{"product_id":"age-of-empires-by-richard-moss","title":"Age of Empires by Richard Moss (Pre-Order on Kickstarter)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/gabedurham\/age-of-empires-how-ensemble-studios-made-history\" title=\"Age of Empires by Richard Moss Kickstarter page\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePreorder Now on Kickstarter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-940535-42-5\u003cbr\u003e208 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Tony came in one day, out of the blue, and said to everybody in the room, ‘Hey, would any of you rather be programming games than databases?’”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUpon its release in 1997, the real-time strategy game \u003ci\u003eAge of Empires \u003c\/i\u003eturned heads with its varied campaigns, competitive online play, “Hollywood” approach to history, and its bright and colorful aesthetic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHelmed by brothers Tony and Rick Goodman, \u003ci\u003eAge of Empires\u003c\/i\u003e was a game about bringing thousands of years of human history to life—and making it fun and accessible. Over the course of its three-year development, the game shifted from an ancient-world twist on \u003ci\u003eSimCity\u003c\/i\u003e to a historical real-time strategy game, but through all its iterations \u003ci\u003eAge\u003c\/i\u003e never strayed from that core vision.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on interviews with 29 former Ensemble and Microsoft executives and staff, documentarian Richard Moss tells the story of how a scrappy team of first-time developers partnered with the biggest tech company in the world on a game that would test the brothers’ relationship like nothing before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAvailable in \u003cstrong\u003eebook\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003epaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003edeluxe hardcover\u003c\/strong\u003e formats.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/gabedurham\/age-of-empires-how-ensemble-studios-made-history\" title=\"Age of Empires by Richard Moss Kickstarter page\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNow Funding on Kickstarter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Boss Fight Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48161335935146,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/4361\/files\/BFBCoverswithColorBackground_13.png?v=1774898253","url":"https:\/\/bossfightbooks.com\/products\/age-of-empires-by-richard-moss","provider":"Boss Fight Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}