Age of Empires Online

Age of Empires Online (often abbreviated to AoEO), is a history-based free-to-play real-time strategy Video game under development, to be released in 2011 and digitally distributed. Developed by Robot Entertainment and published by Microsoft. It is the first Age of Empires game to feature Games for Windows LIVE, be a free-to-play game and is the first game of Robot Entertainment.

Gameplay
Age of Empires Online features the standard gameplay of past games with the addition of: A persistent online capital city that lives and grows even when you’re offline, Cooperative multiplayer quests, trading and a level-based system that lets you progress at your own pace, Fun, approachable style and storylines, and Free-to-play experiences via Games for Windows – LIVE.

Civilizations
The Greek civilization is the only civilization playable at launch, but will expand to others at launch and post-launch. Greeks were chosen because, "The ancient Greeks are a well-known civilization, and their history includes many interesting events and personalities that will be familiar to people. In going back to this era of history, the Greeks were a natural choice."

Development
Age of Empires Online (under the working title Project S(Spartan), is the most recent game developed by Robot Entertainment, and one of it's first games.