Age of Empires series tops 15 million
by Kit

Friday, May 7 2004

Millions of gamers enjoy Microsoft's RTS game.

Microsoft Game Studios and Ensemble Studios today announced that the Age of Empires franchise has sold over 15 million copies worldwide.

The Age titles, comprised of the Age of Empires and Age of Mythology series, have been consistently in NPD's top ten sales charts throughout the life of the franchise. According to NPD, Age of Mythology has been a top 10 best-selling PC game title for 26 consecutive weeks, 18 months after its initial ship date*. The latest Age release, Age of Mythology: The Titans expansion pack, will reduce its estimated retail price on May 12 to $19.95 (U.S.).

More information about these titles is available at http://www.microsoft.com/games, or on the Ensemble Studios site at http://www.ensemblestudios.com/.

--- Kit