There's a new game just out called Rise Of Nations (RON). I downloaded the trial version and just finished trying it out. I'm a long time player of the entire Age Of Empires (AOE) series of games by Ensemble Studios and while RON is done by a different company, it's very, very similiar right down to the hot keys so it's very easy to pick up. The graphic engine is still 2D like AOE rather than 3D like Age of Mythology but it's scope is much broader. In AOM/AOE, there was four ages but RON doubles that to eight ages from ancient to the information age which means your weapons go from arrows to cruise missles, stealth bombers and nuclear weapons. Resource gathering is simplified but there are more kinds of resources and the technology tree is deeper and broader as you might expect. Graphics are excellent. I'm still heavily into AOM but I'll probably pick up a copy of RON and play some more. Not sure if the game play is as good as AOM. If you ever want to meet for a game online, drop me a note or look for Zogamara on Ensemble Studios Online.