| microsoft.public.ageofempires | The official newsgroup for AoE |
| alt.games.microsoft.age-of-empires | Another AoE newsgroup |
| alt.games.microsoft.rise-of-rome | A newsgroup about the AoE add-on, the Rise of Rome |
| alt.games.microsoft.age-of-kings | A newsgroup about AoE's sequel the Age of Kings |
| alt.binaries.games.microsoft.age-of-empires | A group for posting binaries related to Age of Empires |
| alt.binaries.games.microsoft.rise-of-rome | A group for posting binaries related to RoR |
| alt.binaries.games.microsoft.age-of-kings | A group for posting binaries related to Age of Kings |
| microsoft.public.fr.ageofempire | A French newsgroup for AoE |