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MEDIA ALERT: JUNE 23, 2000

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OFFICIAL AGE OF EMPIRES II: THE CONQUERORS EXPANSION WEB SITE NOW LIVE

Microsoft today announced that the official Web site for Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion, is now live at http://www.microsoft.com/games/conquerors/ . Slated for release in September, this highly anticipated expansion for the award-winning Age of Empires II adds five new civilizations, including the Huns, Aztec, Mayan, Korean and Spanish.

The official Conquerors site offers gamers a wealth of information, including a detailed features list outlining new additions to game play, such as ship formations, ram garrisoning, farm queuing and smart villagers. The site also features a selection of in-game screenshots, AVI, historical background information for each of the five new civilizations, and details on each of the four new campaigns.

Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion is the official add-on to the best-selling, real-time strategy game Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings. Focusing on legendary leaders, The Conquerors challenges veterans and novices to wage war on an epic scale with all-new civilizations, unique units and technologies, and campaigns based on infamous conquerors such as Attila the Hun, El Cid and Montezuma. The game allows players to ride alongside the Hun invasion of Europe, battle the Moors in Spain, and preside over the siege of Tenochtitlan. Gamers can also relive eight other battles that became turning points in history, such as Agincourt, Manzikert and Hastings, with such conquerors as Henry V, Yi Sun-shin and Erik the Red. Each civilization has unique attributes, buildings and technologies, as well as a unique combat unit based on its historical counterpart.

Developed by Ensemble Studios, Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion features the expertise of Bruce Shelley, co-designer of the Age of Empires series. The Ensemble Studios Web site is located at http://www.ensemblestudios.com/

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