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There’s just over a month to go until the release of Age of Empires 4. The AoE franchise feels like it’s in a very healthy place at the moment, with a very healthy multiplayer scene around AoE 2’s Definitive Edition and new expansions out in the last couple of months for both AoE 2 and 3. So...

A nicely written, generally positive preview from RPS’s Nate Crowley: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/humankind-preview-hands-on It sounds like each culture’s bonus is nicely impactful, leading to some meaningful decisions about when to era up. But as I suppose is inevitable in a game with 10⁶...

I enjoyed this article that was published on Rock Paper Shotgun earlier today: How video games consistently fail Gandhi by Nikhil Murthy. https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2020/04/22/how-video-games-consistently-fail-gandhi/ Obviously the main focus of the article is the most famous appearance...

I was sorry to see via Twitter that William Morgan Sheppard, the narrator for Civ V and its expansions, died yesterday, as announced by his son: https://twitter.com/mark_sheppard/status/1082129529844449282?s=21 Outside of Civ, he was known for his appearances in Star Trek and Max Headroom. I...

This is still present as of the latest patch, but this has been an issue I've had since the game launched. Upon winning a game, the Victory Movie plays as it's supposed to, but Sean Bean's narration is quiet to the point where it's essentially inaudible. The volume bars in the game settings are...

A quick question: is it possible to use an Apostle to launch an Inquisition (and thus build Inquisitors) if you did not found a religion? In my current game, I didn't bother pursuing a religion, but got converted to Buddhism early on. I rather like the beliefs that come with Buddhism, so I want...

Last week, Christopher Tin was a headline performer at the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod (Festival) in north Wales, where he conducted the Welsh National Opera and a purpose-assembled Welsh choir in a performance of Sogno di volare, as well as Calling All Dawns, his song cycle...

This year's E3 has seen Microsoft announce a new remaster of the original Age of Empires, following on from the success of 2013's HD Edition of AoE II and its continuing expansions. From the official announcement: Access to an Open Beta will be available to people who sign up to the Age of...

After winning a technological victory far too easily as Korea on Prince, I moved up to King and played a Standard Fractal with Arabia. I had an excellent start: floodplain, oases and luxuries, which naturally suit Arabia's UA and UB. However I wasn't playing particularly brilliantly, and...

Does anyone know how to create a desktop shortcut for a mod in Civ 4 BtS? I'm getting pretty bored with having to load the game, then go to advanced options, load mod, etc. and would like to know how to make an shorcut that will put the two steps together and save a lot of hassle. I've seen...