From Ensemble Studios Site:
http://www.agecommunity.com/
A full ten years ago, October 1997, the first Age of Empires game began appearing on store shelves! It was the first title from a new game development company, Ensemble Studios, and published by Microsoft. We're starting a small question and answer series with members of Ensemble Studios who came on board in those early days and had a hand in starting this 18 million unit selling franchise which has just seen another addition, Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties.
Bruce Shelley and Harter Ryan join us here on Age Community today to answer a few questions.
AOE interviews: http://www.agecommunity.com/aoeinterviews.aspx