Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition
2019 real-time strategy video game
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| March 2025 | An eighth expansion for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is announced, set to release in April 2025. |
| February 4 2025 | Microsoft and Forgotten Empires announce Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition will release for PlayStation 5 in Spring 2025, marking the first AoE game on PlayStation since 2002. |
| November 14 2024 | Chronicles: Battle for Greece expansion is released. |
| October 2024 | Chronicles: Battle for Greece expansion is announced, featuring Achaemenids, Athenians, and Spartans civilizations. |
| March 14 2024 | Victors and Vanquished expansion is released. |
| February 23 2024 | Victors and Vanquished story expansion is announced, adding 19 scenarios by modder Ramsey Abdulrahim. |
| October 31 2023 | Two more Return of Rome campaigns (Glory of Greece and Voices of Babylon) are added, and The Mountain Royals expansion is released, introducing Georgian and Armenian civilizations. |
| September 8 2023 | Two additional campaigns (Ascent of Egypt and The First Punic War) are added to the Return of Rome expansion. |
| May 16 2023 | Return of Rome expansion is released, bringing content from Age of Empires: Definitive Edition, adding the Lạc Việt civilization and campaigns about Sargon of Akkad, Pyrrhus of Epirus, and Trajan. |
| January 31 2023 | The game was ported to Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S, expanding its platform availability. |
| October 25 2022 | During the 25th anniversary livestream, a port to Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S is announced. |
| April 28 2022 | Dynasties of India expansion is released, including reworks to the Indian civilization and campaigns about Babur, Rajendra, and Devapala. |
| April 14 2022 | Dynasties of India expansion is announced, featuring three new civilizations: Bengalis, Dravidians, and Gurjaras. |
| August 10 2021 | Dawn of the Dukes expansion is released, featuring campaigns about Jadwiga, Jan Žižka, and Algirdas and Kestutis. |
| June 2021 | Co-op campaigns are introduced to the game for the first time since Age of Empires Online. |
| April 10 2021 | Dawn of the Dukes expansion is announced, introducing Central European civilizations Poles and Bohemians. |
| January 26 2021 | Lords of the West expansion is released, featuring three new campaigns about Edward Longshanks, the Dukes of Burgundy, and the Hautevilles. |
| December 15 2020 | Lords of the West expansion is announced, introducing two new civilizations: Burgundians and Sicilians. |
| November 14 2019 | Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition was released for Windows, remastering the original 1999 game and celebrating its 20th anniversary with improved visuals, 4K resolution support, and including all previous expansions plus The Last Khans expansion. |
| June 9 2019 | Microsoft reveals the gameplay trailer for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition at Xbox E3 2019. |
| August 21 2017 | Microsoft announces Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is in development at Gamescom, with development by Forgotten Empires, Tantalus Media, and Wicked Witch Software. |
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