Age of Empires Dev Tracker

Maja Hjortkær Persson, Executive Producer, World’s Edge, August 22, 2023

• Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition is available to play on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and Xbox Cloud Gaming with Game Pass or to buy – right now! 
• Experience a new way to play this beloved title on console, including native controller support and intuitive console-specific tutorials. 
• Enjoy all content from Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition across four campaigns covering 500 years of human history or pick up and play any of the 10 civilizations in multiplayer or single player matches. 

Starting today, players can enjoy the award-winning real time strategy game Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One with Xbox Game Pass or purchase. Buil...

Known Issue:

• Failed to Update Match Details Error In Custom Lobbies
  • We are aware of a failed to update match error that sometimes occurs when selecting Empire Wars, Nomad, Crafted Maps, and some other mods. We are investigating this issue and will update this post when more information is available. Clicking past the error will allow you to proceed, and the error should have no impact on gameplay.

Visit our Knows Issues & Solutions page to see what’s being tracked!

A major update for Season Five, is LIVE! In today’s update, we’re turning up the heat with Map Monsters: Summer Party Edition! Scout the land and scour the sea in search for the elusive Wild Man and mysterious Dragon Turt...

We’re turning up the heat in Season Five with Map Monsters: Summer Party Edition! Scout the land and scour the sea in search for the elusive Wild Man and mysterious Dragon Turtle in our Summer Party event! Start a match off strong in Empire Wars – a new, quick-to-action game mode where players start with a burgeoning empire of pre-built buildings and villagers already tasked to resources. But that’s not all: We’ve packed this update with loads of new content and features, ready for you to dive in starting June 15th!

A few highlights include:

• Three new maps: Golden Heights, Migration, and Volcanic Island!
• The start of Ranked Season Five, bringing with it new rewards and an updated map pool rotation!
• Team Voice Chat – strategize with your friends in-match with the new team voice chat! Or use the speech-to-text feature to more easily send communications to your team!
• Visual upgrades, ...