Age of Empires 2 Celebrates 5th Anniversary of Definitive Edition. Gifts and New, Well-Received DLC About Greece's War with Persia are Waiting

As a seasoned gamer with decades of gaming under my belt, I must say that the recent announcements from Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition have left me nothing short of ecstatic! Celebrating their fifth birthday in style, they’re giving new players an unbeatable deal – not only the base game, but also the Lords of the West, Dawn of the Dukes, and Dynasties of India DLCs for free!


Yesterday marked the fifth anniversary of the release of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. To entice novices to partake in the excitement, the creators have put together an enticing deal for them.

  1. From now on, when you purchase Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, you will also receive the DLC packs Lords of the West, Dawn of the Dukes, and Dynasties of India for free.
  2. All of these DLCs will be free to those who previously purchased Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. If you only have some of them, you will simply receive the missing ones.
  3. There were no planned attractions for people who had previously bought these three expansions.

Chronicles: Battle for Greece expansion release

The game’s fifth anniversary was also celebrated with the launch of the latest DLC, Chronicles: Battle for Greece. The expansions offers a 21-mission campaign set in ancient Greece and Persia over a span of 100 years. DLC allows you to guide three anti-civilizations: Athenians, Spartans, and Achaemenids.

  1. The DLC costs $14.99 on both PC and Xbox Series S/X consoles.
  2. Chronicles: Battle for Greece was received very warmly – on Steam the DLC has 87% positive reviews. Below we present a few opinions of players:

Could you please provide me with even more of those outstanding expansions? Without a doubt, this is one of the finest DLCs that have been launched thus far, and the engaging storylines are precisely what I’ve been searching for!

The devs have raised the bar in AoE2 campaigns.

This campaign is remarkably different from what we’ve encountered in Age of Empires previously, giving off an air as though it were an entirely fresh game. Here’s hoping for more innovative expansions like this in the future.

  1. Age of Empires II: DE – Chronicles: Battle for Greece on Steam
  2. Age of Empires II: DE – Chronicles: Battle for Greece in Xbox Store

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Impressive results of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition on Steam

The game carries on expanding with new expansions and updates, a development that’s not hard to understand considering the enduring fame that Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition continues to enjoy on Steam.

  1. Yesterday’s activity record was 21,993 players playing simultaneously on Steam.
  2. Such a result is almost twice as high as yesterday’s Age of Empires IV activity record (11,703 players at peak).
  3. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is the most popular classic RTS game, according to the ranking of the most popular games on Steam.

So we can expect that the game will be developed for a long time.

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2024-11-15 14:01