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The dates of AGE OF EMPIRES technical stress tests are revealed 4

Last month, Relic Entertainment and Xbox Game Studios held a closed beta for Age of Empires IV , but was limited to selected players. This weekend, the invitations are out the window, as the creators of the game are doing a technical effort test 'designed to test the game servers. That means anyone who wants to try the game for free (and encouraged) to do so. With the official release date of the game just over a month away, this weekend could provide to the team the perfect opportunity to see how the servers will remain. Technical testing effort will begin on September 17 at 10 am PT and will run until September 20 at 10 am PT. Some fans may be disappointed by the brevity of the test, but there is a specific reason for the finite window: the team wants as many people to play in a span. One of the reasons why we are organizing this event during a single weekend is that we are interested in bringing the greatest possible number of people to trial technical effort during this windo...