Age of Empires III News
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Spot On: Fixing UK game development
The Digital Britain report contained dire warnings about the state of the British game industry--but also laid out plans for how to get things back on track.
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- Posted Jun 18, 2009 3:45 am PT
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Q&A: Rippy on sparking Bonfire, disbanding Ensemble
Halo Wars dev alum discusses his former employer's fall, forming a new studio during a recession, and the state of the RTS genre.
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- Posted Mar 23, 2009 4:00 pm PT
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Ensemble demise whips up Windstorm
Third independent studio emerges in wake of Microsoft's closure of Halo Wars developer; first game to be a futuristic online game.
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- Posted Mar 19, 2009 5:08 pm PT
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1 million Halo Wars waged
Massive fan base for Microsoft's sci-fi franchise makes Ensemble Studios' 360-exclusive swan song go platinum in less than three weeks.
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- Posted Mar 19, 2009 11:12 am PT
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Ensemble alums ignite Bonfire
Following Robot Entertainment reveal, more Age of Empires vets set up new Dallas, Texas-based shop.
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- Posted Feb 20, 2009 3:05 pm PT
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Ensemble alums assemble Robot Entertainment
Tony Goodman and other veterans of Age of Empires studio launch placeholder Web site for new development house.
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- Posted Feb 13, 2009 3:33 pm PT
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Ensemble says good-bye
While studio closures are becoming depressingly common, few of the outfits to be shuttered have carried with them the pedigree of Ensemble Studios. Known for its tremendously successful real-time strategy series Age of Empires, Ensemble Studios has been living on borrowed time since September, when...
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- Posted Jan 30, 2009 12:08 pm PT
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Ensemble dev speaks out on closure
Age of Empires creator Bruce Shelley says team was shocked, disappointed; adds he won't be working at upstart offshoot.
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- Posted Sep 23, 2008 2:37 pm PT
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Canceled Ensemble project = Halo MMOG?
[UPDATE] Gamasutra reports that the soon-to-be-shuttered Microsoft studio was working on a massively multiplayer spin-off of the shooter series; 50 prototype screenshots leaked, followed by concept art which all but confirms project.
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- Posted Sep 23, 2008 11:14 am PT
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MS: Age of Empires has 'future potential'
Following confirmation that Ensemble will close, Microsoft confirms that it will retain the rights to acclaimed RTS franchise.
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- Posted Sep 11, 2008 2:51 pm PT
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Confirmed: Microsoft closing Ensemble
Publisher affirms rumors that it will dissolve Halo Wars dev upon game's completion; leadership team to form new studio that will "work on other projects with Microsoft Game Studios."
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- Posted Sep 9, 2008 5:59 pm PT
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Microsoft to scatter Ensemble?
[UPDATE] Two independent reports claim publisher has already begun canning staff at Halo Wars shop in advance of game's completion; publisher confirms.
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- Posted Sep 9, 2008 5:10 pm PT
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Burning Crusade lights up '07 PC sales chart
Expansion to World of Warcraft sells 2.25 million copies at US retail, original game comes in second with 914,000 sold.
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- Posted Jan 24, 2008 1:20 pm PT
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Asian Dynasties strikes gold
Big Huge Games' take on Age of Empires III sets sail to manufacturers, arrives for Vista, XP PCs on October 23.
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- Posted Sep 28, 2007 10:43 am PT
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GC '07: Don't ignore casual gamers, says Age of Empires panel
Developer of Age of Empires series thinks striking a balance between appealing to hardcore and casual gamers was key to success, hinted at space-based installment for franchise.
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- Posted Aug 22, 2007 2:29 am PT
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BizSpots: GameFlood, Foundation 9, McGee, Halo and KOF films
King of Fighters gets the big-screen treatment, Turbo Squid's new user-made-content site launches, American McGee's Grimm gets GameTapped, and Peter Jackson might still produce the Halo movie.
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- Posted May 29, 2007 3:31 pm PT
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Age of Empires III expands again
Microsoft's popular RTS will get Asian Dynasties add-on this fall; Big Huge Games taking dev reins from Ensemble.
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- Posted May 18, 2007 12:33 pm PT
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PC game charts: January 21-27
World of Warcraft and its Burning Crusade expansion top the charts as The Sims 2 continues racking up sales.
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- Posted Feb 7, 2007 4:08 pm PT
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PC game charts: January 7-13
2004 megahits World of Warcraft and The Sims 2 continue to top sales, Microsoft Flight Simulator X sales take off again.
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- Posted Jan 22, 2007 4:56 pm PT
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PC gaming stops slide in 2006
NPD numbers show slight growth in US retail sales of PC games for the year, figures still down from 2004.
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- Posted Jan 19, 2007 11:34 am PT
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