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"Following a report that said\u00A0Microsoft will bring gaming titles from the PC and Xbox platforms to Apple\u2019s iPhone through a partnership with the Japanese gaming firm Klab, the software giant has spoken up to clarify that only the &amp;quot;Age of Empires&amp;quot; franchise will be developed into a mobile version.\r\n\r\nMicrosoft said Klab has inked a licensing agreement with it to come up with the mobile version of Age of Empires, which will be initially developed in English for iOS and Android and launched globally, though no specific timeline was mentioned.\r\n\r\nThere are plans to release the game in other languages and on the Windows phone in the future, Microsoft also said.\r\n\r\nThe company also clarified that media reports included &amp;quot;incorrect&amp;quot; information about other Xbox Live-based games on iOS and Android. It said that &amp;quot;there are\u00A0no further announcements beyond Age of Empires at this time&amp;quot;.\r\n\r\nEarlier this year, Age of Empires II - which\u00A0was first released 14 years ago in 1999 -\u00A0got a second lease of life when it came back to\u00A0Steam, with a refreshed graphics engine and improved multiplayer. Age of Empires itself was released in 1997, and spawned seven titles and three spin-offs.\r\n\r\nImage Credit:\u00A0Alberto E. Rodriguez via Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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