World Empires Live is now available, offering an online real-time strategy game described as "an Empire Builder for single player as well as multiplayer which take you from [the] Stone Age all the way to the Modern Era." The game features online matchmaking and leaderboards, and can be sampled for free, though the full game requires a subscription. Word is: "World Empires Live (WEL) is a Real Time hybrid which offers quick sessions of about 1.5 hours for up to 8 players in single player, multiplayer and rated games. To achieve victory for your faction or team you need to use exploration, military, trade, diplomacy and economic managements. WEL does not get you bogged down into detail and is easy to learn but hard to master. A game that is particularly good for many players and competition."