Xbox Game Studios and TiMi Studios, a subsidiary of Tencent, have announced their first joint project. They will develop a mobile version of Age of Empires. According to analysts, such a partnership will help Xbox strengthen in the Asian market and attract a new audience to its “big” franchises

Solutions from mobile game development are also moving into “big” development. In the Age of Empires 4 desktop strategy, the training will be based on the analytics collected by the developers.

Age of Empires has a significant user base even after two decades. More than a million people play in the projects of the series every month.

At the E3 conference, Microsoft announced the purchase of the developer Double Fine, but kept silent about the creation of a completely new studio. She will develop the Age of Empires franchise.

The list of internal Microsoft studios may include Relic Entertainment. According to an insider Krobrille, the authors of Homeworld and Company of Heroes will acquire Xbox Game Studios (formerly Microsoft Studios).

The new Age of Empires game will see the light. At least, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates promised to “consider this possibility.”

Microsoft has released the second mobile strategy game under the Age of Empires franchise.