Age of Empires: Definitive Edition News

It’s a new year and a time to reset, reflect and think about what the next few months has in store.

Here on the Age of Empires team, we’ve got a LOT lined up for 2024. Instead of trying to summarize it in a lengthy blog post, we decided to make a show of it! We’re excited to announce the “New Year, New Age” livestream on February 23rd at 10:00 am PT (1:00 pm ET / 18:00 UTC).

With so much to come in 2024, we want to show our players around the world what to expect from the Age of Empires franchise this year. We’ll be revealing more information on some of our most anticipated titles for 2024 – so expect to see a sneak peek of Age of Mythology: Retold and a first look at Age of Empires Mobile. If you’re eager to know what’s next for our games already in your library, don’t worry, we’ll have updates for those titles too.

• Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition: We’ll reveal a brand-new campaign-focused expansion and an extended look at exclusive gameplay.
  
• Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition: After giving our players a new way to play for free in 2023, we are excited to reveal a new DLC with new civilizations.
  
• Age of Empires IV: Coming off our best-selling expansion ever with The Sultans Ascend, we will share updates on an upcoming brand-new season and a new in-game reward.
  
• Age of Empires Mobile: TiMi Studio Group, the award-winning developer, will share a first-time look at gameplay and give us a behind the scenes look into their studio. The team will share their passion for Age of Empires and their vision to bring the franchise to new and existing fans alike.
  
• Age of Mythology: Retold: The team will take us behind the curtain in the studio to show how they are developing this beloved game for a new, modern experience. Fans can expect a unique unveiling of a few mythological creatures that you won’t want to miss.
  

Lastly, making a return appearance after hosting our 25th anniversary show, Welyn, will be streaming the event on his Twitch channel. He’ll give his expert impressions and reactions to all the news, reveals, teases and gameplay.

Mark your calendars for February 23rd at 10:00 am PT to watch on the channels listed below:

• Welyn’s Twitch
  
• Age of Empires Twitch
• Age of Empires YouTube
  
• Age of Empires Steam Page
• Age of Empires.com

We’re so grateful to get to spend another year bringing established and new players all over the world more Age of Empires content. We hope you’ll join us at New Year, New Age as we take a look at what’s to come.

Stay tuned to Age of Empires channels for more details about the show over the next coming weeks.

See you there!

For more Age of Empires information, visit www.ageofempires.com

WHAT: Server Maintenance (Matchmaking Servers)
WHEN: Wednesday, January 17 @ 2:00p PT / 5:00p ET / 22:00 UTC (Countdown)
EST. DOWNTIME: 1-2 HOURS

[h3]GAMES & PLATFORMS IMPACTED[/h3]

• Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (Steam / Microsoft Store)
  
• Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (Steam / Microsoft Store)
  
• Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition (Steam / Microsoft Store)
  
• Age of Empires IV (Steam / Microsoft Store)
  

[h3]OBJECTIVES[/h3]

• Routine server updates and maintenance.

[h3]DETAILS[/h3]This coming Wednesday, January 17th, the platform team will be taking the multiplayer servers down for regular maintenance. Please note:

• Ranked matchmaking will disabled exactly one hour before the maintenance window to prevent disruption to newly-formed matches.
  
  
• Any matches still in progress at the start of the maintenance window will be disrupted when it begins.
  
  
• DURING THE MAINTENANCE WINDOW, YOU WILL STILL BE ABLE TO LAUNCH THE GAME, BUT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MATCHMAKE OR ACCESS ANY ONLINE FEATURES.

To prevent any interruptions, we recommend wrapping up any games at least 10 minutes before the maintenance window. The downtime is expected to last between 1 and 2 hours. You can watch this thread with any changes to the schedule as they arise, as well as the all-clear when the maintenance is complete.

Thank you for your patience!

It's lovely weather to browse the Steam Winter Sale together with you! 🎵 Snag up to 75% savings on the Age of Empires franchise.

