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------DEFINITIVE EDITION------

-FORGOTTEN EMPIRES-

Technical Director
Matt Pritchard

Project Lead
Bert Beeckman

Creative Director
Alexander Flegler

Engineering
Barry Irvine
Emil Marinov
Jake Simpson
Mike Chilton
Mikko Tapio Partonen
Peter Tengg
Raymi Mario Klingers
Rebecca Heineman
Rich Geldreich

Art
Alexander Boerner
Alexander Rotter
Amy Winkler
Andrey Andreev
Andy De Pooter
Chris Morton
Jorge Ageitos
Sebastian Bretthauer
Vanessa Flegler
Yanislav Andreev

AI
Marius Beck

UI Design
Peter Piepenburg

Sound & Music

Vitalis Eirich

Campaigns & Scenarios

Cedric Van de Sande - Lead
Ramsey Abdulrahim
Sam Levin

Business Management
Ryan Shepherd

Localization
Eva Navarrete - Lead
Aerin Yost
Daniel Pereira
Duy "Shiva" Huynh
Filippo Gemmellaro
Harman Singh
Manuel Fernandez
Martin Entenmann
Mo Na
Natsuko Kudo
Neelima Samaiya
Pierre Houze
Stepan Obraztsov

Quality Assurance & Playtesting

Charlie Harbord - Lead
Emil Marinov
Ivan Kirichenko
Marius Beck
Stepan Obraztsov

Special Thanks
Jefferson Davis
Troy Hetzler
Matthew Turk
Emilia Flegler
Raelyn Shepherd
Remington Shepherd
Cliff Kang
Misty Loreen
Thomas "HellStriker" Nijman
Timothy "hoh0dfx" Kousemaker
Lutz "Alkhalim" Goers
David "AKC_Pico" Van Beveren

-MICROSOFT STUDIOS-

GLOBAL PUBLISHING TEAM

PRODUCTION

Executive Producer
Earnest Yuen

Senior Producer
Tim C. Fritz

Senior Producer
Justin Robey

ENGINEERING

Principal Software Engineer

Russ Almond

Software Engineers
Andrea Schiel
Kelly Wilson
Todd Heckel

Additional Software Engineers

Andrew Schnickel
Arun Rao
Jeffrey S. Blazier (Dextor)
Joel Pritchett

DESIGN

Design Director
Adam Isgreen

Senior Narrative Designer

Noble Smith

ART

Senior Art Director

Han Randhawa

Technical Art Director

Royal Winchester

AUDIO

Audio Director
Todd Masten

USER RESEARCH

Senior User Researcher

Deborah Hendersen

User Researcher
Todd Kelly

LOCALIZATION

Localization Program Manager

Yumiko Murphy

COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT

Community Strategy Lead

Jennifer Paige

Community Managers
Joe Homes (Mod Squad Inc)
Jennifer Godwin (Metaverse MOD Squad Inc)

GLOBAL PUBLISHING MANAGEMENT TEAM

General Manager
Shannon Loftis

Head of Production
Jorg Neumann

Creative Director
Ken Lobb

Director of Technology
Brian Stone

Head of Art
Paul Amer

Head of Audio
Kristofor Mellroth

Creative Director
Joseph Staten

Director of Business Operations

Julie DiRamio

Global Head of Consumer Engagement

Torrie Dorrell

GLOBAL MARKETING

Global Marketing Directors

John Dongelmans
Bryan Koski

Senior Global Product Manager

Lisa Humphries

Senior Marketing Manager

Steven Dodson (GAMES)

PUBLIC RELATIONS

Communications Director, Microsoft Studios

Regan O'Leary

Senior Communications Manager, Microsoft Studios

Shon Damron

Assembly PR for Microsoft Studios

Thierry Nguyen (Assembly)
Ken Zhang (Assembly)

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Business Manager
Will McCahill
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Business Development Manager

Michael Schauble

RELEASE MANAGEMENT

Release Managers
Erin Schauble
Jim Pekola
Kevin Carberry (Insight Global Inc)

MICROSOFT STUDIOS QUALITY

Microsoft Test Lead

Jeffrey R. Stephens

EXPERIS TEST TEAM

Director, Game Testing Services

Gavin Kennedy (Experis)

