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Age of Empires III (also called AoE III) is the sequel to Age of Empires II: The Conquerors, and the third title of the history-based real-time strategy Age of Empires series of computer games. The game was developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft, and was officially released on October 18, 2005. The game covers the European colonization of the Americas, whilst its expansion mainly covers the decolonization of the New World between approximately AD 1500 and 1850.
The game has made a number of innovations both in the series and the genre, such as the addition of the Home-City concept, which combines Real-time strategy (RTS) and Role-playing game (RPG) features, and an advanced real-physics engine which specially animates battles, making them more realistic. An expansion pack named Age of Empires III: The Warchiefs has also been released, introducing new features such as playable Native American civilizations and the option to revolt.
