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  • Brain volume can predict RTS game aptitude - Study Thumbnail
    Rise of Nations used in research that finds a person's speed at learning a complex game could be tied to size of certain regions of the brain.
  • Zynga stocks up on Big Huge cofounder Thumbnail
    Independent developer hires Rise of Nations lead designer Brian Reynolds to lead development on "social strategy games."
  • 38 Studios makes Big Huge acquisition Thumbnail
    Curt Schilling-led MMO outfit buys Big Huge Games from THQ, averting potential closure of Maryland-based developer.
  • Layoffs hit Big Huge Games Thumbnail
    THQ cuts staff at Rise of Nations publisher, still on the lookout for potential buyers.
  • GDC 2009: Kaos gives Big Huge tips on cinematic gaming Thumbnail
    Rise of Nations, Frontline studio reps tell developers how to make their games more Hollywood-like without using cutscenes.
  • Big Huge Games in sizable peril Thumbnail
    THQ confirms plans to sell or close Rise of Nations dev, spins off Heavy Iron and Incinerator Studios into independent businesses.
  • THQ buys Big Huge Games Thumbnail
    Smackdown maker scoops up Rise of Nations developer for estimated $20-$40M, touts its forthcoming PS3/360/PC RPG--but no RTSes; future console projects hinted at.
  • Microsoft readies fall, winter tournament matches for the follow-up to 2003's Rise of Nations.
  • Special edition of GameSpot's Best Strategy Game of 2003 will package the original with its Thrones and Patriots expansion.
  • Yahoo Games announces a deal with Microsoft Game Studios that will see 15 new titles added to the Yahoo Games on Demand service.
  • New releases dominate the PC chart for the month of May, while the leaders in the weekly chart are holding steady.
  • The Sims dominates the first two positions on this week's chart, with Rise of Nations in third for its second week.
  • Rise of Nations and PlanetSide make their debut on NPD's latest top-10 chart.
  • Microsoft releases the historical real-time strategy game from Brian Reynolds' Big Huge Games.
  • Microsoft releases a playable demo of Big Huge Games' upcoming historical real-time strategy game.
  • Those planning to attend next week's Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles could get a chance to challenge Big Huge Games at its own game.
  • Microsoft Game Studios announces that development on its historical real-time strategy game is finished.
  • Five hundred lucky winners will be able to play the Rise of Nations beta.
  • The upcoming strategy game from the cocreator of Civilization II will be released in May.
  • Microsoft begins accepting applications to beta-test its upcoming real-time strategy game.
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