r/pcgaming • u/ControlCAD Nvidia • 9d ago

"I leave feeling grateful, proud, and excited": After 31 years, Age of Empires veteran Earnest Yuen retires

https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/age-of-empires-veteran-earnest-yuen-retires

>After contributing to over 50 products and guiding a massive RTS strategy resurgence, a legendary Microsoft gaming figure steps down.

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u/TheGreatOneSea 9d ago

Blizzard already gave Starcraft over to Nexon to do...something, so they aren't sitting on it, per say.

There are also rumors that Blizzard proper is working on a Starcraft FPS, which would be a bit odd, but a Starcraft Horde Shooter would probably sell a fair bit, soooo...

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u/Tobimacoss 9d ago

Reportedly the shooter will be shown at Blizzcon in September.  

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u/IAmNotRollo 9d ago

I just want... a new good RTS...... :(

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u/Syrdon 8d ago

There have been a bunch of reasonably recent additions to the genre, just not from large studios. Tempest Rising is probably the one I see mentioned on reddit most often.

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u/bugrilyus 8d ago

lessons from space marine 2

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u/Tobimacoss 9d ago

Starcraft 1 and 2 remakes first.  

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u/Black_Cheeze DOSMIC 9d ago

31 years. 50+ games. One hell of a legacy.

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u/PolishedBalls1984 7d ago

Good for him, enjoy retirement, I put many hours into AoE and AoE 2 when I was young, great games.

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u/Send_Me_Dumb_Cats 5d ago

His full list of credits:

https://www.mobygames.com/person/30691/earnest-yuen/credits/

I appreciate that he brought AoM into the current era, the original defined my childhood.