Don't know what's happening with it. I played AoE II right through to the end, and found it reasonably enjoyable. Yes, the graphics are cute and magic system is good, but the game as a whole is a little predictable and a bit lacking in challenge and excitement. Still good for a mindless few hours of empire expansion though.

I enjoyed it enough to go out and buy AoE Shadow Magic, but I only got a few scenarios into that one when I upgraded my PC and didn't bother reinstalling it for quite a while. And when I finally did reinstall and took up where I left off, I suddenly found I was sick of it. There's this huge level you hit fairly on in the game, with dozens of cities and endless numbers of enemies coming at you all the time, it was such a slog to make progress that in the end I just couldn't face any more.

Don't know if they're working on a sequel, but they probably are, and my guess is it will be full 3D.

Must say I'm finding the HoMM 5 demo better than AoE at this stage, but perhaps that's just because of the novelty factor.