Age of Empires Dev Tracker

Here is the latest Ranked Map Rotation as determined by the developer picks and community vote. For the next two weeks, you’ll be able to pick from the new set of maps listed below!

Current map pools as of: 6p Pacific (9p ET / 20:00 UTC / 22:00 CEST) Tuesday, January 11 to Tuesday, January 25

The Steam Winter Sale is going on now through January 5th. Get special discounts on all Age of Empires games – including the newly-release...

En caso de que te lo hayas perdido, ¡hay una nueva civilización para jugar y un nuevo evento en el juego! Hemos agregado a México como la nueva civilización jugable, disponible en el DLC: ...

Starting today, finish up your holiday shoppi...

Welcome, adventurers, to a post-launch update after the release of the Mexico Civilization for Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition!

This is a small update, but we wanted to make sure everything was perfect, just in time for the holidays!

Greetings Age of Empires community,  

I have come to you today with my first official piece as a c...

Here is the latest Ranked Map Rotation as determined by the developer picks and community vote. For the remainder of the year, you’ll be able to pick from the new set of maps listed below!

Current map pools as of: 6p Pacific (9p ET / 20:00 UTC / 22:00 CEST) Tuesday, December 14 to Tuesday, January 11 ...

The holidays are here and we are celebrating in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. It’s the Summer Wonderland Event – Southern Hemisphere edition...

Hello, Age of Empires community. I bring warm greetings from a place all too familiar to you and incredibly special to me. My name is Sage. I am a fellow wordsmith who carries a quill and paper wherever I go to record and r...

It’s that time again! Visit the official Age of Empires forum to vote for your Ranked map pool for the remainder of the year!

This Week’s Dev Picks

1v1 Random Maps

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King of the Desert returned earlier this year bigger and better than ever—this time featuring a $75,000+ prizepool, courtesy of Microsoft and Pinztec with over 200 participants in the qualification stage! A tournament dedicated to one of the oldest and most popular competitive settings in Age of Empires II, 1v1 Arabia, this series follows a long t...

Starting today, you can update Age of Empires IV with a new patch that includes a few high profile fixes. The patch will correspond with build v. 9369 (viewable in your setting...

Have you ever played one of the Age games and started thinking about what villager life looked like? How did they cook? Where did they sleep? Even more importantly — what did their toilets look like? Did they have what is now considered to be proper plumbing?

Medieval toilets, also known as “garderobes”, were fairly primitive, usually comprised of a large shaft covered by a wooden seat for practicality and of course, comfort. The seat had a small opening in the shape of a circle or a keyhole where the waste would fall into the shaft. All the contents would then travel down the chute and on to the side of the walls into rivers, streams, or cesspits. As you may have guessed, disposing of waste in this manner often posed a significant health risk for medieval populations in Europe which would later be solved by the impleme...

We’re getting ready to release a small patch for Age of Empires IV next week that includes a few high profile fix...

The 2021 Game Awards are in full swing and we are proud to announce the nomination of Age of Empires IV for the Best Sim/Strategy game category this yea...

Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition is celebrating the release of the new Mexico civ with an all new and unique event!

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Here is the latest Ranked Map Rotation as determined by the developer picks and community vote. For the next two weeks, you’ll be able to pick from the new set of maps listed below!

Current map pools as of: 6p Pacific (9p ET / 20:00 UTC / 22:00 CEST) Tuesday, November 30 to Tuesday, December 14

Welcome, trailblazers, to another exciting release for Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition!

There are some fantastic new updates to maps, a new mod rating system, and even a new civilization! While there ...

Starting today, you’ll be able to install Update 8324 and enjoy the latest features, balance updates, and fixes Age of Empires IV has to offer! If you’ve s...