Bold Games has announced that Age of Empires II: Gold Edition is now shipping. In a press release issued today, the company said the game would ship today and tomorrow to retailers, and to those who pre-ordered directly from Bold. Here's the full press release:

Minneapolis, MN -- Destineer's Macintosh label, Bold, announces today that it is now shipping Age of Empires II: Gold Edition for Macintosh in North America. The game will be shipped throughout the day today and tomorrow to resellers, as well as to individuals who pre-ordered the product directly from Bold.

Age of Empires II: Gold Edition for Macintosh includes both Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings and Age of Empires II: The Conquerors Expansion. Age of Empires II is one of the most award-winning games ever created and has received awards from Time Magazine, Newsweek, USA Today and others.

Age of Empires II is an action-packed real-time strategy game in which you lead one of the most powerful civilizations of the Middle Ages to greatness. You grow its economy, raise its armies, forge alliances, and build wonders to stand the test of time. The Windows version is already one of the best selling and most critically acclaimed games ever created.

Age of Empires II works with Mac OS 8.6 or higher, including Mac OS X. The
game requires any Macintosh with at least 64MB of RAM and a 233Mhz, or
faster, microprocessor.

Orders for Age of Empires II are available at the Bold Games web site. If you're a MacGames CD subscribers, don't forget that you can pre-order Age of Empires II: Gold for just $39.

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