At Gamescom Opening Night Live, Microsoft announced with a new trailer that Age of Empires 4: Anniversary Edition has now launched for Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One, and is, of course, also available via Xbox Game Pass.

The real-time strategy title’s console port comes with a handful of key changes and additions, including 4K support, a new user interface, new automatic tools to speed up gameplay, quality-of-life improvements, improved tutorials for a better onboarding experience, and more.

The improved onboarding, meanwhile, comes in the form of The Rise of a King, a new narrative-driven experience that takes place over a 20-year period leading up to the Battle of Hastings, which is where the main campaign kicks off.

Where multiplayer is concerned, players can compete, cooperate, or spectate with up to 7 friends in PvP and PvE multiplayer modes on Xbox Series X/S, and up to 3 friends on Xbox One.

This update includes two new civilizations, the Ottomans and the Malians. Each will have 15 new masteries and Art of War Challenges, while new Achievements, eight new maps, and two new biomes are also coming. An additional 11 languages are also being added, including Hindi, Danish, Swedish, Czech, Greek, Polish, Finnish, Hungarian, and more.

Current owners will get the Anniversary Update for free, and the date also marks the start of Season Three with Ranked Team Games, waypoint markers and improved naval balance. Taunts and Cheats along with bug fixes are also coming as per the roadmap in June. Stay tuned for more details and patch notes in the coming weeks.