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Old 09-10-2008, 07:40 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Ensemble Studios closes its doors
Click the image to open in full size.In a strange turn of events it appears that Halo Wars developer is closing its doors. Microsoft announced late last evening that they are pulling the plug. More widely known for the Age of Empires series, and solely the Age of Empires series, Ensemble branched out to work on the aforementioned Xbox 360 RTS. The good news though is that they will shut down after Halo Wars is complete.

Microsoft contributed the shutdown to some "fiscally rooted" cause. The fact that creating a Halo game can't keep a developer afloat may ring ominous to some ears.


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Old 09-10-2008, 09:28 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Holy ****...
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Old 09-10-2008, 09:42 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: Ensemble Studios closes its doors
wtf???
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Old 09-10-2008, 11:39 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Re: Ensemble Studios closes its doors
WTF?? I want to know why they got shutdown? and right before a huge game release like Halo wars...weird
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Old 09-11-2008, 12:24 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Re: Ensemble Studios closes its doors
Well at least we get our RTS! Hurray for a shut down completion! lol
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Saw this one coming.
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Re: Ensemble Studios closes its doors
I loved age of empires.
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Re: Ensemble Studios closes its doors
can you be more spacific of why they shut down
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Re: Ensemble Studios closes its doors
...So who's in charge of Halo Wars now? Just Bungie and MS Game Studios?
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Re: Ensemble Studios closes its doors
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...So who's in charge of Halo Wars now? Just Bungie and MS Game Studios?
The good news though is that they will shut down after Halo Wars is complete.
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Old 10-05-2008, 11:30 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Re: Ensemble Studios closes its doors
Probably because they realised halo is a first person shooter, not an rts
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