Just about every popular games these days gets an expanbsion pack or two, so the fairly obvious Age of Empires 3 expansion pack has now been officially announced, you can read the full press release on Shacknews if you so desire. Suffice to say that the expanded game will be available later this year, autmn ish.

The new expansion pack will build off of the exciting real-time-strategy gameplay of "Age of Empires III," providing players with the ability to lead one of three proud Native American civilizations, including the Iroquois Confederation, to expand their empire and fight for control of the Americas.

The expansion pack, which is due on store shelves in the Fall of 2006, will provide new ways to play and win, introducing new gameplay elements and content including new civilizations, a new single player campaign, Home City enhancements and additional maps and units. Additional content will be added to all existing European civilizations as well.