A Command & Conquer Veteran Explains Why Age Of Empires Stood Out
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After over a decade in in the wilderness, the
Age of Empires is widely accessible once more. It’s partly down to fans who have never given up on
Age of Empires, but also because there’s a lot of old school fans within Microsoft.
One of those is Adam Isgreen. His current job title: creative director at World’s Edge, meaning games like
Age of Empires 4 and the
AOE
AOE came out, he was working on an RTS of a very different kind:
Command & Conquer.
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