Source: Xbox Game Studios
Age of Empires is a renowned series of Real-Time Strategy games that have revolutionized the genre since the late 1990s. The newest entry in the series, Age of Empires IV, will be coming to Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, and PC users on both the Windows 10 Microsoft Store and Steam.
However, the game’s developers, Relic Entertainment, have just announced that they are offering gamers the opportunity to experience Age of Empires IV a whole month early through a Technical Stress Test this weekend. This limited timed event will be available for PC users on Steam and Windows 10 via the Xbox Insider Hub app, even if you haven’t signed up for the Age Insider App or haven’t participated in the Closed Beta Test in August. So long as your PC meets the minimum spec requirements below as state from the Age of Empires website, you can get in and run the Technical Stress Test:
Minimum System Requirements
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system.
- OS: Windows 10 – 64 bit
- Processor: Intel Core i5-6300U or AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
- Memory: 8GB
- Graphics: Intel HD 520 or AMD Radeon RX Vega 11
- DirectX: Version 12
Recommended Requirements
- OS: Windows 10 – 64 bit
- CPU: 3.6 GHz 6-core (Intel i5) or AMD Ryzen 5 1600
- RAM: 16 GB
- GPU: Nvidia Geforce 970 GPU or AMD Radeon RX 570 GPU with 4GB of VRAM
- VRAM: 4GB
- DirectX: Version 12
This event will last from Friday, September 17th, at 10AM PT to Monday, September 20th, at 10AM PT. Players will get to play as the English, Chinese, Holy Roman Empire, and Abbasid Dynasty factions in this event. You can learn how to play in the Mission Zero tutorial, fight against AI bots, and battle against other players across five different maps.
The Age of Empires series is highly regarded for producing some of the greatest games in the RTS genre. With the fourth mainline game on the horizon, history will decide if Age of Empires IV will continue to uphold the series pedigree.
Forge a mighty empire
Age of Empires IV
Rise from nothing and build an empire for the ages.
Age of Empires IV is the long-awaited fourth entry in the critical-acclaimed Age of Empires series. Take control of some of the greatest empires in history and lead them to victory against other players in large-scale online multiplayer battlefields.
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