# 📢 News & Announcements **URL:** https://forums.ageofempires.com/c/news-announcements/42.md?page=5 [Latest](https://forums.ageofempires.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.ageofempires.com/categories.md) **Page:** 6 --- ## [📜 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition — Update 46295](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-ii-definitive-edition-update-46295/121623)
**Author:** [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 12:45pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-ii-definitive-edition-update-46295/121623 "2021-05-19T12:45:23Z")
Age of Empires II: DE — Update 46295 Hello again, my kings and queens of the battlefield! It’s that time again: another monthly release with yet another small—albeit important—update for Age of Empires II: Definitive … --- ## [📰 ANNOUNCING the AGE OF EMPIRES: FAN PREVIEW Event, beginning April 10!](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/announcing-the-age-of-empires-fan-preview-event-beginning-april-10/120800)
**Author:** [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Replies:** 78\ **Last updated:** [April 14, 2021, 12:13pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/announcing-the-age-of-empires-fan-preview-event-beginning-april-10/120800 "2021-04-14T12:13:37Z")
WO LO LO! The Age of Empires team is thrilled to announce a celebration of the franchise with a new event: the Age of Empires: Fan Preview. The event begins with a special, half-hour broadcast starting at 9… --- ## [📜 Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition — Update 20322 & 21704](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-20322-21704/120771)
**Author:** [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2021, 10:11pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-20322-21704/120771 "2021-03-25T22:11:31Z")
Age of Empires III: DE — Update 20322 Hello, good day, and happy March, trailblazers! We’re back with new and wild frontiers for you to explore in Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition! This month’s release heralds … --- ## [🛠 Website Maintenance - Tuesday, March 9](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/website-maintenance-tuesday-march-9/119786)
**Author:** [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 12:44am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/website-maintenance-tuesday-march-9/119786 "2021-03-10T00:44:40Z")
WHAT: Server Maintenance (Multiplayer Servers) WHEN: 2021-03-10T00:00:00Z (UTC) EST. DOWNTIME: ~30 MINUTES GAMES & PLATFORMS: ageofempires.com Website forums.ageofempires.com Official Forums OBJECTIVES: Site M… --- ## [🛠 Server Maintenance - Tuesday, March 9 - I, II, III DE](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/server-maintenance-tuesday-march-9-i-ii-iii-de/119777)
**Author:** [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2021, 12:32am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/server-maintenance-tuesday-march-9-i-ii-iii-de/119777 "2021-03-10T00:32:07Z")
WHAT: Server Maintenance (Multiplayer Servers) WHEN: 2021-03-09T22:00:00Z (UTC) EST. DOWNTIME: 1-2 HOURS GAMES & PLATFORMS: Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (Steam / Microsoft Store) Age of Empires II: Definiti… --- ## [📰 Now Available: the Public Update Preview (PUP) program! (Steam)](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/now-available-the-public-update-preview-pup-program-steam/119483)
**Author:** [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2021, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/now-available-the-public-update-preview-pup-program-steam/119483 "2021-03-06T17:59:52Z")
Hello everyone! Today we’re trying something new with an experimental program inspired by feedback from you—the Age II community! We’re calling this the Public Update Preview program, or “PUP” for short. These Update … --- ## [📜 Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition — Update 18493](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-18493/119172)
**Author:** [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2021, 5:40am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-18493/119172 "2021-03-16T05:40:36Z")
Age of Empires III: DE — Update 18493 Hello Age III explorers! We’re following up this month’s regular game update with a smaller release and a handful of important fixes for the game. This includes stability improvem… --- ## [💬 Development Update: Progress on Age II: DE Hotfix 2 & New Year Event Extension](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/development-update-progress-on-age-ii-de-hotfix-2-new-year-event-extension/116729)
**Author:** [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2021, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/development-update-progress-on-age-ii-de-hotfix-2-new-year-event-extension/116729 "2021-02-12T19:13:36Z")
Following the January Update and last week’s Hotfix, our development team has been working on a number of fixes that we’re looking to get into your hands as soon as possible. We are paying special attention to the crashe… --- ## [📜 Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition — Update 14825](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-14825/116452)
**Author:** [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2021, 6:12am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-14825/116452 "2021-02-20T06:12:02Z")
Age of Empires III: DE — Update 14825 Welcome, explorers! As February is upon us, we’re kicking off the month with a brand-new update, a new festival, and plenty of new changes to explore in Age of Empires III: Defini… --- ## [🛠 Server Maintenance - Monday, February 1 - I, II, III DE](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/server-maintenance-monday-february-1-i-ii-iii-de/115998)
