Age of Empires III Patch Status

Bruce Shelley's Age of Empires III Blog has news that the first patch for
Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties is nearing release, pending completion
of the localized versions and final approval from Microsoft (thanks Gamer's Hell). Bruce
says the response on the forums to the patch is very positive and he describes a
couple of significant strategy imbalances it will address. He touches on some
other topics of significance, including the closure of Iron Lore Studios, the
growing impact of piracy on PC gaming, and the passing of Gary Gygax. He also
poses the question of the day: "A bigger question for me is whether game piracy
and its cousins (music piracy and online game cheating, for example) are
becoming so socially acceptable and widespread that they are changing our
culture. Will a society that finds it increasingly okay to steal and cheat
online find it similarly acceptable to lie, cheat, and steal in all aspects of
offline life?"


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