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Rise of Nations is a game I spent pretty much my entire childhood wasting away on. Genuinely, it is probably the best game I have ever played, in terms of sheer hours put in and enjoyment I continued to get out of it. For the past few years, it's been nigh impossible to get a legal copy of one, and the multiplayer hardly worked due to GameSpy's inadequacies. Thankfully, Steam has bought the right to distribute it, and it will be available on the Steam Store in June! Game is 20/10, highly recommended.
The steam version will be selling the 'Extended Edition,' which is to say both Rise of Nations (the base game) and its expasion 'Thrones and Patriots.' Included in this release will be fully supported steam integration, minor visual improvements, and overall fixes to both multiplayer and the game itself.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/287450/