**Author:** [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2021, 11:09pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/server-maintenance-monday-february-1-i-ii-iii-de/115998 "2021-02-01T23:09:56Z")
WHAT: Server Maintenance (Multiplayer Servers) WHEN: 2021-02-01T22:00:00Z (UTC) EST. DOWNTIME: 1-2 HOURS GAMES & PLATFORMS: Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (Steam / Microsoft Store) Age of Empires II: Definiti… --- ## [📜 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition — Update 44725 & 44834 & 45185 & 45340](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-ii-definitive-edition-update-44725-44834-45185-45340/115896)
**Author:** [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Replies:** 33\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2021, 8:10pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-ii-definitive-edition-update-44725-44834-45185-45340/115896 "2021-03-08T20:10:18Z")
Age of Empires II: DE - Update 44725 Welcome to another monumental week for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition! Not only are we kicking it off with a transport ship full of features and fixes, but we’re laying the … --- ## [📜 Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition — Update 13490](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-13490/114443)
**Author:** [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-13490/114443 "2021-01-21T18:32:27Z")
Age of Empires III: DE — Update 13490 Today’s hotfix addresses a crash that popped up after the release of this week’s update: Fixed an issue which could result in a crash when navigating to the Mods screen on the M… --- ## [📜 Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition — Update 13088](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-13088/114251)
**Author:** [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2021, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-13088/114251 "2021-01-21T09:13:48Z")
Age of Empires III: DE — Update 13088 Hello explorers! Welcome to the first of many updates coming to 2021 and to Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition! Today’s update brings new quality-of-life features, stability i… --- ## [🛠 Server Maintenance - Tuesday, January 12 - I, II, III DE](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/server-maintenance-tuesday-january-12-i-ii-iii-de/113324)
**Author:** [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 12, 2021, 11:26pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/server-maintenance-tuesday-january-12-i-ii-iii-de/113324 "2021-01-12T23:26:15Z")
WHAT: Server Maintenance (Multiplayer Servers) WHEN: 2021-01-12T22:00:00Z (UTC) EST. DOWNTIME: 1-2 HOURS GAMES & PLATFORMS: Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (Steam / Microsoft Store) Age of Empires II: Definiti… --- ## [📜 Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition — Update 10807 & 11148](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-10807-11148/111793)
**Author:** [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2020, 8:43pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-10807-11148/111793 "2020-12-19T20:43:27Z")
Age of Empires III: DE — Update 10807 & Hotfix 11148 Welcome, everyone, to the last major update(s) of 2020! This week’s update introduces a new festival, new exclusive rewards, and TONS of new fixes to improve your e… --- ## [📜 Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition — Update 9476](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-9476/110744)
**Author:** [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2020, 7:11pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-9476/110744 "2020-12-15T19:11:11Z")
Age of Empires III: DE — Update 9476 Thanks for your patience while we pull something big together for you! This month’s update is the first major release to introduce a slew of new features and fixes to Age of Empire… --- ## [⌛ COMING SOON! Age of Empires III: DE December Update!](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/coming-soon-age-of-empires-iii-de-december-update/110481)
**Author:** [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 7:03pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/coming-soon-age-of-empires-iii-de-december-update/110481 "2020-12-08T19:03:16Z")
Good day, explorers! I’m excited to share that a new update is on the way to Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition. Next week, a ton of new fixes and features will be packaged up into a new build for your game. Here’s … --- ## [📜 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition — Hotfix 43210](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-ii-definitive-edition-hotfix-43210/109408)
**Author:** [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2020, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-ii-definitive-edition-hotfix-43210/109408 "2020-11-29T11:04:35Z")
Age of Empires II: DE - Update 43210 Today’s hotfix introduces several critical fixes to issues that cropped up after the November Anniversary Update. Most notably, it brings numerous stability improvements and crash … --- ## [🛠 Server Maintenance - Wednesday, November 24 - I, II, III DE](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/server-maintenance-wednesday-november-24-i-ii-iii-de/108922)
**Author:** [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2020, 12:13am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/server-maintenance-wednesday-november-24-i-ii-iii-de/108922 "2020-11-25T00:13:44Z")
WHAT: Server Maintenance (Multiplayer Servers) WHEN: 2020-11-24T22:00:00Z (UTC) EST. DOWNTIME: 1-2 HOURS GAMES & PLATFORMS: Age of Empires: Definitive Edition (Steam / Microsoft Store) Age of Empires II: Definiti… --- ## [📜 Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition — Hotfix 6847](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-hotfix-6847/108747)
**Author:** [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2020, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-hotfix-6847/108747 "2020-11-18T21:20:24Z")
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition — Hotfix 6847 Good day, everyone! Today’s small update introduces a handful of fixes for issues that continue to disrupt normal play. The team is continuing to work on improvemen… --- ## [📜 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition — Update 42848](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-ii-definitive-edition-update-42848/108557)
