Two expansion packs have been released: the first, Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs, was released on October 17, 2006, and introduced three Native American civilizations the second, Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties, was released on October 23, 2007, and included three Asian civilizations.Īge of Empires III has sold over 2 million copies as of May 2008. There are eight European civilizations to play within the game.Īge of Empires III has made several innovations in the series, in particular with the addition of the 'Home City', which combines real-time strategy and role-playing game features.
The game portrays the European colonization of the Americas, between approximately 14 AD (expanded in Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs to 1876). It is the third game of the Age of Empires series and the sequel to Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings. The PC Version was released on Octoin North America and Novemin Europe, while the Mac version was released on Novemin North America and Septemin Europe. The Mac version was ported over and developed by Destineer's MacSoft Games and published by Destineer and MacSoft Games. Age of Empires III (sometimes abbreviated AoE III) is a real-time strategy (RTS) game developed by Microsoft Corporation's Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios.
