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New Age Of Empires IV Trailer Shows Multiple Factions, October 28 Release Date For PC

The trailer was aired during the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase.

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A new trailer for Age of Empire IV, the latest in the long-running RTS franchise, was unveiled during the Xbox and Bethesda Games Showcase.

The trailer showed two new factions available to players at launch, the French and the Abbasid Dynasty. A new campaign, The 100 Years War, was also unveiled, and will star Joan of Arc as she leads the French against English forces in the famous conflict.

Gameplay shown in the trailer includes city-building, land combat with elephants and horses as mounts. Naval battles--a first for the Age of Empires franchise--was also shown for the first time ever.

Age of Empires IV is the latest in the long-running real-time strategy franchise developed by Relic Entertainment. It will launch October 28 on PC and on Xbox Game Pass, including Xbox Cloud Gaming..

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