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In the upcoming Company of Heroes for iPad, players secure their positions with field defences which can be quickly and easily placed by drawing them directly onto the map — like so.

Coming this fall.

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The newly-announced Age of Empires studio headed up by Shannon Loftis at Microsoft isn't directly making games, but instead is more of a production outfit overseeing other studios' work on the IP.

That's according to Microsoft creative director Adam Isgreen, who told PCGamesInsider.biz that the company's responsibility is to make sure that Age of Empire games from other studios are going in the right direction.

Microsoft has worked with developer Forgotten Empires for the Definitive Edition of Age of Empires - which was released in 2018 - and the modern update of its sequel that's launching in November. Isgreen says that Australia's Tantalus Media is working on Age of Empires III Definitive Edition, too.

That's on top of the Big M bringing in Sega-owned Relic Entertainment on-board to make Age of Empires 4.

The new Age of Empires venture was announced at E3 2019 alongside Microsoft's purchase of adventure game specialist Double Fine.

"We do have an internal team but we're really providing oversight to our wonderful development partners - our team at Forgotten Empires that made Age of Empires Definitive Edition and is working on Age of Empires II - Definitive Edition, but we also have a group in Australia - Tantalus Media - that's working on Age of Empires III," Isgreen explained.

"We have Relic up in Vancouver. But they're also helping each other out with all the games, too. Our role at Microsoft is to enable these great developers to make Age products and to be the overseers and the ones making sure that we're on-message and on-brand for delivering what we believe to be great Age of Empires experiences. They're accessible, for all ages and you may learn something about history whether you want to or not. That kind of approach, a game that's accessible that is really meant for a large audience, across the world. We have a wonderful userbase from all across the globe that plays Age of Empires games every month and we want to make sure we can bring everybody in, not just from specific cultures."

https://www.windowscentral.com/age-empires-2-may-hit-xbox-if-microsoft-can-figure-out-controls
According to a report by Twinfinite, Age of Empires 2 may be coming to Xbox down the line. At Gamescom 2019, the team managed to speak with the game's Creative Director Adam Isgreen. When asked about whether the title could come to consoles, he said the following.

So, the plan is that I want to make the best PC real-time strategy game possible first. Now there's mouse and keyboard support on Xbox, but so many people don't have mouse and keyboard that they can plug in. So, I think the challenge, and what I want to fool around with afterwards, is... once we get this done, we're gonna look at what we can do for console controls, like building a console control scheme specifically for Age of Empires. We don't have anything to announce about console right now, but we're going to go try to figure it out.

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https://www.pcgamer.com/humankind-is-a-historical-4x-strategy-game-from-the-creators-of-endless-legend/

Amplitude, the studio that created Endless Space and Endless Legend games, isn't holding anything back with the announcement of its upcoming game Humankind. It's a turn-based 4X that follows the roots of human civilization and culture, and Amplitude says it's the game the studio was founded to create.

"All the games we've created up until now have been leading up to this moment," says chief creative officer Romain de Waubert. "We are so excited to finally be able to share with the community what has been at the heart of Amplitude since day one."

Along with publisher Sega, Amplitude is providing a first look at Humankind at Gamescom this week. The studio says the game will feature a million possible civilizations that can begin as, say, Ancient Egypt and eventually develop into Rome or the Khmer. As you research new tech, build wonders, and face the consequences of real historical events, you'll be working to build fame—the resource that ultimately determines the winner of the game.

Amplitude also says Humankind will feature tactical battles, and based on the new trailer, it looks downright gorgeous.

Humankind is set to launch sometime in 2020. In the meantime, you can find more information on the Steam page and at the official site, and even more information in the upcoming issue of PC Gamer UK magazine, which is out this Thursday August 22.