Age of Empires II Pre-Order Program announced

Age of Empires II Pre-Order Program announced gives players a reason to pay attention beyond the usual press-release noise.

in anticipation of the long-awaited release of Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, Microsoft will partner with two key retailers, Electronic’s Boutique and Babbages, to offer gamers a chance to pre-order the game in the four weeks prior to launch. Available this week, Electronic’s Boutique is giving away a Limited Edition Player’s Guide to those consumers who pre-order the game. Bruce Shelley, Age of Empires senior designer, authored the Player’s Guide.

Not a bad excuse to jump in, especially if you were already circling this one anyway.