Microsoft has made an announcement regarding 4K remaster of Age of Empires game at E3 which is happy news for the fans of classic real time strategy (RTS) games. The title given to this new version of the game is “Age of Empires: Definitive Edition”.

This game was behind creating the whole generation of strategy game fans while millions have played this genre-defining game so far.

There is addition of new quality of life gameplay changes along with graphical improvement in this definitive edition of the game, according to Microsoft.

As compared to the old pixilated version, the new version is quite different. The Definite Edition contains higher resolution textures. Instead of small units of fighters, now you can view the whole battleground due to improvement in zoom level which provides help to track complete picture of the battle.

Xbox Live multiplayer support is also included in the latest version while a new campaign is also added which is important for casual players but experienced players will not give important to this addition.

These are the gameplay changes mentioned by Microsoft so far while the company is also silent about the release date of this new version but you can play the game in beta if you want to try the Definitive Edition. At Gamescom, Germany in August, Microsoft will announce further details about the new game.