Recently, we announced that we are launching an [i]Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition[/i] closed beta on Steam: [list] [*] [url=https://www.ageofempires.com/news/welcome-to-e3-2019/]Welcome to E3 2019![/url] [/list] Invites will be sent out to eligible [i]Age of Empires[/i] Insiders in multiple waves over the coming weeks. Our goal is to get as many of our fans’ hands on the game as early as possible, listening to your valuable feedback, and ultimately building a great game—together! [h1]Signing Up as an Insider[/h1] To sign-up as an [i]Age of Empires[/i] Insider and be considered for the [i]Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition[/i] beta, follow the guide below! Please note that this survey and sign-up process can [b]only be completed successfully on a PC running on a Windows operating system (7, 8, or 10)[/b]. [olist] [*] Log on to [url=https://www.ageofempires.com/#newsletter-subscribe] the [i]Age of Empires[/i] website.[/url] [*] [b]Enter[/b] your email address in the box and select [b]Sign Up Now[/b] [*] [b]Check your email[/b] for a message from noreply@microsoftstudios.com and click [b]Confirm Email[/b]. This will redirect you to the sign-up survey. [*] Select [b]Log In To Begin[/b] after reviewing the requirements. You will be redirected to a Microsoft Account (MSA) sign-in page. [*] [b]Sign in[/b] with a Microsoft Account (MSA) of your choice. It’s important to note that the Gamertag associated with the MSA that you sign into will be your [i]Age of Empires[/i] Insider identity! [*] [b]Carefully read[/b] over the [i]Age of Empires[/i] Insider Guidelines & NDA and confirm the information presented at the bottom of the page. You may also find the Guidelines & NDA [url=https://www.ageofempires.com/nda] here [/url]. After continuing, you will be asked to connect a Steam account. In order to be eligible for consideration for the [i]Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition[/i] beta, you [b]will need a Steam account connected[/b] to your [i]Age[/i] Insider profile. [*] Select [b]Add Steam Account[/b] to login with your Steam account and be eligible for this beta test. [*] On the Steam Community screen, [b]sign in[/b] with the Steam account of your choice. [*] After signing in and being redirected back to the survey, you’ll be asked some questions on your interests and play style. [b]Complete[/b] these questions and press [b]Save & Continue[/b]. [*] [b]Follow[/b] the on-screen steps to upload your DxDiag.xml file. Please note that this file [b]must have a .xml extension[/b] and that this step can [b]only be completed on a PC[/b]. [*] After uploading your DxDiag.xml, select [b]Submit Survey[/b]. [*] Congrats! You’re signed up as an Insider and now eligible to be considered for participation in the [i]Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition[/i] beta! [/olist] [h1]Existing Insiders[/h1] Already signed up as an [i]Age of Empires[/i] Insider in the past? We’ll need some updated info from you, too! In addition to getting a refreshed DxDiag, we’ll also need you to connect a Steam account for you to use during the beta. Follow the steps above to re-register and be considered for beta participation! In the future, we will have a more streamlined process for our valued Insiders to be able to update their profile information. We appreciate your patience! [h1]Additional Questions?[/h1] Check out our [url=https://www.ageofempires.com/insider-faq/][i]Age of Empires[/i] Insider FAQ here.[/url] Be sure to follow us on: [list] [*][url=https://www.facebook.com/ageofempires/]Facebook[/url] [*] [url=https://www.instagram.com/ageofempiresgame/]Instagram[/url] [*][url=https://twitter.com/ageofempires]Twitter[/url] [/list] And check out our brand-new[i] Age of Empires[/i] Discord channel: [list] [*] [url=https://discord.gg/ageofempires]here[/url]. [/list]