Evony, LLC, creators of the free-to-play gaming phenomenon Evony, today announced the arrival of a massive content expansion with Evony: Age II. In less than a year, Evony has grown to a thriving community of over 16 million players, and the team has taken their enthusiastic feedback into consideration with the launch of Evony: Age II.

Evony: Age II builds upon the foundations established by Evony: Age I, enhancing the player experience and offering new depth in gameplay. With new quests involving historical heroes and cities, a redesigned graphical interface and Facebook Connect integration, the lords and ladies of Evony will embark on a new journey of unprecedented scope.

Existing players and newcomers alike will have the chance to explore all that Evony: Age II has to offer as the expansion begins to roll out to game servers this week. The full launch of Age II is scheduled to take place over roughly two weeks, to ensure the transition experience is smooth and pleasant for the Evony community members who choose to move from Age I to Age II.

Evony: Age II Features:

• Facebook Connect Integration – Players can share the latest on their empires with friends on Facebook – they can give gifts, visit neighbors’ cities, post achievements (new to Age II), display quest completions and recent activity and form new tactics with post-battle reports.

• Improved Graphics – New art and graphics introduce an easier-to-use interface, high-resolution buildings and detailed animations.

• Upgraded Chat System – Regional Chat was created to help beginners see only the important messages in their area, substantially improving the nature of in-game chat for new players.

• Historical Content – Recruit help from history’s most powerful figures and take control of some of the world’s most renowned ancient cities.

• War Declarations – Manage all threats to your city and prepare for pending invasions with an all-new war declaration system. Be ready to defend at any hour of the day, armed with knowledge to protect your kingdom even when away from the computer.

• Strategems – New combat modifiers to influence intelligence gathering and disguise plan of attacks.

• Hero Control – Equip heroes with custom crafted equipment and new items to be the ultimate leader on the battlefield.

• New Balanced Colonization System – New PvP colonization system enables powerful players to increase their empire, while allowing weaker players to protect their domains through an overhauled combat system. With more land to conquer than ever before, the battles will grow to epic proportions.

Start the passage into Evony: Age II and join the 16 million strong and growing community today at www.evony.com. Existing Evony: Age I players will be greeted with a special welcome package.