14 years after Age of Empires II redefined strategy games, Microsoft is excited to announce Age of Empires II: HD Edition, coming on April 9th 2013.
The announcement trailer shows off some of the new features and graphics:Age of Empires II: HD Edition
In Age of Empires II: HD Edition, fans of the original game and new players alike will fall in love with the classic Age of Empires II experience. Explore all the original single player campaigns from both Age of Kings and The Conquerors expansion, choose from 18 civilizations spanning over a thousand years of history, and head online to challenge other Steam players in your quest for world domination throughout the ages. Originally developed by Ensemble Studios and re imagined in high definition by Hidden Path Entertainment, Microsoft Studios is proud to bring Age of Empires II: HD Edition to Steam!Key Highlights:
* Re-mastered for high resolution displays 1080p+.
* Enhanced visual engine with improved terrain textures, water, fire and ambient lighting effects.
* New Steamworks features: Achievements, Leaderboards, Matchmaking and Cloud support.
* Share user created content with Steam Workshop support.Minimum System Requirements:
Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8 Pro
Steam
900x600 minimum display resolution
Direct X 9.0c+ GPU
1.2GHz CPU
1GB RAM
2GB HDD
Age of Empires II HD can now be pre-ordered from
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