Auf IGN fidnet ihr ein Interview mit Greg Street und Dave Pottinger von den Ensemble Studios in englischer Sprache.

IGNPC: What nations will be included? Can you give us an overview of their distinguishing characteristics and maybe an indication of the types of units they might field?

Ensemble: There will be eight civilizations in the game, but we are only announcing three for now: the French, British and Spanish. The British have a great economy and can get villagers more quickly. Their best unit is their Musketeer (the famed "Redcoats" of the Revolutionary War), but if a British player wants to change history by investing in Longbowmen well into the 1700s, they can do that as well. The French can ally with Native Americans more easily, and have a special villager, the Coureur, that can double as a light infantry. The Spanish get more support from the mother country back in Europe than other civilizations. They have several unique units, including the famous Redoleros (sword and buckler men). Assigning characteristic to civs in Age of Empires III is trickier than in previous games in the franchise because players have an unprecedented amount of control in determining the strengths of their civilization.

Abgerundet wird das Interview natürlich mit passenden Bildern, die endlich mal in einer guten Qualität zu bewundern sind.

Quelle: Interview @ IGN