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| 6s | Hi this is Aaron Greenberg and just wanted to say a huge thanks for asking me |
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| 10s | to share what Ages of Empires means to me. |
| 13s | This is a franchise that I go way way way back on. |
| 17s | In fact I think I've spent more time playing Age of Empires 2 |
| 22s | than any other game before I joined the games business. |
| 26s | When I was working at Microsoft early in my career, |
| 28s | it was a game I had on my laptop, |
| 30s | I played it everywhere I went, whenenever I was there, |
| 33s | and got me dreaming of "maybe I could actually work in games some day." |
| 36s | And to be part of a team that has brought Age 2 back, |
| 40s | that has worked to bring Age 4 to life, |
| 42s | has just been one of the career highlights for me, |
| 46s | and to be part of a team that's done that. |
| 47s | 2017 when we were in Germany was a very special moment, |
| 51s | when we announced that we were making Age 4, |
| 54s | and to see the fans, all around the world, |
| 57s | in so many different countries, in so many different languages, |
| 60s | growing and supporting and building the community that we have today. |
| 64s | And I'm really excited about what's coming next in the future. |
| 67s | So that's what Age of Empires means to me. |
| 68s | It's deep deep deep rooted from my early days to today |
| 72s | one of my absolutely favorite franchises |
| 74s | and I can't wait to see what's next. |
| 76s | Hi folks, my name is Sam Reynolds. |
| 78s | And I work bringing all XGS titles to Steam for our PC users. |
| 82s | I've been a gamer since I was probably about five years old, |
| 85s | and in all of that time, some of my strongest and fondest memories |
| 89s | are of the original Age of Empires. |
| 90s | I first watched it being played at a friend's house |
| 93s | with about six of us all crowded around the screen. |
| 96s | Everybody was shouting out different advice, |
| 98s | nobody knew what was going on, |
| 100s | not even the person controlling the mouse. |
| 102s | And then a little bit later on, someone actually installed it |
| 105s | at our PCs at school. |
| 106s | So every chance we got a group of us would rush over |
| 109s | try and grab a seat, and get down to some serious LAN. |
| 112s | And I just loved the game! |
| 114s | The historical setting and the way things worked |
| 116s | meant that every match was essentially a story. |
| 119s | The way that the Ages progress means that you've always got to be |
| 122s | balancing your military versus your economy versus your research. |
| 126s | And the thing that really brought it home for me, |
| 128s | was that there were so many different ways to win. |
| 131s | I annoyed a lot of my friends by being a bit of a "turtler" |
| 134s | and this was back in the days before the trebuchets |
| 136s | so I could kinda get away with it. |
| 138s | Obviously I wanted to own it myself, so I could finally play the campaign. |
| 143s | So I had to wait until Christmas, and when Christmas rolled around |
| 147s | we were on holiday, so I had to wait another two or three weeks. |
| 150s | Very frustrating! But back in those days |
| 153s | I could pass the time looking at the manual |
| 155s | and the tech tree, which came in the case. |
| 157s | And they must've been the most read bits of paper |
| 160s | for a thousand miles. I read them a million times. |
| 164s | My disc was actually stolen a few years later, |
| 166s | So I dropped out a little bit, but I'm now very happy to be |
| 170s | the proud owner of all four titles. |
| 172s | And, yeah, it's amazing to see the franchise come so far, |
| 176s | it's amazing to be celebrating the 25th Anniversary... |
| 178s | And, yeah, I look forward to seeing what the future holds. |
| 182s | Cheers. |
| 184s | One of the things I absolutely love about our franchise |
| 186s | is how there's so many different ways to experience Age of Empires. |
| 189s | I'm mostly a casual player, I like to play Skirmish a lot, |
| 192s | but I also really enjoy playing with my family and my kids. |
| 195s | Some of the fondest memories I have are of learning |
| 197s | about history together through the campaigns and the videos. |
| 201s | We also like to play multiplayer against each other. |
| 203s | We essentially play these one hour, and longer, treaty games. |