Sr. Test Manager

Chris Cromwell (Experis)

Test Lead
John Garren (Experis)

SDET Lead
Lyndon Moore (Experis)

Software Test Engineer

Ivan Fix (Experis)
Rise Lugo (Experis)
Jack A. E. Wilson (Experis)
Timothy Ollivant (Experis)

Test Associates
Bailey Lanier (Experis)
Brad Chapin (Experis)
Brett L. Smythe (Experis)
Christopher Case (Experis)
Dashon Arthur (Experis)
Ethan Houle (Experis)
Evan Griffiths (Experis)
Gregory Luktanov (Experis)
Jess Reed (Experis)
Josh Hurley (Experis)
Joshua Bone-Christian (Experis)
Karen Eskridge-Wilks (Experis)
Kris Kenney (Experis)
Matthew Taylor (Experis)
Michael Meritt (Experis)
Michael Shields (Experis)
Mona Moore (Experis)
Niko Taitano (Experis)
Roger Hansen (Experis)
Ryan Bowles (Experis)
Ryan Chamberlain (Experis)
Ryan K. Sturges (Experis)
Spencer Smith (Experis)
Timmy Stanford (Experis)
Tom Nesler (Experis)
Travis Andresen (Experis)

MICROSOFT LOCALIZATION

Localization Operations Manager

Yasmine Nelson

International Project Manager

Sarah Huschle (Lionbridge Game Services)

International Project Engineer

Michael Jennings (Lionbridge Game Services)

Localization Project Manager

Camille Janinet (Lionbridge Game Services)

Localization Audio Producer

Adam Croft (Lionbridge Game Services)

Localization Audio Director

Richard Saadat (Lionbridge Game Services)

Localization QA Project Manager

Justin Hartsfield (Experis)

Localization Test Project Manager

Konrad Lesiak (Lionbridge Game Services)

Localization Test Lead

Michal Stepien (Lionbridge Game Services)

Test Associate (Italian)

Filippo Colombo (Lionbridge Game Services)

Test Associate (German)

Bartlomiej Jesionkiewicz (Lionbridge Game Services)

Test Associate (Chinese Simplified)

Lu Mengkun (Lionbridge Game Services)

Test Associate (Portuguese Brazilian)

Gabriel Gliwic (Lionbridge Game Services)

Test Associate (Spanish Mexican)

Miguel Barragan Castro (Lionbridge Game Services)

Test Associate (Spanish)

Diego Fernandez Rodriguez (Lionbridge Game Services)

Test Associate (French)

Luc Maffre (Lionbridge Game Services)

Test Associate (Japanese)

Masaki Saito (Lionbridge Game Services)

Test Associate (Chinese Traditional)

Si-Cai Lin (Lionbridge Game Services)

Test Associate (Korean)

Youtaek Park (Lionbridge Game Services)

Test Associate (Russian)

Roman Lebedynets (Lionbridge Game Services)

Test Associate (Hindi)

Vikash Kumar (Lionbridge Game Services)

Test Associate (Vietnamese)

Bao Ngoc Doan (Lionbridge Game Services)

SHIELD COMPATIBILITY LAB

Program Manager
Paul H. Gradwohl (Experis)

Lab Manager
Vince Loughney (Experis)

Lab Technician
Dallas Holmstead (Experis)

Multiplayer Lead
Alex Hunte (Experis)

Configuration Lead
Mimi Guarino (Experis)

Photosensitivity & Epilepsy Lead

Chris Carleson (Experis)

First Party Devices Lead

Matt Igaz (Experis)

Research & Development Lead

Rob Brown (Experis)

R&D Engineer
Nicholas Starner (Experis)

Technical Testers
David Hendrickson (Experis)
Greg Hernandez (Experis)
Jake Anderson (Experis)
Michael Quiban (Experis)
Miles Cooper (Experis)
Pedro Rosario-Valentin (Experis)
Ryan Zalewski (Experis)
Sarah Baker (Experis)
Sean Taylor (Experis)
Taylor Simmons (Experis)
Thomas Allen (Experis)

CELA

Senior Attorney
Nick Morgan (CELA)

Senior Paralegal
Carla Woo (CELA)

