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In Age of Empires II: HD Edition - RELOADED

Posted: 07 Apr 2013 06:20 PM PDT

Title: Age of Empires II HD
Genre: Strategy
Developer: Hidden Path Entertainment, Ensemble Studios
Publisher: Microsoft Studios
Release Date: 10 Apr 2013
Languages: English*, German*, French*, Italian*, Korean*, Spanish*, Simplified Chinese*, Russian, Japanese, Dutch, Portuguese-Brazil
*languages with full audio support
Detail: http://theloo.katt.it/65917d

In Age of Empires II: HD Edition, fans of the original game and new players alike will fall in love with the classic Age of Empires II experience. Explore all the original single player campaigns from both Age of Kings and The Conquerors expansion, choose from 18 civilizations spanning over a thousand years of history, and head online to challenge other Steam players in your quest for world domination throughout the ages. Originally developed by Ensemble Studios and reimagined in high definition by Hidden Path Entertainment, Microsoft Studios is proud to bring Age of Empires II: HD Edition to Steam!

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FEATURES:

Primary Goals

Remove the older and deprecated DirectPlay layer and replace it with a current network communication framework (p2p session management and message authentication, robust NAT traversal, etc.)
Implement basic matchmaking functionality for quick matches, lobby browsing, and friend invitations

Stretch Goals

Implement advanced matchmaking features such as skill based ranking
Allow mod community support and make it easy for users to share mods
Implement stats, leaderboards and achievements for the first time
Introduce a current generation anti-cheat system, as suitable for a popular multiplayer game.