Don’t wait – sale ends January 4th at 10 AM PT (18:00 UTC).

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[h2]Age of Empires IV[/h2]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1466860/Age_of_Empires_IV_Anniversary_Edition/

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[h2]Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition[/h2]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/813780/Age_of_Empires_II_Definitive_Edition/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1389240/Age_of_Empires_II_Definitive_Edition__Lords_of_the_West/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1557210/Age_of_Empires_II_Definitive_Edition__Dawn_of_the_Dukes/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1869820/Age_of_Empires_II_Definitive_Edition__Dynasties_of_India/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2141580/Age_of_Empires_II_Definitive_Edition__Return_of_Rome/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2555420/Age_of_Empires_II_Definitive_Edition__The_Mountain_Royals/

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[h2]Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition[/h2]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2477660/Age_of_Empires_III_Definitive_Edition_Base_Game/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1581450/Age_of_Empires_III_Definitive_Edition__United_States_Civilization/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1581451/Age_of_Empires_III_DE__The_African_Royals/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1817370/Age_of_Empires_III_Definitive_Edition__Mexico_Civilization/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1817361/Age_of_Empires_III_Definitive_Edition__Knights_of_the_Mediterranean/

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[h2]Age of Empires: Definitive Edition[/h2]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1017900/Age_of_Empires_Definitive_Edition/

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[h2]Age of Mythology[/h2]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/266840/Age_of_Mythology_Extended_Edition/

Age of Empires: Definitive Edition is receiving a pre-emptive update to ensure online features continue to function as intended and remain compatible with current and future server updates.
 
We are switching our API's domain to aoe-api.worldsedgelink.com. This domain change was already made for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition, Age of Empires IV, and is now coming to Age of Empires: Definitive Edition.
 
We're also removing the requirement to perform a (platform) login to access the /community/ APIs.
 

[h3]What does this mean for me?[/h3]
If you're using any of the current APIs, you'll have to switch the domain for your services to aoe-api.worldsedgelink.com. The endpoints and arguments can remain the same. We'll update you if those change.

If you're currently using a login to access the /community/ APIs, you will no longer need to. This does mean that rate limiting will be done on a per-IP basis, rather than a per-user basis.

[h3]By when do we have to make this change?[/h3]
The current domain will stay functional until at least January 31st.

As mentioned above, you will no longer have to log in to access community APIs.

[h3]What about the ageofempires.com APIs?[/h3]
Those are managed by World's Edge and will be maintained as they are.

WHAT: Server Maintenance (Matchmaking Servers)
WHEN: Wednesday, November 29 @ 2:00pm PT / 5:00p ET / 22:00 UTC (Countdown)
EST. DOWNTIME: 1-2 HOURS

[h3]GAMES & PLATFORMS IMPACTED[/h3]

• Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (Steam / Microsoft Store)
  
• Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition (Steam / Microsoft Store)
  
• Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition (Steam / Microsoft Store)
  
• Age of Empires IV (Steam / Microsoft Store)
  

[h3]OBJECTIVES[/h3]

• Routine server updates and maintenance.

[h3]DETAILS[/h3]This coming Wednesday, November 29th, the platform team will be taking the multiplayer servers down for regular maintenance. Please note:

• Ranked matchmaking will disabled exactly one hour before the maintenance window to prevent disruption to newly-formed matches.
  
  
• Any matches still in progress at the start of the maintenance window will be disrupted when it begins.
  
  
• DURING THE MAINTENANCE WINDOW, YOU WILL STILL BE ABLE TO LAUNCH THE GAME, BUT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MATCHMAKE OR ACCESS ANY ONLINE FEATURES.

To prevent any interruptions, we recommend wrapping up any games at least 10 minutes before the maintenance window. The downtime is expected to last between 1 and 2 hours. You can watch this thread with any changes to the schedule as they arise, as well as the all-clear when the maintenance is complete.

Thank you for your patience!