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[B] [/B][B][IMGA]http://www.sekigun.com/lb5000/usr/1/1_3191.jpg[/IMGA][/B] [TR] [TD] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- January 4, 2005 Dawn of a New Age: Age of Empires III Announced for 2005 Release Microsoft Game Studios and Ensemble Studios are proud to announce the return of the king of real-time strategy games: Age of Empires III is scheduled to ship in the second half of 2005. This will be the latest landmark release in the award-winning franchise that has sold a staggering 16 million units worldwide. Age of Empires III will offer gamers the next level of realism, with advanced battle physics and unparalleled visual detail. The new game picks up where Age of Empires II: Age of Kings left off, placing gamers in the position of a European power determined to explore, colonize and conquer the New World. This time period features stunning scenes, from towering European cathedrals to courageous tribes of Native Americans, and spectacular combat with Industrial Age units like rifled infantry, cavalry and tall ships bristling with cannons. Age of Empires III will once again demonstrate Ensemble Studios' reputation for excellence and innovation in the real-time strategy (RTS) genre. The game will set a new standard for visual quality and amaze players with detail never before seen in an RTS. Age of Empires III will excite strategy gamers with new game-play elements, including the concept of a “Home City,“ new civilizations, units, technologies and an immersive new single-player campaign that will span three generations. Ensemble Studios is one of the world's premier entertainment software developers. Ensemble Studios is best known for its blockbuster Age of Empires game series. Ensemble's titles are distinguished by the highest-quality art and gameplay dynamics applied in familiar historical settings, and appeal to hard-core gamers and mass audiences. Ensemble Studios is based in Dallas, Texas. Microsoft Game Studios is a leading worldwide publisher and developer of games for the Xbox ® video game system, the Windows ® operating system and online platforms. Comprising a network of top developers, Microsoft Game Studios is committed to creating innovative and diverse games for Windows (http://www.microsoft.com/games), including such franchises as Age of Empires ® , Flight Simulator and Zoo Tycoon ® ; Xbox (http://www.xbox.com), including such games as Fable ® and franchises as Halo ® , Project Gotham Racing ® and MechAssault ® ; and MSN ® Games (http://www.games.msn.com), the official games channel for the MSN network and home to such hits as “Bejeweled” and “Hexic™;.” [/COLOR] [IMGA]http://www.ensemblestudios.com/age3images/Age3Screenshot5-700.jpg[/IMGA][/COLOR] [IMGA]http://www.ensemblestudios.com/age3images/Age3Screenshot2-700.jpg[/IMGA] [IMGA]http://www.ensemblestudios.com/age3images/Age3Screenshot1-700.jpg[/IMGA] [IMGA]http://www.ensemblestudios.com/age3images/Age3Screenshot3-700.jpg[/IMGA] [IMGA]http://www.ensemblestudios.com/age3images/Age3Screenshot4-700.jpg[/IMGA] [IMGA]http://www.ensemblestudios.com/age3images/Age3Screenshot6-700.jpg[/IMGA] [/TD][/TR] [TR] [TD] 微软游戏工作室旗下的Ensemble Studios发布了期待了4年多的《帝国时代3》的首批3帐画面，《帝国时代》最新一代的名称为《帝国时代3：发现时代》（Age of Empires III: Age of Discovery），从字面来看，“发现时代”是指从哥伦布发现美洲新大陆（1492年）开始，欧洲开始进行海外探索的时代。 　　单人模式战役的主线是美国的历史进程。 　　多人模式中你可以从8个不同的文明中（目前官方只宣布了3个文明，即法国、西班牙、英格兰）选择，支持8名选手进行混战或团队对战。 　　《帝国时代3：发现时代》对系统AI进行了改良，使用的是最新的Havok引擎。 [/TD][/TR]