FINANCE

Finance Manager
Zak Belisle

PLATFORM RELEASE MANAGEMENT

Release Managers
Brian Weiss
Ben Robinson

MICROSOFT STUDIOS THANKS:

Aaron Greenberg
Ada Duan
Adam Young
Barb Espejo
Bart Malagon Ramirez
Clayton Vaught
Deanne Adams
Diego Garzon
Ferdinand Schober
James Cadd
Jeremiah Armstrong (Insight Global)
Jimmy Bischoff
Laura Hamilton (CELA)
Karl Stricker
Kyle Miller
Michael Mann
Noah Musler
Pamela Wang (Mod Squad Inc)
Phil Spencer
Rick Lockyear
Scott Dell'Osso
Tim Stuart
Aaron Brindell (Experis)
Ahmad J. Chohan (Experis)
Andrew Franklin
Rick Lockyear
Ben Farley (Experis)
Brian Canning (Experis)
Carol Stearns (Experis)
David Eddy (Experis)
Frank Criscione (Experis)
Jake Gomez (Experis)
Julie Loucks (Experis)
Kevin Finck (Experis)
Mark Medlock (Experis)
Muthuvalli Chockalingam (Experis)
Stephen VanWambeck (Experis)
Tom Dieterich (Experis)

-AGE OF EMPIRES DEFINITIVE EDITION SOUNDTRACK-

All tracks composed by Todd Masten and Semitone Media Group.
Gray Skies composed by Vitalis Eirich, Todd Masten, and Semitone Media Group.
All tracks orchestrated by Todd Masten with additional orchestration by David
Christiansen.

-ORCHESTRAL RECORDING-
Produced by Dynamedion
Session Manager: Marcell Kelemen
Session Producer: David Christiansen
Orchestration: David Christiansen
Additional Orchestration: Martin Batchelar
Orchestra: Filmharmonic Orchestra Prague (Managed by Petr Pycha)
Tonmeister: Holger Busse, GENUIN recording group
Recording Engineer: Vitek Kral
Editing: Christopher Tarnow

-CAMPAIGN NARRATOR-
Michael Corby Gallegos

-ASOBO STUDIO-

CEOs
Sebastien Wloch
David Dedeine

Production
Brice Davin
Olivia Forni
Fabrice Chaland

Programming
Lionel Fuentes
Martial Bossard
Alain Guyet
Adrien Courtazelles
Audrey Legeai
Clement Gregoire
Selmar Kok

-CODE MYSTICS-

Jeff Vavasour
George Phillips
Peter Phillips
------AGE OF EMPIRES------
------THE RISE OF ROME------

-ENSEMBLE STUDIOS-

Design
Sandy "Sandyman" Petersen

Programming
Tim "Timotron" Deen - Lead
Angelo "Desperado" Laudon
Dave "Bigdog" Pottinger
Matt "The Optimizer" Pritchard
Paul "Winter" Bettner

Art
Scott "Strokin_Ace" Winsett - Lead
Duane "Saint" Santos
Duncan "Reverend" McKissick
Herb "HellWood" Ellwood
Thonny "Sir Anthonny" Namuonglo

Sound
Chris "Chris O' Rama" Rippy - Lead

Music
Stephen "Big Al" Rippy - Lead
David "Ripman" Rippy

Admin
Nellie "Nellinator" Sherman

Business
Bob Wallace
Brian "Bad Moon" Moon

Production
Harter "HarterFaster" Ryan - Lead
Brian "Ryujin" Sullivan
Tony "Bossman" Goodman

Scenarios
Bruce "Bruck" Shelley
Chris "Chris O' Rama" Rippy
Greg "DeathShrimp" Street

Quality Assurance & Playtesting

Chris "Torgo" Campbell - Lead
Chea "T_R_U_C_K" O'Neill
Chris "VD" Van Doren
Don "Fork Boy" Gagen
David "Milkman Dan" Lewis
Ian "Fish" Fischer
John "McBane" Evanson
Mark "Mark-o Polo" Terrano
Mario "PlasticBrain" Grimani
Sean "Lord Soth" Wolff
Trey "Yert" Taylor
Web Support
Mike "Archangel" McCart

