Just went to try the game, and discovered this announcement:

Age of Empires Online will close on July 1, 2014 and all purchases have been disabled as part of the PC Marketplace shutdown. No new players should be able to join the game.

From ageofempires.com

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Announced 6 years ago, Kingdom under Fire 2 is coming out on PC and PS4 later this year. From massively.com.

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After receiving a $125,000 angel investment, Novus Aeterno has relaunched their Kickstarter with a new lower goal.

If you backed their previous Kickstarter, your payment has been cancelled and if you still want to support them, you will need to back the new Kickstarter.

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Learn more about Avalon Lords at avalonlords.com, view the teaser trailer or read on for the press release. Avalon Lords was previously titled "Kingdom of Knights."

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Not a "Real Time Shooter" Empires of Tahn is doing a KickStarter to raise funds for development.

Empires of Tahn is a MMORTS for mobile platforms, but will expand to PCs and Macs making it a truly cross platform game. Empires of Tahn features synchronous combat within a persistent online world. Other features include: four world factions, customized ships, units, fortresses and alliances. Empires of Tahn launches Q3 of 2014 for iOS and Android devices with PC and Mac to follow.

Read on for the full press release:

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The Imperial Realm :: Miranda is a 3D, massively multiplayer online real time strategy game in the tradition of Command and Conquer. Build a base and field a fighting force either by yourself, or with your friends, in an all-out war to dominate the devestated capital planet of Miranda in The Imperial Realm.

Miranda will be available on Microsoft Windows in 2014.


Features:

• Build your base, harvest resources, then build your forces to take over the world.
• Single-shard design. Play with a friend (or a thousand) all in the same world simultaneously.
• Massive, seamless 300x300KM game world.
• Huge PvP battles, play with your friends, or against them.
• Customize your units with hundreds of upgradable components.
• Fully 3D downloadable game client.

[Secret Lair Games also publishes MMORTS.COM]

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From kickstarter.com

Epic scale seamless MMORTS in a persistent universe allows you to play on your strengths: Diplomacy, Intelligence, Military, Economy.

Novus AEterno is the first fully-realized MMORTS that combines empire building with tactical and strategic RTS combat; all within a single massive, persistent multiplayer game universe. This is our dream game now almost 7 years in the making, and nearing the final moments before first release. And it is just the beginning of whats to come.

They are seeking to raise $200,000 to finish the game and release it within six months.

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This is an interesting video looking into the free to play design elements of Age of Empires Online. gamasutra.com

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They've cancelled the game, and it sounds like they're disassembling the studio as well. Official announcement and more at Gamasutra.

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From their press release:

Gravity Europe publisher is proud to announce that its highly awaited Sci-fi free-to-play Browser Based Multiplayer RTS, Battle Space, has entered the first stage of Open Beta testing. Gravity Europe welcomes new players who've been awaiting their chance to experience Battle Space's unique sci-fi universe, and encourages everyone to join its friendly community of testers to help provide ongoing feedback and truly make Battle Space their game. Players can join Battle Space's Open Beta test for free by signing up at : www.battlespace.eu

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