Age of Empires 4 and The Problem With Franchising

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United States brownbear
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Age of Empires (1997)
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Hey folks,

Today's video covers the Age of Empires 4 announcement and discusses the pitfalls of franchising. Hope you enjoy!

Best,
brownbear

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References:
-- http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2017-04-21-bleszinski-aaa-is-a-nearly-unsustainable-model (Cliff B quote)
-- https://twitter.com/relicgames/status/899729715660980232 (Relic working on Age 4)
-- http://www.agecommunity.com/aoeinterviews.aspx (Bruce Shelley quote)
-- http://www.halowars.com/news/devblog/archive/2009/05/18/How-to-Build-a-Base-in-the-26th-Century.aspx (Halo Wars dev blog)
-- https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2017/04/27/critics-and-gamers-cant-agree-on-warhammer-40000-dawn-of-war-iii (Dawn of War III review round-up)
-- https://twitter.com/QuinnDuffy (Quinn Duffy creative director)
-- http://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,5748/ (Quinn Duffy background)
-- https://www.vg247.com/2016/12/01/around-40-of-games-on-steam-were-released-in-2016/ (4000 Steam games in 2016)
-- http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/131503/1500_archers_on_a_288_network_.php (lockstep architecture)
-- https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/6v5mnr/age_of_empires_iv_announce_trailer/ (announcement thread on Reddit)



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