| 206s | We like to take the time to build up our eco, |
| 208s | to create these beautiful medieval towns full of castles, |
| 211s | to build up our big armies, and then load them up with trebuchets and bombards. |
| 215s | And then all bets are off! |
| 217s | It's every person for themselves after that. |
| 219s | So for all of you who also have similar stories |
| 221s | and experiences with Age of Empires, |
| 222s | thank you so much for your support over all these years. |
| 226s | Hi everyone! |
| 227s | Age of Empires is a very special franchise for me. |
| 231s | Personally as a gamer, but also as a Marketer. |
| 236s | My career started in 1997, |
| 240s | when I was hired as the Product Manager for PC Games in the Netherlands. |
| 244s | And one of the first games that I worked on, was Age of Empires. |
| 248s | And one of the most beloved boxes |
| 251s | that I have in my collection is this one. |
| 253s | It's a signed copy by Bruce Shelley |
| 257s | who used to come over and excite the teams and the media |
| 261s | about the franchise. |
| 264s | I'm very grateful that I've been part of this franchise from the beginning. |
| 268s | And it's also interesting to see, kinda like, how our fan base |
| 273s | has grown over the years as well. |
| 275s | I used to play the game, just with my friends |
| 279s | and in today's environment, with Age of Empires IV |
| 283s | I'm actually enjoying the games with both of my daughters |
| 287s | as well as my son. |
| 289s | So I'm just very excited that I'm part of the franchise, |
| 293s | That I can work with all the talented people, |
| 296s | that I can see the reactions from the fans out there. |
| 299s | And I'm very, very excited about what the future will bring as well. |
| 304s | So thank you all. |
| 305s | The story of "AoE and Me" is one of nostalgic dreams forming into reality. |
| 312s | Age of Empires was one of the first games that I remember playing growing up. |
| 316s | Way back in 1997, 1998, my family got our first at-home computer, |
| 322s | and among the games we had was one from Ensemble Studios. |
| 327s | From the first time I launched Age of Empires, I was hooked. |
| 332s | Not only did I like the city-building aspect, |
| 335s | but this was a game where I was learning history as well, |
| 338s | and, more importantly, I could build out maps and scenarios. |
| 344s | This was my first gateway into game design. |
| 350s | I recall a vacation where I wasn’t allowed to bring the family laptop, |
| 354s | so I brought pens and graph paper, and I was drawing out Age of Empires maps! |
| 361s | If 10 year old me knew that I would one day be working for Age of Empires, |
| 367s | I would have been blown away! |
| 370s | This is a game franchise that I grew-up playing, |
| 373s | aging up myself as the titles aged up as well. |
| 377s | Every time I expanded my horizon on game design, |
| 381s | there was Age of Empires with a new expansion, |
| 386s | new title, or peripheral product to teach me more. |
| 390s | I always viewed myself as an educator as well as a gamer, |
| 396s | and Age of Empires is that same perfect blend. |
| 401s | Flash forward in time: I’ve gone to college, |
| 405s | I've gotten my Master's of Education, |
| 407s | and I've moved to the Pacific Northwest to be with my husband. |
| 410s | And I'm looking for a job in 2019, when a recruiter contacts me and says: |
| 418s | “Have you ever heard of a game called Age of Empires?” |
| 422s | Hello, I was lucky enough to be, |
| 425s | already be in Microsoft 25 years ago. |
| 428s | And in fact the person who hired me to Microsoft |
| 431s | and the gaming industry, eventually became the producer for Age of Empires. |
| 435s | So being able to work on Age of Empires again |
| 438s | is literally coming full circle back to, like back home. |
| 441s | And it is a game that obviously we all love, |
| 445s | and it is really really awesome to be able to work on something |
| 449s | that so many people feel very attached with, |
| 452s | and that includes me obviously, as well. |
| 455s | And sometimes I literally pinch myself to say like |
| 458s | "Hey, I get to work on Age of Empires!" It's awesome. |
| 460s | And so thank you very much everyone out there who's playing the game still. |
| 464s | And I hope you will also continue to spread the love of Age of Empires |
| 470s | to all our friends and family and more people in the world. |