean…Revolutionary, Napoleonic, Civil…I suppose you could throw some of the late Ottomon warring in there…a few of the early Russian conflicts….but still, a lot of that is seperated by a lot of time. So, who knows. Personally, I don’t see the problem with modern or even futuristic war. If anyone can do it right, it’d be Ensemble. And, think about it, if AoE was to continue…we’d have to get there one of these days, eh? But also….one of the things that made AoE so huge was the fact that it payed attention to historic detail….so, perhaps ES will only make games up to ‘today’s’ time, eh? Though, it’s a bit more difficult to catch heroes in the ‘wars’ of today, heh.

  86. taylor says:

    quit talking to yourself

  87. gg says:

    How much will they skip will there be any expansions after AOE 3 besides war chiefs. And how far will they go in modern day.

  88. Abdul says:

    When does aoe 4and 5 come out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  89. Abdul says:

    When does aoe 4and 5 come out!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!???????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!????????????????

  90. Sini says:

    i think the best edition was Age of Empires 2…so many good memories playing it =) anyway i thin they should make Age of Empires IV WW1 & WW2 and 5 should be Modern Day not that future ****..no one likes the future ****..lol

  91. ThaiGambit says:

    Age of Empires IV and V would be like playing rise of nations at the later ages…AoE 1 and 2 were so much better…with the introduction to guns it seems that fighting would become boring because everything would be fought at a distance…bring back the sword and arrows…let’s fight with honor

  92. shickmen says:

    **** ages of empire 4,5,3,2,1 **** u all get a life

  93. kjh says:

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  94. Not needed says:

    I think that Age of Empires 4is going to be a blast, bot not Age of Empires 5, it is going to be to future like, , and that is not my personal interest. AOE 3 is the best, and I think AOE 4 is going to be even better. I am guessing that AOE 4 will be out in late 2007 or early 2008, but I can’t wait.

    They also need to clean up AOE 1 and 2, there graphics are a mess, it would be fun if it had the graphics of AOE 3, but I know that will never happen, they are proboly to foucused on AOE 4 and 5..

  95. asdf says:

    Age of Empires belongs in old times, not modern times. Please don’t make a modern Age of Empires, that’s what Company of Heroes is for. Make another Roman Empire one but with really awesome graphics and realistic units and all. Not boats that go on land lol (true fans know what I am talking about)

  96. meiyo says:

    does anyone else realize that V looks like a halo character?? i read as many comments but didnt see it mentioned.

  97. bibo says:

    age of empires 2 is da best yo all hope there is going to be age of empires 4

  98. Anonymous says:

    I think before they release an aoe IV they should remake aoe I and II. Just improve the graphics don’t make them the same format as aoe III. Also they could make a sequel to aom. Like the chinese, celts and romans maybe.

  99. James says:

    Surely Age of ‘Empires’ 4 and 5 would be quite redundant as the whole concept of ‘Empire’ died off at around 1914? Of course the British Empire still maintained an Empire, but hardly anybody else’s did, so surely the game would be pretty boring?

    Also age of empires 1,2 and 3 span through long generations whereas Age of Empires 4 (if it doesn’t turn out to be fake) would just span 60-80 years at most(probably start in the late 1880s with expansion into Asia and China then possibly end after WW2.

  100. James says:

    Sorry; I mean ‘formal imperialism’ (1914 business)

  101. Daniel says:

    use r *** but aom isnt

  102. Chimalpopoca says:

    i hope somtime in november come out aoe 4

  103. Chimalpopoca says:

    all age of empirez come out in november

  104. Chimalpopoca says:

    in 2009 november dey can create expansions to aoe 1, 2.
    Thangs dey can do:

    better grafic dan aoe 3
    new buildings
    homecity
    almost all factions got only unique units
    new factions like: inca, livonians, russians etc. all factions about 50 to play
    more triggas in scenarios
    more popullation about 1000
    smaller units
    bigger ships
    on all ships r sailors
    units got much smaller hp
    with swords cant attack buildings n ships
    arrow n gunpowder units can run out ammo den dey can go to castle or other millitary building n get new ammunation
    playas r revarded when dey destroy some other playa
    new animals to hunt.

  105. will says:

    I LOVE Age of Empires III, but there’s always the same thing in ANY strategy game: CAN WE BE ABLE TO SELECT AS MANY SOLDIERS AS WE WANT?!
    Because in any strategy game, the maximum you can have is, like, 30 – 40 people! Why can’t we be able to have HUGE and PROPER armies to the march. Instead of this pathetic little group! Well, fair enough, it’s enough to defeat the enemy, but it would be cool to select as many as wished though.
    Anyway: still looking forward to AoE VI. AND ESPESIALLY AoE V!!

  106. AWJ says:

    They should definitely increase the population capacity for the Age of Empries franchise. Two-hundred is not nearly enough, especially when some units take up multiple spaces. Everything should be worth 1 population and you should be able to make between 500 and 1000 people.

    By the way, try out Nemesis of The Roman Empire, you can have however large or small a population you want and it runs very smoothly. Plus, for people with slower computers, just limit the population to the 200 and under capacity.

