Age of Empires 2 HD coming to Steam April 10th!

One of the world's most popular strategy games is coming back, it was announced today. Age of Empires 2 HD - a high definition remake of 1999's beloved RTS has been developed by Hidden Path Entertainment - they of Defense Grid and CS:GO fame - and it will hit Steam on April 10th.


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Age of Empires II HD features both the original Age of Kings campaign and The Conquerors expansion, giving you 18 civilisations to attempt to guide through the ages. It will also feature (naturally) better multiplayer so you can easily battle your friends online. And in a bit of a different kind of pre-order incentive, pre-purchasing AoE2 allows you to start playing on the 5th of April instead of the 10th.

My biggest hope though, is that the editor is in there. Like Joaby and The GAP's Heath, I spent a lot of time in my younger days destroying my PC - attempting to pit a hundred Genghis Khans against a hundred King Arthurs. The recommended specs call for a 1.2GHZ CPU and 1GB of Ram, so I'm thinking I might actually get to see that battle in something approaching real time! Are you excited for this HD rerelease or do you think the RTS genre has made too many advances for AoE2 to be relevant anymore? Let us know in the comments below!