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![Age of Empires 2 from a first-person perspective.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Urwe8HJrs46c8WSdo7vjv3-320-80.png)
Age of Empires 2 in first-person? Sure why not
By Rich Stanton published
news Overreign lets you play skirmish mode and PvP in a whole new way.
![Phil Spencer wearing a StarCraft T-shirt](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3BJmejpoiN3DGoe9PBPXBX-320-80.jpg)
Phil, buddy, you can't just tease StarCraft fans only to announce that the RTS is coming to Game Pass
By Fraser Brown published
News It's just cruel.
![A sprawling battle in Age of Mythology: Retold's Immortal Pillars expansion.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Sx2ffBxoqBdeVgVeFUaywD-320-80.jpg)
Age of Mythology's least-loved expansion looks like it's had an overhaul in its remastered version, and we'll be able to play as China 'soon'
By Joshua Wolens published
News We're heading east.
![God looks on as a load of marines get Old Testament on Him.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8j95EzRQvzStRKky5dJTVd-320-80.jpg)
Surely 'Marines vs God' is the game name of the year
By Rich Stanton published
news If you like asymmetrical PvP and ludicrous setups this may be heaven-sent.
![Promotional art for Age of Mythology Retold, featuring several gods from the ages of mythologies past arranged in battle poses, prepared for war.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/xph3KYFbxxsnmyht8XCzcg-320-80.png)
'Worse than horse armour'—Age of Mythology: Retold is charging $6 for 22-year-old jpegs, giving the DLC 'very negative' Steam reviews before the game's even out
By Harvey Randall published
News Mercifully, the base game's faring far better.
![Battles in Stormgate, Homeworld 3 and Company of Heroes 3](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kmQpbNrmB8tJvQS5Nsy3Gm-320-80.jpg)
Real-time strategy almost came back from the brink of death and then fell flat on its face
By Fraser Brown published
RIP The RTS renaissance never happened and probably never will.
![An Egyptian goddess against the stars](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WTqnYVoXxFY56PtkKyjqsH-320-80.jpg)
Age of Mythology: Retold review: Old school strategy, sensibly modernised
By Phil Iwaniuk published
Gods & Monsters Age of Mythology: Retold is still mostly a classic RTS, but the visual overhaul makes a big difference.
![Warz, the Stormgate hero character voiced by Simu Liu.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hzn34gyaXeYVyXCDt6RyAZ-320-80.jpg)
Here's the official Stormgate launch time for early access
By Lauren Morton published
Let me in After a couple weeks of "early access" prior to Early Access, Stormgate is indeed launching on August 13.
![Stormgate screenshot](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YBrdKkCsf8TigypPzM6Y83-320-80.jpg)
StarCraft 2 spiritual successor Stormgate launches to a mixed rating on Steam, but Frost Giant is undaunted: 'Mixed reviews are to be expected at this stage'
By Andy Chalk published
news Stormgate's full early access launch happens next week, but Kickstarter backers and 'early access pack' purchases are playing right now.
![Celestials](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/yTWeSDKgGX578rATqTK2yY-320-80.jpg)
Stormgate developers say they want to lower the RTS skill floor, not the skill ceiling: 'It's okay to be a high-skill game'
By Lincoln Carpenter published
Reforging War In a PC Gaming Show documentary, Frost Giant says it wants "all players, of all skill levels, to be able to enjoy what we love about the RTS genre."
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