<s>
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
is	O
a	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Tantalus	O
Media	O
and	O
Forgotten	O
Empires	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Xbox	O
Game	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
2005	O
game	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
III	I-Application
,	O
celebrating	O
the	O
15th	O
anniversary	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remaster	O
includes	O
new	O
4K	B-Architecture
Ultra	I-Architecture
HD	I-Architecture
graphics	I-Architecture
,	O
rebuilt	O
3D	O
assets	O
,	O
improved	O
destruction	O
animations	O
on	O
buildings	O
,	O
a	O
spectator	O
mode	O
,	O
an	O
overhauled	O
and	O
scalable	O
UI	O
,	O
mod	O
support	O
,	O
new	O
server-based	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
with	O
cross-network	O
play	O
,	O
new	O
maps	O
,	O
and	O
remastered	O
sounds	O
and	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
includes	O
all	O
previous	O
expansions	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
(	O
The	B-Application
WarChiefs	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Asian	I-Application
Dynasties	I-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
AI	B-Application
was	O
improved	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
"	O
extreme	O
"	O
difficulty	O
level	O
was	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
number	O
of	O
cheats	O
AI	B-Application
uses	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
was	O
reduced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
AI	B-Application
can	O
micromanage	O
now	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
better	O
at	O
picking	O
units	O
,	O
reading	O
the	O
map	O
,	O
reading	O
its	O
opponent	O
's	O
army	O
,	O
making	O
well-rounded	O
army	O
compositions	O
,	O
retreating	O
from	O
lost	O
battles	O
,	O
and	O
hit-and-run	O
tactics	O
on	O
the	O
highest	O
levels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
21	O
,	O
2017	O
,	O
at	O
Gamescom	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
20	O
,	O
2019	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
announced	O
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
was	O
in	O
development	O
by	O
Tantalus	O
Media	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Pass	I-Application
on	O
October	O
15	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Age	B-Application
of	I-Application
Empires	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Definitive	I-Application
Edition	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
with	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
75/100	O
from	O
46	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Windows	O
Central	O
's	O
Samuel	O
Tolbert	O
praised	O
the	O
new	O
graphics	O
and	O
campaign	O
changes	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
path	B-Algorithm
finding	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
