{"product_id":"age-of-empires-deluxe-hardcover-edition-by-richard-moss","title":"Age of Empires (Deluxe Hardcover Edition) by Richard Moss (Preorder Now!)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"mb1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeluxe Hardcover: \u003c\/strong\u003ePreorder Now, Get it in November! (Note: If you add Age of Empires to your order, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(255, 42, 0);\"\u003ethe ENTIRE order will not ship until November\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEbook:\u003c\/strong\u003e Get it now!\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 978-1-940535-43-2 \u003cbr\u003e204 pages\u003cbr\u003ePrinted Lithocase Hardcover \u003cbr\u003e6 x 9\" \u003cbr\u003eBlack \u0026amp; white interior with glossy color inserts\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.\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"public-DraftStyleDefault-block public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003edeluxe hardcover edition\u003c\/strong\u003e contains everything from the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bossfightbooks.com\/products\/goldeneye-007-by-alyse-knorr\" title=\"Standard paperback edition of GoldenEye 007 by Alyse Knorr\"\u003estandard paperback edition\u003c\/a\u003e, plus:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e* A \u003cstrong\u003ecover variant\u003c\/strong\u003e by illustrator Jack Bloom\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e* 55 pages of \u003cstrong\u003edrawings, photos, and design docs\u003c\/strong\u003e that take you behind the scenes from the development of Age of Empires (28 pages of glossy color inserts and 27 pages of B\u0026amp;W images throughout the book)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003e* An \u003cstrong\u003eadditional chapter\u003c\/strong\u003e, \"Pax Romana,\" about how the team at Ensemble Studios created the game's \"Rise of Rome\" expansion\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eRichard\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eMoss\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eis\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ean\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eaward\u003c\/span\u003e-\u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003ewinning\u003c\/span\u003e writer, historian, journalist, and documentary filmmaker from Melbourne, Australia. His other works include \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History of Mac Gaming\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Tale of Two Halves: The History of Football Video Games\u003c\/i\u003e, and the acclaimed five-part docuseries \u003ci\u003eTerrorBytes: The Evolution of Horror Gaming\u003c\/i\u003e. You can find him online via \u003ca href=\"http:\/\/mossrc.me\" target=\"_blank\"\u003emossrc.me\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Boss Fight Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (Preorder: Your Entire Order Ships in November 2026)","offer_id":49253703155882,"sku":"4501","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Deluxe eBook","offer_id":49253703188650,"sku":"4503","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardcover (Preorder) + Deluxe eBook (Arrives Now)","offer_id":49253703221418,"sku":"4504","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/4361\/files\/BFBCoverswithColorBackground_14.png?v=1774898253","url":"https:\/\/bossfightbooks.com\/products\/age-of-empires-deluxe-hardcover-edition-by-richard-moss","provider":"Boss Fight Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}