-MICROSOFT-

Program Management
Tim "SlasherZ" Znamenacek
Ian "Bubs" Buck

Product Planner
Edward "Ace" Ventura

Product Manager
Chris "Diceman" Di Cesare

Technical Support Lead

Steve "Kasman" Kastner

Test Leads
James "Hannibal" Evans
Mark "Acheron" Thomas

Testers
Jason "Jagermeister" Brown
Carl "Toad" Bystrom
Francis "Dionysus" Crick
Jeremy "Germ" Hill
Andy "KrazyMaus" Kriger
James "Hammur" Mayo
Josie "Luna" Nutter
Eric "Stinger" Spunaugle
Luis "Mean Vegan" Barriga
AAS Recon Team

Hardware Configuration Team:

Paul "Mr. Happypants" Gradwohl
Harold "Sparky" Ryan

Playtest Team
Darin "Fletch" Boe
Robert "SipSip" Howg
Paul "Simba" Skavland
Juan-Lee "MasterP" Pang

Japanese Localization Tester:

Chris "Manekineko" Ganje

Beta Coordinator
Matt ">Mega-Man<" Alderman

User Education Writer

Kelly Bell

Editor
Amy "Amochka" Robison

Print Designer
JoAnne "SnoWhite" Williams

Digital Artist
Connie Braat

User Education Manager

Jo Tyo

Localization Managers
Laurence K. Smith
Peter "Krusty" Connelly
Paul "Gooner" Delany
Yukos "Sensha" Yoshida

Setup Development
Rich "Belzar" Eizenhoefer
Chris "Cornholio" Haddan

Art Director
Douglas "Urich" Herring

Product Unit Manager

Stuart "Yoda" Moulder

Program Manager Lead

Alan "Von Krunk" Hartman

Test Manager
Matt "UncleDaddy" Gradwohl

Development Manager
Craig "Dr. Doom" Henry

Legal
Jeff Koontz

In Memoriam:

Mrs. Donis Herrington

Dr. James R. Herrington
Dr. Jared M. Dunn
Dr. Philip C. Hopper
Mrs. Vera Mae Beasley
Christos "fire14" Tsollis

Special Thanks To...

All of the Angels at Heaven's Web

All the Zone Sysops
Ben's Half-Yard House
Chewy
Cookie's
Glen Hart
Greedy Smurf
Greg Langston
Jill, Dad, Mom, Sam, Ben, -
Rex, Ren, Roxy and Spikey.
Joe's Body Shop (Galveston Shop)
Joe Firmage
John Boog-Scott
John Calhoun
Julie Ryan
Kevin "Dr. Cosmic" McMullan
Marisol "Queen of America" Timm
Mike and Charlotte McKissick
Parents Rippy
Peggy Woodhouse
Roggans Everywhere
Romulus and Remus
Simi
Suetonius
Stormy the Wonder Dog
The Coke Dude
Tania Rippy
Thad Chapman
The Extremely Gracious and -
Talented Staff at the Phathouse
Trayc Claybrook

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-ENSEMBLE STUDIOS-

Design
Rick "Mr. Grinch" Goodman - Lead
Bruce "Bruck" Shelley
Brian "Ronin" Sullivan

Programming
Angelo "Desperado" Laudon - Lead
Tim "Timotron" Deen
Mark "CommWeasel" Terrano
Dave "Bigdog" Pottinger
Matt "The Optimizer" Pritchard
David "DaveTGit" Lewis
Mickey Kaywick
Bill Schofield

Art
Brad "The Crow" Crow - Lead
Scott "Strokin_Ace" Winsett
Thonny "Sir Anthonny" Namuonglo
Sean "Lord Soth" Wolff
Duncan "ArchAngel" McKissick
Don "Fork Boy" Gagen
Herb "HellWood" Ellwood
Duane "Saint" Santos
David Deen

Sound
Chris "Chris O' Rama" Rippy

Music
David "Ripman" Rippy
Stephen "Big Al" Rippy
Scenarios & Testing
Ian "Fish" Fischer
John "McBane" Evanson
Sandy "Sandyman" Petersen
Harter "Harterfaster" Ryan