    All this garbage about how it would make it harder for weaker players to play tougher players is trash. Ever heard of the theory of evolution? In the real world every country doesn’t have the same population. The biggest, toughest countries survive and prosper, the little ones become extintct. It’s natural selection in action, and boy do we need some more action.

  107. james says:

    I think 4 every home city level up u should get 1 extra pop or 2 or 5. Also and then also we should have national borders or territory.

  108. james says:

    More maps and civs too and possibly make a gold edition later on

  109. james says:

    Also trade needs to be improved past carts and markets

  110. ur muma says:

    lol **** ye i think they should make it but i think they should make a age of mythoology 3 first ,BLUT,BLUT!

  111. ur muma says:

    THEY MADE IT OMG THEY MADE IT if u read dis i tricked you!=]

  112. leo says:

    guys just buy star wars galactic battle grounds

  113. aoe fan says:

    If they make aoe4and5 their popularity will go high like total war

  114. gerard says:

    I THINK AOE 4 AND 5 IS STUPID BECUASE THE PEOPLE LOOK LIKE HALO CARICTERS AND IT IS IN MODERN DATE THEY SHOULD MAKE AN UPGRADE ON AOE 2

  115. afrro says:

    modern stuff will be **** personally i think three is the best asian dinasties is great i havn’t played warchiefts but if a number 4 wiill come out it should be in the same era i dn’t like the second world war games i thingk the get a bit boring

  116. Quake says:

    Well, shame they are closing Ensemble.

  117. Aoe 2 kills says:

    AOE 2 was totally the best, I think that it’d be cool iff they made a pop limit of more’n 200. 200 is never enough.

  118. AOE I - III says:

    pop. 500 would be cool..
    pls get aoee IV im already waiting and wanting to play it online !

  119. Chalra says:

    Yeah i think they should remake AOE2 the same game play. Just better graphics. Would be awesome!

  120. fraser says:

    i think it should be just 1 hundred years ahead and 500 or more population would be great but i still think aoe3 will be better

  121. fraser says:

    what use think

  122. fraser says:

    i think the age of empires 4 & 5 r not going to be as great because people get carryed away making the game and make them stupid on accident

  123. pepe cucu says:

    I love age of empires I,II,III,IV,V even 4,5 if its not out

  124. Mitch says:

    I would not buy the IV version because i like AoE in an old time fashion with steel and gunpowder.

  125. Cornelious Jack says:

    I hope that they come out with 4&5……. but im not holding my breath any longer

  126. nathaniel black says:

    i think they should make 4 the american war of independance and so on.
    cant wait for 4 and 5
    5 should be ww1/ww2

  127. lungtan says:

    aoe 4&5 should have long campaign stories then i will like it more.

  128. lungtan says:

    if aoe 5 comes out then i will be eager to compare it with star wars empire at war, let’s see which one is more awesome!

  129. Jah Wise says:

    i hope they do a much better job with age of empires 4 and 5 than with 3. Age 3 really disapointed me compared to 1 and 2. I think they should stick to more basic graphics. Also, that population thing they started with in Age of mythology is the worst s+`´çt. I dont care if your creating a catapault, a somersaluting ninja or a villager, they should all occupy 1 population.

  130. Tylerman123 says:

    I think that AoE IV should stretch from late colonial era (colonization in Africa and Australia) to WWI. They could have several african civs, which would be cool, maybe a few middle-eastern ones. It would stay inside hitorical bounds, which is what makes AoE so unique in the RTS genre.

    • THEfog says:

      Agreed, The whole Age of empires Series is like a history book wrapped up in a kick *** addicting game series, and i wouldn’t have it any other way.

  131. TheOne says:

    lol, few things are funnier on these pages than people who think the artwork represents the ages within AOE3. anyone who’s actually owned any of the games would notice that the first 3 pictures are exact copies of the cover art of those games. not to mention the fact that AOE3 does NOT go into any of the ages shown except the 3rd image.

  132. jsecca says:

    looks like there will be no aoe 4 and 5 since ensemble has gone down the crapper but hopefully one of the new companies that they will form will make something similar since the games were kick ***

  133. Imhungry says:

    Guys they already got nukes in original aoe so maybe thats enough.oh and esnble not gonna make it cuz its been 5 darn long years

  134. Tom says:

    The first time I played an AOE game was Age of Mythology! I thought, and still think, that that is the best game of the franchise! It definitely is the most unique and much more creative, in my opinion! The Gods and their powers were epic, and I wish they could add on more to that era of game! Loved it! This idea of WWI and WWII looks really bad! The problem is that there are already DOZENS of WWI and WWII games! It’s getting very old and boring! The whole point of Age of Empires was to transport you back in time (I know WWI and WWII are back in time, but I’m just saying..) to a different world. Its one of the few games today that still produce a plot that has nothing to do with flying cars and giant guns! I love the whole Kingdom, Ancient Greece or Rome feel, and the Medieval feel! That’s the whole reason I bought the game and the whole obvious reason many others did as well! Stick with the good stuff, not with what’s popular! :D

  135. Jerry says:

    I like it and i happy that they decide continue series
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  136. kade says:

    i really want there to be AOE 4,5 but should use them as expansoins for no. 3 kadeo out!!

  137. kade says:

    by the way im english america sucks dik

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