- Состоялся релиз DLC The Viking Sagas для Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition с тремя новыми цивилизациями - 23 September 2026
Дополнение The Viking Sagas для Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition вышло 22 сентября 2026 года. Оно посвящено Северной Европе эпохи викингов и рассказывает историю Харальда Сурового, который стремился стать величайшим викингом в истории. В состав DLC вошли три новые цивилизации — Даны, Саксоны и Варяги . Каждая получила уникальные юниты, технологии и общую региональную архитектуру. Даны делают ставку на стремительные дальние рейды на драккарах: их пехота и осадные орудия сильны, а уничтожение вражеских зданий приносит дополнительное золото и ресурсы. Саксоны, напротив, славятся крепкими укреплениями и пехотными армиями: система фирда позволяет быстро набирать солдат из городов и поместий, а реформы Альфреда Великого дали им флот, способный бросить вызов даже датчанам. Варяги выбрали восточное направление — они торговали и селились от Балтики до Чёрного и Каспийского морей, получая до…
- The Viking Sagas Available Now For Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition! - 22 September 2026
New lands and plunder await! The Viking Sagas DLC for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is available now, bringing three brand new civilizations, 15 new single player campaign scenarios, and much more! The Viking Sagas introduces three formidable new civilizations with their own unique units, technologies, and shared architecture. The Danes, sail swift longships to raid and pillage your enemies’ lands to your heart’s content. The Saxons, construct mighty fortified towns and unify England in the face of ruthless Scandinavian invasions. And the Varangians, fearlessly navigate Europe’s waterways, ride down your foes, and enlist as mercenaries to wealthy empires. Relive the legend of Harald Hardrada in a sweeping 15 scenario three-campaign epic, taking you across the medieval world: battle in the blood-soaked winter battlefields of Scandinavia, serve as an elite Varangian in the mighty…
- Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition – Update 185872 - 22 September 2026
Welcome fellow Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition players! This time we are sailing the seas, raiding the shores and earning our place in Valhalla with a Viking-themed content update. Seek shelter under the new Scandinavian architecture set, raid and plunder enemy shores with the new Varangian Guard infantry, and revolutionize medieval warfare with the addition of the Mounted Crossbowman regional unit available to 12 existing European civilizations! The newest DLC, The Viking Sagas, is available now! But changes aren’t only coming from the north! We are charting a course through a boatload of new content, bringing down the hammer on bugs, and making quality of life improvements– including an AI and pathfinding rework! Here are some of the big highlights coming with this month’s update: New Varangian Guards and Mounted Crossbowmen Regional Units. Longboats are renamed Longships and ar…
- Launch Times for The Viking Sagas - 18 September 2026
March through hills of heather, fight under the cover of snowy spruce, and hunt formidable elk and seal in Age of Empires II: DE - The Viking Sagas, releasing soon! ⚔️ Check out our latest release map to prepare for the formidable battles that await you. Pre-Order Now! There's still time to pre-order and get a 15% discount. https://store.steampowered.com/app/4376980/Age_of_Empires_II_DE__The_Viking_Sagas/
- The Warriors of The Viking Sagas - 17 September 2026
Jomsviking JomsvikingsJomsvikings attack an unprepared village The Jomsviking is a powerful infantry unit available to the Danes at the Castle. Established in the 10th century by King Harald Bluetooth, the Jomsvikings were a legendary mercenary brotherhood bound by a strict, ruthless code, and were “looked on as the greatest of warriors”. These hardened men spent their summers mercilessly raiding foreign lands and earned renown as the finest fighters of their age. Their exceptional bravery in the face of danger, but also fair code of brotherhood made them famous in sagas and legendary narratives. In-game, the Jomsvikings mirror this peerless reputation. Armed with a spear and large shield, they form a durable front line with exceptional capabilities against enemy cavalry, making them ideal to pair with siege engines. Reflecting their raiding capabilities, Jomsvikings throw torches to qu…
- The Viking Sagas Campaign Preview - 11 September 2026
Conquer the Viking world — forge your saga! Relive the legend of Harald Hardrada in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - The Viking Sagas. This sweeping three-campaign epic takes you across the medieval world: battle in the blood-soaked winter battlefields of Scandinavia, serve as an elite Varangian in the mighty city of Constantinople, and face your destiny in the ultimate Viking invasion of England. From the icy North to the Mediterranean heat, lead history’s most ambitious warrior through a life defined by the axe. Join the raid and secure your place in the sagas! Pre-Order The Viking Sagas Now! The Viking Sagas is available for pre-order now on Steam with a 15% discount! https://store.steampowered.com/app/4376980/Age_of_Empires_II_DE__The_Viking_Sagas/ The Exiled Prince The world is changing. Christianity is on the rise, and the Viking realm is torn apart by wars and petty feuds.…
- The Viking Sagas выйдет 22 сентября - Age of Empires II получит три новые цивилизации - 11 September 2026
