Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition | |
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Developer(s) | |
Publisher(s) | Xbox Game Studios |
Director(s) | Adam Isgreen |
Composer(s) | Stephen Rippy |
Series | Age of Empires |
Platform(s) | Windows |
Release | October 15, 2020 |
Genre(s) | Real-time strategy |
Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition is a real-time strategy video game developed by Tantalus Media and Forgotten Empires and published by Xbox Game Studios.[1] It is a remaster of the 2005 game Age of Empires III, celebrating the 15th anniversary of the original. It features improved visuals, a remastered soundtrack, two new game modes, and four new civilizations, plus African and Mediterranean-themed downloadable content as of June 2022[update]. The Mediterranean expansion introduces the Italians as a playable civilization, which was planned for the original version of the game but did not appear. It includes all previous expansions from the original game. It was released on October 15, 2020 for Windows.[2]