Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition

The first six months of 2026 have been filled with memorable moments across the Age franchise. We’ve explored new legends and civilizations, welcomed players to new platforms, cheered alongside fans at Red Bull Wololo: Londinium, and watche

WHAT: Server Maintenance (Matchmaking Servers) WHEN: Wednesday, July 8 @ 2:00pm PT / 5:00pm ET / 21:00 UTC (Countdown) EST. DOWNTIME: 1-2 HOURS GAMES & PLATFORMS IMPACTED Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (Steam / Microsoft Store) Age of E

Starting today and at the start of each month, the Ranked Map pool will now automatically rotate. Each rotation will always feature a set number of open, closed, hybrid, and naval maps to keep a balanced set of maps in play at all times. Th

Cool off from the heatwave with the the Steam Summer Sale; happening now! Complete your Age of Empires collection with a couple of DLC plus up to 75% off on all your favorites - it’s time to Age up your Summer! Don’t wait for these discount

Happy June! We hope everyone is looking forward to Raiders of the North, which was officially announced earlier this month and we can’t wait to tell you more about it in the months to come! In the meantime, we’re following up on our last pa

Age of Empires IV: Anniversary Edition should now be a lot easier to play on Steam Deck / Steam Machine and anyone using a gamepad - with the new controller UI. Read the full article here: https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2026/06/age-of-empire

Dominion of the North Sea awaits with Raiders of the North, the next DLC for Age of Empires IV! Command two new powerful civilizations: the Vikings and the Scots, as you explore new systems, expanded Crucible missions, and dynamic new battl

Happy May to our Age of Empires IV community, and thanks for all of your feedback after our recent update and patch. With this one, we’re addressing a number of balance issues and bugs with previously released maps, as well as continuing to

Hello again, Age IV players! We’re excited to follow up on last week’s release of Yue Fei’s Legacy and the Season Thirteen update with a few additional changes! While we’re still planning for a larger patch in a few weeks, we heard your con

A new 8-mission campaign and the Jin Dynasty civilization have come to Age of Empires IV with the release of Yue Fei’s Legacy! Explore a new campaign following Yue Fei, the great Song Dynasty general in their struggle against the Jin Dynast