Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots site launches
by VGLN Staff

Monday, February 16, 2004

Find screens, wallpapers, and game descriptions.

Microsoft Game Studios today announced that the official site for the Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots expansion pack is now live, at http://www.microsoft.com/games/thronesandpatriots/. Visitors will find a war chest's worth of game info; featuring screenshots, desktop wallpapers and descriptions of the campaigns, nations and governments included found in the expansion to the award-winning Rise of Nations.

A Thrones and Patriots Fan Site Kit (28 MB) is also available for download from the new site and includes in-game screenshots, logos, concept art and unit renders to help patriotic webmasters build sites worthy of a King.

Developed by Brian Reynolds and Big Huge Games, Thrones and Patriots adds six new nations, a wide variety of new single player campaigns, more than 20 new units, new wonders and a new Government feature. With the new Government feature, any nation, old or new, can choose exactly how to be governed, which has far-reaching effects on how units perform in various situations. All-new single player campaigns will allow gamers to control the course of history during historical events that changed the world. Rise of Nations: Thrones and Patriots is scheduled to ship in Spring 2004.

The original Rise of Nations is available wherever games are sold for the recently reduced price of $29.95 (U.S.).

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