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Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition Artwork
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Age of Empires 2: Return of Rome Release Date

The wait is almost over!

Age of Empires 2 is the direct sequel to the hit strategy game Age of Empires. Age of Empires 2, like its predecessor, is a real-time strategy game that allows players to build entire civilizations just as easily as tear entire civilizations down! This classic strategy game allows players to build huge towns, gather essential resources, and create massive armies capable of tearing down entire empires. If you love strategy games that put you in control of entire worlds, then you need to check out Age of Empires and its successors!

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Age of Empires 2’s remastered version, Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition, is coming out with a brand new DLC. This DLC has the potential to add a lot of cool new stuff to the game, and many fans can hardly wait for it to come out. Keep reading if you want to find out when the Return of Rome DLC will be released for Age of Empires 2!

Age of Empires 2: Return of Rome Release Date

The Return of Rome DLC was announced all the way back on October 25th, 2022 (the 25th anniversary of Age of Empires), so it’s safe to say that fans have been waiting a long time for this DLC to hit the market. Thankfully, you shouldn’t have to wait too much longer to get your hands on this brand-new DLC! There are many conflicting reports online about when this DLC will release, but the general consensus based on the available information is that it will be released sometime in the spring or summer of 2023.

Return of Rome will be the fourth expansion of Age of Empires 2, and although there hasn’t been any new information released regarding the contents of this DLC, we can reasonably assume by its title and the contents of previous expansions that it will add at least a few new civilizations to the game (most likely Rome based).

Civilization in Age of Empires 2 Definitive Edition
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It’s been heavily rumored that at least one of the new civilizations added by this DLC will be a civilization based on the late western Roman empire. Based on the title of the expansion alone, it wouldn’t be shocking to anyone if this rumor turned out to be true. If this DLC does end up adding a western Roman empire to Age of Empires 2, then fans of the game will have a lot to look forward to when Return of Rome finally hits the market! Get your wallets ready for spring/summer 2023!

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Age of Empires 2 is widely regarded as one of the best Age of Empires games ever made, though some people would argue that the more recent Age of Empires releases are just as good, if not much better than Age of Empires 2. Check out Gamer Journalist’s guides on Age of Empires 2 and its successors if you want to judge which games are the best for yourself!

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Allysen Pierce is a freelance writer with a passion for gaming who has been a part of the Gamer Journalist team since May 2022. Her main passions are horror games and dating sims (especially combinations of the two), but she has been known to play literally anything that is put in front of her. Her current favorite games include Skyrim, I Was a Teenage Exocolonist, Cult of the Lamb, Slaughter Horse, and Dragon Age: Inquisition. When she's not playing games (or writing about them), she can be found reading, baking, watching horror movies, or playing with her cat.