GS: Tell us about the expansion's single-player campaign. How will it continue the Black family saga from Age of Empires III? How long will the campaign be, and what periods of history will it cover? Is this the final chapter in the story of the Black family?

SP: We are filling in the gaps in the Black family. The first act of the campaign covers the life of Nathaniel Black, son of John Black and Nohnakee. The old campaign mentioned that Nathaniel somehow squandered much of the family fortune and we explain how this happens. Basically, he spent it assisting the patriot cause during the American Revolution. The second act of the campaign skips Amelia's generation and involves her son, Chayton. Amelia is still alive at this time. In fact she narrates this campaign as she did the old one. I won't say so much about the second act except that it opens up with Red Cloud's War.