

While we saw two new civilizations in the E3 trailer - Abbasid Dynasty and French - we received more information during this extended segment. In an extended Xbox Showcase segment, Adam Isgreen and Emma Bridle of World’s Edge revealed further details about the game you can check out the video above for the full seven-minute segment. An Intel Core i5-6300U CPU, 8GB of RAM, and Intel HD 520 integrated graphics are listed.

Perhaps more exciting and relevant for a lot of PC gamers was a list of Age of Empires 4 minimum system requirements on the game’s Steam product page.
AGE OF EMPIRES 4 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS MOD
It was also revealed that mod support is expected “early 2022.” This firmed up plans to release the game “Fall 2021,” which was previously the closest time frame we knew about. It was revealed at E3 2021 that Age of Empires 4 would release Oct. On Opening Night Live at Gamescom 2021 we were also treated to some new gameplay and a reveal of the final two civilizations expected at launch: Rus and Holy Roman Empire. You can take a look at the segment about trebuchets (embedded above) yourself expect plenty more videos in the game, including those about castle building, falconing, horse taming, and even Mongolian instrumentation. Isgreen mentioned that including this type of content in the game has been “insanely nerve-wracking,” though reception has been positive so far. This is all part of the “humanized history” angle that the developers are attempting. These live-action video segments, produced with help from Lion TV, are interspersed throughout the game’s campaign as a way for people to better relate to the history they’re playing. World’s Edge Creative Director Adam Isgreen introduced a deeper look at the game’s “Hands-on history” segments during the Xbox games showcase at Gamescom 2021.
