Age of Empires: Castle Siege with Xbox LIVE now available for Windows Phone, Tablet, and PC

Do you recollect the proficient old days when Xbox LIVE games for Windows Phone came at a steady clip every Wed? It about seems like Microsoft is getting back into the swing of things, with non simply more releases, merely too the universal app kind. These are the ones where developers can lawmaking for ane, simply get ii apps for Phone and Windows for users.

It is no secret that Historic period of Empires: Castle Siege is coming to Microsoft's platform, just today y'all tin can finally download both for your Phone and PC, and even get that coveted Xbox Live integration.

Dorsum on September nine, AoE beta was spotted in the Windows Phone store, but it was unable to be downloaded. If you were able to get that game, you might want to delete it as information technology is no longer the official link, which is found below for all users.

In our exclusive interview with Smoking Gun CEO about the mechanics of AoE: Castle Siege, John Johnson described it like this:

"AoE: Castle Siege brings AoE gameplay to touch devices. We've kept a lot of what made the original AoE so pop: We're grounded in history, you can play one of half-dozen civilizations and each have 3 unique heroes and i unique troop type. You lot tin can directly control all the units during combat just like other RTS titles. Nosotros have a tech tree to accelerate through every bit well as many ages to advance through that all proceeds ameliorate weapons, units, defenses and other structures. And as with AoE, the game is primarily most advocacy and gainsay."

AoE indeed looks intense, and more than importantly, information technology is designed for touch and mobile game play. With single-sign on through a Microsoft Account and your games should be able to sync between your telephone, PC or Surface. This syncing ability makes campaigns much more attractive, and you are probable to play AoE for longer periods.

From the Store clarification:

"Historic period of Empires®: Castle Siege invites you to guide your empire through the Medieval Era on your Windows PC or bear upon screen device. Cull from ane of several civilizations, including the Britons, Teutons, and Kievan Rus. Upgrade your continue, fortify your walls, and garrison defensive troops to protect yourself from marauders. Then, train an army to raid other cities, and command them in battle to dismantle your opponents' defenses."

Sounds like a large game to us and a worthy title to download. For Phone, the Age of Empires weighs in at a hefty 169 MB in size, simply it is bachelor for 512 MB devices, if y'all can believe information technology. For Windows, yous are looking at double the graphics, double the fun so 320 MB should do it. Both titles are free.

Download both, play both and go forth and conquer! (Annotation: if the Windows 8 link returns an error, do a search in the Store instead)

Download Age of Empires: Castle Siege for Windows Phone 8
Download Age of Empires: Castle Siege for Windows

Thanks, Jason L., for the tip!

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