**Author:** [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2020, 12:17am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-ii-definitive-edition-update-42848/108557 "2020-11-25T00:17:17Z")
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Update 42848 HAPPY NOVEMBER, and HAPPY ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY to AGE OF EMPIRES II: DEFINITIVE EDITION! We’ve been waiting to share one of our biggest updates yet with you, and it… --- ## [📜 Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition — Update 6159](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-6159/108086)
**Author:** [@RadiatingBlade](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/RadiatingBlade)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-6159/108086 "2020-11-15T09:14:34Z")
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition — Update 6159 Good day, explorers! Today’s update is the latest in the series of change logs based on the community feedback we’ve collected over the past few weeks. Learn More… … --- ## [📜 Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition — Hotfix 5208](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-hotfix-5208/107247)
**Author:** [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2020, 12:12pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-hotfix-5208/107247 "2020-11-14T12:12:43Z")
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition — Hotfix 5208 Hello and welcome to the first week of November! Today’s update not only re-syncs Steam with the Microsoft Store so players from both worlds can enjoy each other’s … --- ## [📜 Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition — Hotfix 5025](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-hotfix-5025/106512)
**Author:** [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 5, 2020, 6:33am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-hotfix-5025/106512 "2020-11-05T06:33:11Z")
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition — Hotfix 5025 Today’s hotfix has been pushed to Steam users as quickly as possible in an effort to patch a memory leak specific to the Steam version of the game. Steam users can … --- ## [📜 Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition — Hotfix 4087](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-hotfix-4087/105853)
**Author:** [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-hotfix-4087/105853 "2020-10-29T16:11:12Z")
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition — Hotfix 4087 Good day, explorers! Today’s update includes several critical fixes to the most prevalent crashes identified over the past week—all of which have been packaged up, … --- ## [⌛ SNEAK PEEK! Age of Empires II: DE November Update!](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/sneak-peek-age-of-empires-ii-de-november-update/105726)
**Author:** [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2020, 11:06am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/sneak-peek-age-of-empires-ii-de-november-update/105726 "2020-11-15T11:06:12Z")
HELLO Age II conquerors and kings! It’s been nearly a year since the launch of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, so we’re kicking off the birthday celebration with a sneak peek at the MASSIVE update coming your way … --- ## [📜 Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition — Update 3552](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-3552/105152)
**Author:** [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2020, 2:50am UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-definitive-edition-update-3552/105152 "2020-10-27T02:50:20Z")
Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition — Update 3552 Hello explorers, and welcome to Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition —the first update! We’re excited to see the enthusiasm of players who are returning to or try… --- ## [📜 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition — Update 41855](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-ii-definitive-edition-update-41855/104919)
**Author:** [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2020, 7:56pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-ii-definitive-edition-update-41855/104919 "2020-10-21T19:56:43Z")
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition - Update 41855 As we move into the final stretch of the year, we’re continuing our monthly release schedule with another small changelist for the game. Today’s build focuses on so… --- ## [⌛ COMING SOON! Age of Empires II: DE October Update!](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/coming-soon-age-of-empires-ii-de-october-update/104662)
**Author:** [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2020, 2:44pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/coming-soon-age-of-empires-ii-de-october-update/104662 "2020-10-23T14:44:45Z")
Hello everyone! We’re kicking off the week with a special preview of this week’s Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition update from our own BBQTurkman: More details on the way later this week; have a great … --- ## [📜 Age of Empires III - Day 1 Hotfix](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-day-1-hotfix/103773)
**Author:** [@GMEvangelos](https://forums.ageofempires.com/u/GMEvangelos)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.ageofempires.com/t/age-of-empires-iii-day-1-hotfix/103773 "2020-11-11T18:54:53Z")
Hey Age fans! Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition released just one day ago, and we’re already blown away by all the support and passion shown by the community! You’ve also reported some ongoing issues (thanks fo… [Previous page](https://forums.ageofempires.com/c/news-announcements/42.md?page=4) [Next page](https://forums.ageofempires.com/c/news-announcements/42.md?page=6)