no support was to expect by the successor company Robot Entertainment, the game community tried to provide game support and fixes of remaining issues themselves, for instance with fan patches. Both the original game and the first expansion were made available in a single collection titled Gold Edition on October 23, 2007. On November 21, 2010, Microsoft sold the game including its two expansion packs as a part of the relaunch of its Games for Windows Live platform for 10 cents or 10 Microsoft points. The overwhelming and unanticipated demand created a shortage of account keys leaving some of those who had purchased the game through the promotion unable to install the game. Microsoft remedied this issue by assuring all customers who purchased the game that account keys would be generated within one week and automatically uploaded to each profile. As a result of this promotion the overall sales of the game have sharply increased. A mobile game titled Age of Empires III was released in 2007 for J2ME. A sequel mobile game, Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties, was released in 2010 also for J2ME. Definitive Edition On August 21, 2017, Microsoft announced a remaster titled Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition at Gamescom 2017. The remaster included updated 4K graphics and the two previous expansions Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs and Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties. It also introduced new content in the form of two new playable civilizations, the Incas and Swedes, as well a new set of "Historical Battles" and "The Art of War" challenge missions similar to those implemented in Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition. The Definitive Edition of Age of Empires III was developed by Tantalus Media, overseen by Xbox Game Studios' internal World's Edge studio. The game was released on October 15, 2020. On April 13, 2021, an expansion pack adding the United States civilization was released. On August 2, 2021, an expansion pack adding the Ethiopians and Hausa civilizations was released. On December 1, 2021, an expansion pack adding the Mexico civilization was released. Another expansion pack, Knights of the Mediterranean, was announced on May 12, 2022 adding both Italian and Maltese (Knights Hospitaller) civilizations, and released on May 26, 2022. Reception Age of Empires III was well received by critics and reviewers. The game received an average score of 82% according to GameRankings. Age of Empires