User blog:SpaceCowboy92/Just in case...

anyone cares AoE Online is set to be shutdown July 2014, as part of Microsoft's plan to shove unwanted, half-way built products down our throats. This doesn't only include AoE, but every Live game that is not intehrated into Windows 8. So Halo 2, GTA IV, Gears, etc. will not work "ONLINE" after this date. Games such as AoEO, that are online only, will no longer launch. As of now this will affect Steam users as well.