Feral Interactive и World’s Edge объявили, что дополнение The Viking Sagas для Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition выйдет 22 сентября. Предзаказы уже открыты в Steam, а до релиза расширение можно приобрести со скидкой 15%. Дополнение посвящено королю Харальду Хардраде и его завоевательным походам по Европе. Игроков ждут три новые цивилизации — варяги, датчане и саксы. Каждая получит собственные юниты, технологии и тактические возможности, а также будет представлена в одной из трёх связанных сюжетных кампаний. В «Изгнанном принце» Харальд после изгнания из Норвегии отправляется за богатством и славой в чужие земли. Пытаясь вернуть корону, он сталкивается с всё более деспотичной византийской императрицей Зоей. Кампания «Жестокий правитель» расскажет о борьбе Харальда за престолы Дании и Норвегии. Обладая огромным богатством, он ведёт войну за власть, однако постепенно рискует потерять п…
- Varangians Civilization Deep Dive - 4 September 2026
Civilization Focus: Cavalry & Navy The intrepid Varangian adventurers turned their sights east rather than west, navigating the Baltic Sea and the rivers of Russia to settle and trade in lands as far away as the Black and Caspian Seas. A keen eye for commerce elicits extra gold income from a variety of sources, while their cavalry, navy, and Varangian Guards are among the best in the business. Through trade, raiding, and settlement, the Varangians left a lasting influence throughout much of medieval eastern Europe. Bonuses Shepherding, fishing, and hunting also generate gold. Bloodlines and Caravan effects increased. Varangian Guards attack faster and generate gold. Longships and Catapult Galleons attack faster. Team Bonus: Knight-line increased damage vs. infantry. Pre-Order The Viking Sagas Now! The Viking Sagas is available for pre-order now on Steam with a 15% discount! https://stor…
- Saxons Civilization Deep Dive - 31 August 2026
Civilization Focus: Infantry & Defense Prosperous inheritors of Roman Britain, the Saxons use strong fortifications and infantry armies to vigilantly guard their realms against the constant threat of Viking raids. The organized and efficient fyrd system facilitates levying foot soldiers from Saxon towns and estates, while Alfred the Great’s naval reforms have created a fleet capable of challenging even the Danes at sea. Resilient and adaptive, the Saxons may bend but won’t break, and present a stiff challenge to any invader. Bonuses Dropsites provide a little extra food and stone when built. Foot soldiers cost less per Town Center or Castle controlled. Towers and Castles fire more arrows starting in the Castle Age. Longships and Catapult Galleons have more HP. Team Bonus: Repairers work faster. Pre-Order The Viking Sagas Now! The Viking Sagas is available for pre-order now on Steam with…
- Danes Civilization Deep Dive - 28 August 2026
Civilization Focus: Infantry & Siege Weapons Feared across northern Europe for their aggressive expansion and brutal raids during the Viking Age, the Danes dominate the North Sea region with stout infantry and powerful siege engines. Centuries of coastal raiding makes them swift sailors, while a tradition of hunting, gathering, and farming makes their Fishing Ships and Villagers more productive at gathering food. True to their reaving nature, the Danes are expert pillagers, plundering gold and resources from every destroyed building. Bonuses Fishing Ships and Villagers drop off a small amount of extra food. Barracks and Siege Workshop upgrades cost less gold. Loot a small amount of the resource cost of each destroyed building. Varangian Guards and Longships move faster. Team Bonus: Siege weapons increased LoS. Pre-Order The Viking Sagas Now! The Viking Sagas is available for pre-order n…
- Pre-Order Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition – The Viking Sagas - 27 August 2026
Having seen the Age of Empires community’s enthusiasm for Viking adventures and sagas, we are thrilled to bring the next DLC for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - The Viking Sagas! It is available now for pre-order on Steam with a 15% discount and launches on September 22, 2026. Sail to medieval northern Europe, where history meets heroic epic in daring adventures, thrilling sagas, and ruthless raids. Navigate the calm fjords, rushing rivers, treacherous seas, and lands beyond in an action-packed expansion, marauding and pillaging to your heart’s content! The Viking Sagas introduces three formidable new civilizations with their own unique units, technologies, and shared architecture: the Danes, Saxons, and Varangians. Challenge your friends in skirmish matches or ransack your way across Northern Europe in an epic 15-mission, 3-part new campaign, commanding the warriors of the fabl…
- Age of Empires is doubling down on Vikings with a pair of new Norse expansions - 1 August 2026
New Age of Empires 4 DLC Raiders of the North and AoE 2 DE expansion The Viking Sagas will bring fresh flavor to whichever RTS you prefer. Read the full story on PCGamesN: Age of Empires is doubling down on Vikings with a pair of new Norse expansions
- Celebrating Age in 2026 – Where We’re At, and Where We’re Going - 30 July 2026
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 watched our communities continue to create, compete, stream, mod, and share their passion for all the Age games in ways that inspire us every day. Before we look ahead to what’s next, join us as we take a look at some of the highlights from 2026 so far – and share a glimpse of what still lies ahead for Age of Empires. The Last Chieftains took Age II: DE to South America, bringing 3 new civs and 3 new campaigns telling stories of historical struggles of brave men and women who stood up to violence from both internal and external forces. The Age of Mythology: Retold Expansion Pass delivered a continuous rollout of content, adding the Demeter Gods Pack, Ultima…
- A Wave of Discounts with the Steam Summer Sale - 25 June 2026
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 discounts - sale ends July 9th at 10 AM PT (17:00 UTC).
- Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition – Update 177723 - 2 June 2026
Welcome to a new update for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition! With today’s Update we’re delivering a rather massive list of bug fixes, changes, and new features to help keep your experience vibrant! This patch delivers a set of stability improvements and bug fixes, addressing crashes, performance issues, and inconsistencies across both PC and consoles. Gameplay has been refined with fixes to unit behavior, technologies, and civilization bonuses to ensure mechanics work as intended. Pathfinding and economic interactions, such as Mule Cart positioning, have also been improved for smoother play. Bugfixing pass for UI, audio, and multiplayer systems, chat, lobbies, civilization selection, and Bluetooth audio quality. Smaller AI behavior changes for campaigns and co-op missions have also been implemented for better reliability. Additional balance changes adjust unit costs, training time…
- Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Available Now on MacOS - 28 May 2026
Over the last few years, we’ve brought one of the most beloved real-time strategy games of all time to Xbox, and PlayStation 5. Today, a new era dawns: Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, is now available natively for modern Macs on Steam! Working with our partner Feral Interactive, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is now available for macOS, bringing one of the most popular real-time strategy games available on Windows to Mac fans for the first time. If you're an existing owner of the game on Steam, you now can play the macOS version! To find out more, head over to Feral Interactive’s blog where they offer a Newcomer’s Guide, an Age of Empires Retrospective, plus detailed descriptions of all the DLC. Available Now for MacOS on Steam What is Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition?Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is an invitation to lead a broad range of civilizations, from m…
- Wololo! Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Converts to macOS on May 28th! - 30 April 2026
One of the most beloved strategy games ever comes to macOS this May, with the arrival of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. Lead diverse civilizations spanning a thousand years of history. Grow a Dark Age hamlet into an Imperial Age citadel. Build a thriving economy, assemble your armies, and do battle across historical single-player campaigns, the hugely replayable skirmish mode, and with other macOS players in online multiplayer. Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition comes complete with razor-sharp 4K visuals, a fully remastered soundtrack, and includes three expansions with the base game: Lords of the West, Dynasties of India, and Dawn of the Dukes. Newcomers to the series and returning veterans alike can look forward to all the fast-paced base-building and warfare that made this game a classic, given new life over two decades of refinement and additional content. Empire builders…
- New Public Update Preview - May - 24 April 2026
Hello everyone! Today we have a new PUP for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition! This patch delivers a set of stability improvements and bug fixes, addressing crashes, performance issues, and inconsistencies across both PC and consoles. Check out the PUP NotesSteam owners can view the patch notes here: 🛠 May Public Update Preview Notes! (Note that you must own the game and log in to Steam to access the PUP forum.) How to participate in the PUPSteam owners can download the Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition PUP by following the instructions below: 1. Navigate to your Steam library and right click on Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. 2. Select "Properties…" at the bottom of the menu. 3. Select the "Game Versions & Betas" tab on the left. 4. Select pup_may. 5. The build will begin downloading—once complete, you are ready to play! Where to Give PUP FeedbackYou can provide feedbac…
- Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition – Minor Update 174992 - 23 April 2026
Hello Community! Today we’re shipping a patch that includes some diagnostic tools that are going to help us get some more information about issues that some users are experiencing on Xbox Consoles, and as part of that we wanted to provide some awareness that we’re closely tracking the problems you’re having and that we’re very much working on these issues now. Developer Note: While this brief update is mostly a communication about what’s to come, we’d also like to add some context that we’ve got a lot of capacity dedicated to improving quality of life for our Console players over the next year and in general. Our Console and our PC versions of the game are quite different under the hood. The Console versions include several unique UI and gameplay systems alongside underlying technology and engineering differences that mean certain kinds of issues will often need to be handled in slightl…
- Age of Empires esports is very much alive, as London Wololo beats AO2 and 4 records - 7 April 2026
As a League of Legends enthusiast that's writing this article in a Fnatic t-shirt, I'm very much of the mind that esports isn't dead. Oftentimes seen as a fad that came and went in the early 2020s, competitive gaming is certainly its own niche with its own problems, but it's here to stay. When you think of esports, however, you conjure up an image of the fast-paced action of a Counter-Strike Major, or the glitz and glamor of League of Legends Worlds. You don't immediately think of Age of Empires 2 , a strategy game that was first released in 1999. But AoE esports is thriving, and Red Bull Wololo: Londinium proves it. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: Age of Empires 4's next chapter tests your will to survive as the "ruthless" Jin Dynasty arrive New Age of Empires 4 DLC is packed with civs and maps, but its experimental roguelike game mode is the real highlight Boasting millio…
