One of the best RTS games in recent years, Age of Empires IV, just got a major new content update. To celebrate, you can go ahead and play the full game for free right now on Valve's Steam service ...

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The good news is that all current owners of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition are receiving these DLC packs for free. This also extends to Game Pass subscribers: For players who already own ...

As Microsoft continues to remaster its now-expanded library of RTS games with re-releases of Starcraft, Warcraft and Age of Empires, there is a sense that the PC-staple gaming genre is stagnating.

Do real-time strategy games need a serious shake-up? Developer Dave Pottinger, who worked on Halo Wars and Age of Empires thinks so, and that the RTS genre has barely changed in 20 years.