Former Halo director's first feature trailer unspools
In 2006, Microsoft stunned the world by announcing that a virtual unknown would be directing the big-budget film adaptation of the Halo franchise. That unknown was Neil Blomkamp, a young ...
In 2006, Microsoft stunned the world by announcing that a virtual unknown would be directing the big-budget film adaptation of the Halo franchise. That unknown was Neil Blomkamp, a young ...
Ensemble Studios' sci-fi real-time strategy game Halo Wars shifted 639,000 units in the US during its March debut, according to the NPD Group, a healthy number considering its mixed reception ...
Capcom's PS3/360 zombie apocalypse a big hit despite US game-industry nosedive; Halo Wars and Pokemon score, GTA: Chinatown Wars doesn't break top 10.
Halo Wars dev alum discusses his former employer's fall, forming a new studio during a recession, and the state of the RTS genre.
Third independent studio emerges in wake of Microsoft's closure of Halo Wars developer; first game to be a futuristic online game.
Massive fan base for Microsoft's sci-fi franchise makes Ensemble Studios' 360-exclusive swan song go platinum in less than three weeks.
Halo Wars' winning streak continues; Wii Fit overtakes Killzone 2 in sales.
Halo Wars grabs top spot despite fierce competition from Killzone 2.
Ensemble's swan song leads a murderer's row of new releases including multiple MLB games, Empire: Total War, HAWX, and Sonic and the Black Knight.
Be sure to check out the archive of our gameplay marathon of Halo Wars for an early look at this upcoming game!
Guerrilla's PS3 shooter deploys to stores around Australia this week.
Following Robot Entertainment reveal, more Age of Empires vets set up new Dallas, Texas-based shop.
D.I.C.E. 2009: The Age of Empires may be over, but Ensemble Studios cofounder Bruce Shelley recaps what his studio did right--and what it did wrong--during its 14-year run.
Tony Goodman and other veterans of Age of Empires studio launch placeholder Web site for new development house.
Master Chief doesn't take bull from anybody, and that goes doubly so for brain-munching zombies. Two weeks, ago Capcom's timed-exclusive demo for Resident Evil 5 lit up the Xbox Live ...
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 ...
Development of Ensemble Studios' swan song RTS complete; hits Xbox 360 March 3, demo due February 5.
Software giant letting go of 1,400 employees today after lower-than-expected $4.17 billion in quarterly profit; Xbox division's income rises 14% to $3.18 billion.
Sci-fi RTS trial due out February 5; Windows 7 beta begins this week; 10 billion hours of "gaming and socializing" clocked on Xbox Live.
Ensemble's sci-fi RTS swan song gets slightly delayed marching orders; Xbox 360-exclusive arrives in Europe Feb. 27, Japan Feb. 26.
Cult World of Warcraft show The Guild to be distributed via Xbox Live; more Red vs Blue also promised.
Ensemble's Halo Wars real-time strategy game is just around the corner, and we finally spent some hands-on time with the UNSC single-player campaign.
One of the things we've been aiming to do with this previews blog since we unveiled it some months back is deliver new, unique forms of previews coverage to add ...
Release window and collector's edition details revealed for Ensemble's swan song real-time strategy game.
For the first time, we get a private viewing of the Halo Wars campaign.
Xbox Live chief John Schappert talks about Microsoft's Japan strategy; prequel expansion to Bungie's shooter due Fall 2009; avatar-based XBL relaunch coming next month; Tekken 6 confirmed for 360; trailer ...
Former Kojima Productions assistant producer Ryan Payton leads a slate of prominent Microsoft Game Studios hires all working on new projects in the sci-fi shooter's universe.
Age of Empires creator Bruce Shelley says team was shocked, disappointed; adds he won't be working at upstart offshoot.
[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 ...
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."
[UPDATE] Two independent reports claim publisher has already begun canning staff at Halo Wars shop in advance of game's completion; publisher confirms.
As low-key as Microsoft has been about the real-time strategy spin-off to its Halo franchise, rest assured that Halo Wars will arrive alongside a wealth of marketing tie-ins, one more ...
We teamed up with fellow journalists to take on the Covenant in Halo Wars' co-op mode.
Sources say Bungie's next project won't feature the helmeted hero, and will instead focus on a squad of UNSC Marines in a "darker, grittier" campaign with possibly eight-player co-op.
360 marketing chief exits as Microsoft Game Studios head moves on to "strategic" biz dev; MGS UK GM taking over first-party pub's global operations; work on Forza and Peter Jackson's ...
Writer of big-screen adaptation of Epic Games hit reportedly wrote a screenplay for Bungie's shooter in his spare time, Gears flick's release pushed back a year.
GameSpot asks industry illuminati to predict whether the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, or Wii will emerge as the holiday victor, and which will go on to be the ultimate winner ...
Microsoft to celebrate next week's anniversary of its online gaming service by letting players go toe-to-toe with the creators of a slew of multiplayer hits.
Now-independent studio tells Develop magazine its dev teams are "running full-speed" on new projects, as planned.
Harmonix's rhythm game named best E3 game by game-journalist jury; Mass Effect, LittleBigPlanet also honored.
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