Halo Wars: Definitive Edition Comes to Steam on April 20
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Play Ensemble Wars' swan song even if you didn't buy Halo Wars 2.
READ MORE >Age of Empires 2 HD Gets Rise of the Rajas Expansion Today
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Age of Empires 2 is eighteen years old, but that's not stopping new content from still rolling out.
READ MORE >Halo Wars teaser website goes live [Update]
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A new website for Halo Wars, the 2009 Halo-centered RTS, has suddenly gone live. And it's counting down to something. (Update: Or maybe not. Microsoft has confirmed this is false.)
READ MORE >Age of Mythology 'Enhanced Edition' coming in May
Age of Mythology, the strategy game from 2002, is getting an "Enhanced Edition" this May. It will include the Titan expansion, Steamworks integration, HD widescreen, and some graphical tweaks.
READ MORE >Halo Wars led to studio friction, says Ensemble founder
Halo Wars wasn't looked upon favorably by Bungie, according to Ensemble Studios head Tony Goodman.
READ MORE >Halo MMO canceled when franchise future was 'unknown'
Former Ensemble member Patrick Hudson says the Halo MMO was cancelled for budget reasons, but also because Bungie's departure made the future of the franchise uncertain.
READ MORE >Why Ensemble and Pandemic Closed
With both Ensemble Studios (Age of Empires, Halo Wars) and Pandemic Studios (Mercenaries, The Saboteur) having shut down across the past year,...
READ MORE >"I'm the one who jumped in with insults? Sounds to me like you're being really bitter and ..."
see all 65 commentsThird Studio Rises Out of Ensemble's Ashes
Former Ensemble Studios developer Dusty Monk has founded Windstorm Studios, the third studio to emerge from the closure of the Age of Empires and...
READ MORE >"Hopefully none of them will be foolish enough to go into any deals with Microsoft."
see all 11 commentsNon-Robot Ensemble Veterans Start Bonfire
We already knew that a group of former Ensemble Studios employees had gone on to found Robot Entertainment, which will provide Age of Empires and...
READ MORE >"See to me that seems very generous of ex-Ensemble employees to strike a deal to do that, cause ..."
see all 14 commentsEnsemble Vets. Robot Working on Halo Wars Content, Original Property
Following its unofficial reveal last week, Robot Entertainment today announced itself to the world, confirming that the independent studio is...
READ MORE >"Yep that is correct, Bungie is continually associated in two ways with Microsoft(Aside from ..."
see all 6 commentsEnsemble Vets Assemble Robot Entertainment
The closing of Age of Empires developer Ensemble Studios was one of the more surprising studio developments in recent months. While a portion of...
READ MORE >"That's the micro management that hardcore players like to seperate the good players from the bad."
see all 11 commentsEnsemble Closure Brings Cancelled Projects to Light
A new Gamasutra feature on the closing of Age of Empires developer Ensemble Studios has revealed new details of the company's many unannounced...
READ MORE >"How many victims has the "Let's make a Diablo game" curse claimed now? Flagship Studios, Iron ..."
see all 17 commentsAge of Empires Dev Ensemble Speaks Out on Studio Closure, Microsoft, and the Cancelled Halo MMO
It's the developer behind Age of Empires, one of the most successful videogame franchises of all time. It's a financial success, with its flagship...
READ MORE >"And the units/civilizations now dont make it interesting and fun? And lumber mining camp ..."
see all 34 commentsHalo MMO Unveiled as Cancelled Ensemble Project
The almost-closed Ensemble Studios is at work on a Halo-themed strategy game, but at one point there was also an MMO set in the Halo universe in...
READ MORE >"Borrowed elements from WoW? There's only so much variety you can have in an MMO. Most of the ..."
see all 19 commentsEnsemble's Shelley on Studio Closing
Ensemble senior designer Bruce Shelley has posted a lengthy blog on the Ensemble site describing the conditions surrounding the closing of the...
READ MORE >"now it should be obvious why billy bob gates is so fierce into pushing through additional h1b ..."
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"It just hit me that the Covenant fighters remind me a tiny little bit of the White Star from ..."
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