Send in the trebuchets! 'Age of Empires IV' finally has a trailer

After two years of waiting for a glimmer.
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Shannon Connellan
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Send in the trebuchets! 'Age of Empires IV' finally has a trailer
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It's been two years since we've heard bloody anything about Age of Empires IV, since it was announced at Gamescom back in 2017.

Finally, at Microsoft’s X019 event in London on Thursday, newly named studio World’s Edge revealed the first ever gameplay trailer for the anticipated upcoming real-time strategy game.

And the Mongol Empire is coming, people!

Studio head Shannon Loftus sent in the trebuchets unveiled the awaited launch trailer on the very same day the painstakingly remade Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition has finally been released, with glorious 4K graphics and a new expansion, The Last Khans.

Age of Empires IV is set for release in 2020, while Age II: DE is out today on Xbox Game Pass, Windows 10, and Steam.

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Shannon Connellan
UK Editor

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.


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