Microsoft Studios and Smoking Gun Interactive are done working on Age of Empires: Castle Siege. Go get this game and play it on your Windows 8.1 device or on your Windows Phone. Join the siege and prove that you’re a siege genius, a tactical mastermind, and an empire-building prodigy.
Late this August, Microsoft Studios and Smoking Gung Interactive introduced a new game based on the popular Age of Empires series – Age of Empires: Castle Siege. Created for desktops powered by Windows 8 and mobile devices powered by Windows Phone 8, this fast-paced game has all the strategy and combat you’ve come to expect from Age of Empires. You can choose one of several civilizations, start with a modest castle and build a massive city, train an army and use it to fight off marauders and lay siege to enemy castles.
On Wednesday, September 17, the Age of Empires: Castle Siege game was released to the public. Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone users around the world can get the game for free and plat it with a mouse and keyboard or on a touch device.
Age of Empires: Castle Siege – Main Features
Windows Phone users can get the game from Microsoft’s Windows Phone Store.
Additional information on Age of Empires: Castle Siege is available here.
Late this August, Microsoft Studios and Smoking Gung Interactive introduced a new game based on the popular Age of Empires series – Age of Empires: Castle Siege. Created for desktops powered by Windows 8 and mobile devices powered by Windows Phone 8, this fast-paced game has all the strategy and combat you’ve come to expect from Age of Empires. You can choose one of several civilizations, start with a modest castle and build a massive city, train an army and use it to fight off marauders and lay siege to enemy castles.
On Wednesday, September 17, the Age of Empires: Castle Siege game was released to the public. Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone users around the world can get the game for free and plat it with a mouse and keyboard or on a touch device.
Age of Empires: Castle Siege – Main Features
- Build an empire – start with a castle and build a city, train armies and use them to defend yourself or to attack opponents, gather resources.
- Multiple civilizations – you can pick one of six civilizations from the Medieval Era: Britons, Byzantines, Franks, Kievan Rus, Saracens, and Teutons.
- Heroes – heroes like Richard the Lionheart are ready to be called upon. If you need to turn the battle in your favor, call a hero.
- Historical battles – the game lets you play through 10 historical battles, like the Fall of Constantinople for example.
- Leaderboards – forge an alliance with your Xbox Live friends, compete against other alliances, and make it to the top of the leaderboards.
- Cross-platform play – since your game progress is saved to your Gamertag, you can switch from one Windows 8 device to another. You can play on your Windows 8 PC, tablet or Windows Phone 8.
Windows Phone users can get the game from Microsoft’s Windows Phone Store.
Additional information on Age of Empires: Castle Siege is available here.