Age of Empires
Age of Empires is a series of historical real-time strategy video games, originally developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Studios. The first title of the series was "Age of Empires", released in 1997. Seven titles and three spin-offs have been released.
History of video games
Id Software’s 1996 game "Quake" pioneered play over the Internet in first-person shooters. Internet multiplayer ability became a de facto requirement in most FPS games since. Other genres also began to offer online play in the late 90s, including real-time strategy games as "Age of Empires", the "Warcraft" and "StarCraft" series, and turn-based games such as "Heroes of Might and Magic". Developments in web browser plug-ins like Java and Adobe Flash allowed for simple browser-based games.