Confirmed: Microsoft close Halo Wars dev Ensemble Studios

[Zeus]

Microsoft has confirmed the rumors that it will close down the Halo Wars developer (Ensemble Studios) upon completion of the game: the leadership team is to form a new studio that will work on other projects within Microsoft Game Studios.

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Confirmation has come fast in regard to rumors surfacing earlier today that Microsoft would be closing its internal developer Ensemble Studios upon the completion of sci-fi real-time strategy game Halo Wars. In a statement issued today, Microsoft confirmed that Ensemble will be shut down once the Xbox 360-exclusive RTS set in the best-selling Halo franchise ships out early next year.


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[yourM0M1]

so no more AoE??

[Talidan]

so no more AoE??

My first thought! I dont give two craps about halo wars.

[Salmon-Face]

Evil Empire.

[QrafTee]

They must be expecting Halo Wars to sell 360s if they're already planning to absorb the whole studio into their own first-party studio.

[3CO-10]

My first thought! I dont give two craps about halo wars.

OMG.... THAT FRIGGIN BLOWS DONKEY BALLS....1!!! WTF!!!

Aside from Rome:TW... AoE is best RTS series EVAR!!!!!

[Captain N1]

That sux. I guess they wont be making age of empires 4. I wanted to see age of enpires enter ww1-moderan ages. Then ages of empires 5 can be future space ages.

I guess ms dont want to make more off the AoE brand