Exactly what I was going to say.

My brother and I were playing AOE last night and I was waiting for him to create the game and I found this. AOE3 is scheduled for release this year!

http://www.ensemblestudios.com/

Also if you like Lord of the Rings you should check out Battle for Middle Earth. Haven't read any reviews, but its a RTS with LOTR characters.

 

^^^ Im buying that for sure.