Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition.
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Microsoft will ship Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition in 4K this fall

Microsoft said it will ship a remake of one of its iconic games, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. The game will ship in 4K resolution this fall, and it will feature a new campaign.

The company made the announcement at its press briefing at the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) game trade show in Los Angeles.

The game features The Last Khans, a new campaign.

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Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat at VentureBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.