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Microsoft open Age of Empires Online beta to masses, 48 hours
Posted: 05.05.2011 11:21 by Simon Priest Comments: 5
If you didn't get a beta key for Age of Empires Online then worry not because Microsoft Game Studios is giving away keys to anyone over the next 48 hours.

You can get "fast-tracked" before it shuts to the public from now until "9:01am on Saturday, 7 May." Sign in to Games for Windows Marketplace for the beta.

"The team at Microsoft Game Studios wants to make sure everyone who wanted to get into the beta for “Age of Empires Online” gets their chance before they close it to the public, so they’re opening up access to get fast-tracked into the beta for 48 hours only this Thursday-Saturday," read the press release.

No waiting is promised, just sign in to the Games for Windows Marketplace and make sure you've got a Windows Live ID and then you're ready to download the beta. For more information about the Age of Empires Online beta visit the official website.

Comments

By djole381 (SI Elite) on May 05, 2011
djole381
Meh, I'll pass. I'm not much of a AoE fan anyway.
By FoolWolf (SI Elite) on May 05, 2011
FoolWolf
I'll pass as well - I lost interest in AoE after AoE 2.
By Knave (SI Core) on May 05, 2011
Knave
Same. Oh well, I'm sure there's a lot of AoE fanbois out there who are super happy to play another slightly different aoE game!
By ironmike71 (SI Veteran Newbie) on May 07, 2011
ironmike71
I'll pass x 10.

This is the most disgusting AoE game ever made. They shouldn't even be allowed to use the name 'AoE'. Now Gas Powered Games has their greasy hands all over it. What a disaster. An epic, monumental and legendary failure.
By bosnian_dragon (SI Core) on May 07, 2011
bosnian_dragon
It looks just too cartooney for my taste. RTS shouldn't look like this. For all AoE fans I recommend to follow the development of a new indie game called 0AD, it looks promising. I'm trying to become a member of their sound development team, I've already created some demo tunes which can be heard here: http://www.reverbnation.com/kalessian