Rise Of Nations Returns With New Extended Edition

<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;05&sol;05101447&sol;rise-of-nations&period;jpg"><img class&equals;"alignleft wp-image-62217 size-thumbnail" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;05&sol;05101447&sol;rise-of-nations-150x150&period;jpg" alt&equals;"rise of nations" width&equals;"150" height&equals;"150" &sol;><&sol;a>Rise of Nations fans are about to have all their dreams come true&period; Microsoft has announced that it has acquired the rights to the game and will be bringing it to Steam in the form of a new extended edition&period; This remake is in development at Skybox Labs&comma; the same studio  responsible for Age of Mythology&colon; Extended Edition which launched earlier this year&period; As with their previous game&comma; Rise of Nations&colon; Extended Edition will feature improved graphics&comma; trading cards and achievements as well as Steamworks and Twitch integration&period; This remake will not only feature the original game but will also include the Thrones and Patriots expansion pack&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Released in 2003&comma; Rise of Nations was originally developed by the now defunct Big Huge Games&period; The game features 18 different civilisations and takes place across 8 different ages in world history&period; Upon release&comma; Rise of Nations was met with incredibly high praise and won several game of the year awards&period; Unfortunately Big Huge Games never made a sequel&period; Instead they went on to release an Xbox Live version of The Settlers of Catan board game and the Asian Dynasties expansion for Age of Empires III&period; The studio&&num;8217&semi;s entire staff were laid off in 2012 following the financial failure of their last game&comma; Kingdoms of Amalur&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Rise of Nations&colon; Extended Edition will launch in June for &dollar;19&period;99&sol; £14&period;99&comma; although there is a 20&percnt; discount for those who pre-order&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Via <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;eurogamer&period;net&sol;articles&sol;2014-05-30-rise-of-nations-extended-edition-due-next-month-on-steam">Eurogamer<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;