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/ Adam Richardson

Age of Empires Rumble for Rome Championship

The important bit: The online gaming world will gather at the Wizards of the Coast Game Center in Seattle today for the finals of the Rumble for Rome tournament, sponsored by the MSN Gaming Zone.

Age of Empires Rumble for Rome Championship is the business side of the news today, and this one has the usual late-90s mix of studios, publishing deals, lawsuits, money, and big promises.

The important bit: The online gaming world will gather at the Wizards of the Coast Game Center in Seattle today for the finals of the Rumble for Rome tournament, sponsored by the MSN Gaming Zone. After a month of intense competition among hundreds of gamers, it’s down to the final four of the best online Age of Empires players in the world. Four finalists will compete for the title of “Grand Emperor,” $2,000 in Cash, and a trip to Rome.

It is not as fun as a new demo, but these moves decide what games actually get made, sold, patched, or buried. Ignore the suits and you miss half the story.