Have opened the curtain on the Microsoft game that would continue a series Age of Empires strategy game. That game is Age of Empires Online.

As quoted from the official statement on its website on Wednesday (18/08/2010), Age of Empires Microsoft Online will be presented in 2011. Currently the game is still in Closed Beta period and will soon enter the Open Beta period.

This game will feature the theme of the strategy, just like its predecessor, but with a much different view. Observations detikINET, style cartoon graphics this game is more like a game or PetSociety Farmville.

“When we want to continue the series (Age of Empires), we see how people play games now, and apparently they are still hungry for the experience of playing a social and connected,” said Microsoft’s statement.

Age of Empires Online is developed by the Robot Entertainment and Microsoft Game Studios. Game with the code name Project S was developed by a team consisting of many ex-Ensemble, Age of Empires developer studio that has been disbanded.

One interesting feature of this game is a Persistent World. That is, the world in the game will continue to run despite being ‘abandoned’ by his players. Thus, measures such as gather resources and build units will continue to take place.

Age of Empires Online will be connected in the Games for Windows LIVE and available only in the form of downloading. This game will be pure according to Microsoft’s online game, so there would not be offered offline mode.

quoted from detikinet