Age of Empires 3: Definitive Editionhad announced DLC for this remaster back in February of last year. However, after being delayed to 2025, the content has now been completely canceled.
Initially expected for late 2024, the DLC was postponed indefinitely in October. Now, the studio has confirmed that, following a thorough evaluation, the content has been fully scrapped.
Reasons Behind the Cancellation of the Age of Empires 3: Definitive Edition DLC
“We regret not providing updates since we announced the DLC,” the team wrote on Steam. “During the planning of last year’s [New Year, New Age] event, we wanted to ensure that Age of Empires 3: Definitive Edition players were part of the franchise celebration, as we know how much love and passion they have for the game. However, by prioritizing their inclusion, we announced content before it was fully developed, and we now feel that the reveal was premature.”
The studio acknowledged that this decision is a major disappointment for many players who were looking forward to more content. They also mentioned that, while they managed to release a patch in late 2024, they understand that it did not meet the community’s expectations.
No concrete details about the DLC were ever revealed, but production director Earnest Yuen had previously hinted that it would include two highly requested civilizations. While he couldn’t name them directly, he provided a visual clue featuring the flags of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and Denmark, suggesting their possible inclusion.
The last expansion forAge of Empires 3: Definitive Edition,Knights of the Mediterranean, was released in May 2022. With this new DLC now canceled, it appears the game is transitioning into a maintenance phase with no concrete plans for additional content.
While World’s Edge has not entirely ruled out the possibility of future DLC, they have confirmed that their focus will be on keeping the servers active, rotating civilizations in the free trial version, and continuing to provide technical support.
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