Iyini i-Age of Empires?
Context:I-Age of Empires uchungechunge lwemidlalo yamavidiyo yesikhathi sangempela yomlando, eyasungulwa yi-Ensemble Studios futhi yashicilelwa yi-Xbox Game Studios. Umdlalo wokuqala kwakuyi-Age of Empires, eyakhishwa ngo-1997. Kuze kube manje sekukhishwe imidlalo eyisishiyagalolunye yalolu chungechunge kusukela ngo-Okthoba 28, 2021.  I-Age of Empires igxile ezenzakalweni ezenzeka eYurophu, e-Afrika nase-Asia, kusukela eNkathini Yetshe kuya eNkathini Yensimbi; umdlalo wokwandiswa uhlole ukwakheka nokwandiswa koMbuso WaseRoma. I-sequel, i-Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, isethwe eNkathini Ephakathi, ngenkathi ukunwetshwa kwayo kugxile ngokwengxenye ekunqotshweni kweSpain koMbuso wama-Aztec. Imidlalo emithathu eyalandela ye-Age of Empires III yahlola inkathi yokuqala yesimanje, lapho iYurophu yayikolonize iMelika futhi izizwe eziningana zase-Asia zaziwohloka. Esinye isitolimende, i-Age of Empires Online, sithatha indlela ehlukile njengomdlalo wamahhala wokudlala ku-inthanethi usebenzisa i-Games for Windows Live. Umdlalo we-spin-off, i-Age of Mythology, wabekwa ngesikhathi esifanayo ne-Age of Empires yasekuqaleni, kodwa wagxila ezintweni ezinganekwaneni zamaGrikhi, amaGibhithe nezinganekwane zaseNorse. Isiqephu sesine esikhulu kulolu chungechunge, i-Age of Empires IV, sakhishwa ngo-Okthoba 28, 2021.  Uchungechunge lwe - Age of Empires luye lwaphumelela kwezentengiselwano, sekudayiswe amakhophi angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu - 25. Abagxeki bathi ingxenye yempumelelo yalolu chungechunge isuselwa esihlokweni salo somlando kanye nokudlala okulungile; abadlali be-artificial intelligence (AI) banezinzuzo ezimbalwa kunabaningi esincintisana nabo ochungechungeni.
I-Age of Empires ngumdlalo we-PC wakudala owasungulwa yiMicrosoft, wakhululwa ngo-1997. Manje sekunezinhlobo ezi-4 futhi kusadlalwa online ngabadlali abaningi.