Admin
Joyce Butler
Nellie "Nellinator" Sherman

Public Relations
Jackie "Rookie" Chapman

Business
John Boog-Scott
Thad Chapman
John Calhoun
Bob Wallace

Production
Tony "Bossman" Goodman

-MICROSOFT-

Test
Chris "Cornholio" Haddan - Test Lead
Brian "Khazim" Bennink - Test Manager
James "Hannibal" Evans
Scott "Vril" Gerlach
Mark "Acheron" Thomas
Christopher "Duckman" Liu II
Sean "Pilgrim" Kellogg
Shelina "SuperMom" Gowani
Harold "Sparky" Ryan - Configuration Tester
Paul "Happypants" Gradwohl - Configuration Tester

User Education
Jo Tyo - User Assistance Manager
Kelly Bell - User Assistance Writer
Amy "amochka" Robison - Editor

Help
Thomas Simmons - Testing and Help Builder
Connie Braat - Help Art

Localization
Laurence Krzemien-Smith

Graphic Layout and Design

JoAnne Williams - Print Layout and Design
Jennifer Epps - User Assistance Art Director

Setup
Craig "Doom" Henry - Development Manager
Leigh Kellogg - Setup Design and Art
Douglas Herring - Setup Art Director
Rich Eizenhoefer - Setup Developer
Beta Coordinator
Andy "TribeMaster" Wood

Technical Support Lead

Steve Kastner

Overhead
Tim "Slasher Z" Znamenacek - Program Manager
Edward "Ace" Ventura - Product Planner
David Hufford - Public Relations
Chris "Diceman" DiCesare - Marketing
Stuart "Yoda" Moulder - Product Unit Manager
Ed Fries - General Manager

Special Thanks To...

All the family members and significant others

for giving us support.
All the supporting members of Ensemble Corporation
Randy Geyer and the boys from BSS
All our friends at Microsoft
An extra thanks to Michael D. McCart of www.heavenweb.com
Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences
Alanis Morissette
apple II
Art Harris
Avalon Hill
Assyrian Archers
Barbara Shelley
Barry Sullivan
Beavis and Butthead
Ben Franklin
Beth Johnson
Big Daddy
Bigdogs
Bill Fulton
Bill Gates, Pete Higgins, Robbie Bach
Blizzard
Boston Market
Brent Rippy
Bud Light and the Born on date...
Can I draw you a beer Norm?
No, I know what they look like. Just pour me one.
Chewy
Chris "I Like Mustard" Adkins
Chris "VD" Van Doren
Chris Roberts
Cyrille Artho
Danan Davis
Darlene Widner
David L. and Sandy Pottinger
Deborah Dennis
Dorothy Sullivan
E3 Award
Fansites (our heros)
Ferrari of Dallas
General Pinochet
George Lucas
Greedy Smurf
Helen Hallier
Historical Simulation Society
Iron Crown Enterprises
Jeff "web guy" Ottinger
Jennifer Schlickbernd
John Hoskin
John Rogers
John Romero
Karen Fearon-Barr (spelling?)
Kelly Terrano
Kori Brown
Kristen Pottinger
Laura, Mark, and Zachary Laudon
Lee, Sue and Kim
Lisa Pritchard
Lynn Hillger
Mike "Big Gator" Crow ...Cuz ya neva know!
Mike and Charlotte McKissick
Monaco
MSC_Nova
Peggy, Rebecca and Ned Woodhouse
Phil and Nancy Hopper
Pizza
Plato Gordo
R. and M. Winsett
Rich Geldreich Jr.
Richard Nixon
Rick Lockyear
Ritsuko Wada
Robert Dawson
Robert Miles
Rogue Entertainment for testing
S. and D. Crow
Sandman's Age of Empires Page
Shannon Ellwood
Shipload's Ultimate Age of Empires Site
Sid Meier
Soulman's Barbecue
SPI
Star Wars
Steve Meyer
Tania Rippy
The "lucky" beta testers... You guys are great.
The AAS Recon Team
The Art Institute of Dallas
The Coke Dude
The dinner delivery services
The Internet Gaming Zone Developers
The Lodge
The Page of Empires
Those who brought us into this world
and chose not to take us out.
Todd Porter
Tom Gandey
Trayc Claybrook and our future Furious
Woz
And an extra special thanks to the hundreds of people
we did not mention.