A Brand-New Take On A Strategy Classic - Age of Empires Mobile Launches Worldwide

(Press Release)

SHANGHAI & LOS ANGELES – Mobile gaming fans around the world are ready for battle as Age of Empires Mobile has launched worldwide on the Apple App Store and Google Play. Co-developed by TiMi Studio Group (Call of Duty: Mobile, Pokémon Unite) and World’s Edge, an Xbox Games Studio, Age of Empires Mobile is a fresh and innovative experience for the beloved series, bringing familiar elements from the iconic Age of Empires games with brand-new and mobile-specific gameplay to mobile players.

Built from the ground up for mobile and social play, Age of Empires Mobile offers players the chance to:

• Build your own strategic approach through your civilizations, heroes and troops with hundreds of combinations to pick your most effective plan of attack
• Participate in massively multiplayer online player alliances and Siege, an alliance-versus-alliance game mode, where large-scale castle sieges unfold with authentic weapons and complex defenses, with hundreds of players controlling thousands of units in one on-screen battle
• Play multiple single-player modes built on the Age of Empires lineage and featuring iconic elements from the original seriesBuild your empire in a vibrant medieval world, with stunning civilizations, imperial cities and legendary historical figures and test your mettle to becoming the strongest governor
• Experience original gameplay on immersive battlefields, Adapt your strategy to dynamic, interactive terrain and changing weather conditions and manage multiple troops with real-time control

“We wanted to bring fresh experiences to the Age of Empires franchise, giving newcomers a taste of what makes this series so important to its fan base,” Robin Xin, Producer from TiMi Studio Group said. “Age of Empires Mobile is delivering a lot of strategic depth to players, with a resonant, intricate art style that respects history and mythology.”

Expanding on the series’ lineage, Age of Empires Mobile offers players the opportunity to select from some of the world’s most legendary historic figures to lead their armies. Players choose from dozens of these leaders, such as Barbarossa, Darius the Great, Hammurabi, Joan of Arc and Leonidas I, each featuring unique individual talents and synergies with each other to unleash on their foes.

There are eight civilizations at launch – play as the British, Byzantines, Chinese, Egyptians, French, Japanese, Koreans or Romans.

“Age of Empires Mobile introduces a brand-new entry point to the franchise for mobile gamers, with its alliance gameplay and siege battles featuring hundreds of players at war,” Earnest Yuen, Senior Director of Production from World’s Edge said. “And your empire feels so dynamic, you can hear the world come alive, with water lapping the shore and wind blowing in the trees as your empire grows.”

The growing Age of Empires Mobile community can be found on Discord, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

About TiMi Studio Group 

TiMi Studio Group, a subsidiary of Tencent Games, is a leading global video game development and operations team that strives to improve global players’ entertainment quality. Headquartered in Shenzhen, China, with offices in Montreal, Los Angeles, Seattle, Singapore, Shanghai, and Chengdu, TiMi creates high-quality, high-fidelity, and highly creative games across a wide variety of genres and multiple platforms. Founded in 2008, TiMi has developed a string of hit titles including Honor of Kings, Speed Drifters, and Arena of Valor. TiMi is also a trusted partner to some of the biggest gaming brands in the world, creating AAA titles such as Call of Duty: Mobile, the first strategic Pokémon team battle game Pokémon UNITE, and the upcoming Age of Empires Mobile. To learn more about TiMi, follow @timistudios on LinkedIn.