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    So, Why Did Ensemble Studios Close Up?

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    Image of Talleh Talleh
    02/20/09

    In reply to So, Why Did Ensemble Studios Close Up?
    Not every studio is going to be around forever, but unless the people decide to dump the games industry will still be around working on other games, or forming new studios. Hopefully not as a "Conglomerate *Insert region here* studio that's forced to make shadows of great games and DS shovelware.
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    Image of Islandkiwi Islandkiwi
    02/20/09

    In reply to So, Why Did Ensemble Studios Close Up?
    This is like when someone breaks up with you. You then realize you've gained a few pounds, you were stuck in a rut, you need to try new things. Ensemble didn't do that, they decided to stay frumpy.
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    Image of BtownDesignGuy BtownDesignGuy
    02/20/09

    In reply to So, Why Did Ensemble Studios Close Up?
    It's not that there doesn't always have to be a reason, it's that a reason isn't compelling us to find it.
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    Image of geela234 geela234
    02/20/09

    In reply to So, Why Did Ensemble Studios Close Up?
    Space Planet? Perhaps lack of creativity is why they shut down.
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    02/20/09

    @geela234: Sarcasm, doesn't translate very well to text.
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    Image of Omnimon Omnimon
    02/20/09

    @geela234: Sarcasm, a good excuse when you get called out for douchery.
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    Image of Lincolnsbeard33 Lincolnsbeard33
    02/20/09

    In reply to So, Why Did Ensemble Studios Close Up?
    I just really want to play an MMO where I get to explore "Space Planet"


    looks like the Halo MMO had as much depth as the other Halo games

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    Image of Omnimon Omnimon
    02/20/09

    @Lincolnsbeard33: Yep, was just about to go gold, all story was written and put into the game...


    :|

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    Image of KamikazeSailor KamikazeSailor
    02/20/09

    In reply to So, Why Did Ensemble Studios Close Up?
    Hopefully, Robot Entertainment and Bonfire will give us the Ensemble-inspired strategy games in twice the numbers. Then maybe some good will have come from this.


    Ensemble is one of my longtime favorite studios, and it's sad to see them go, but it's also way too soon to think that this is necessarily a bad thing. Starting over can be good for innovation, and now we have two new studios with decades of RTS experience behind them!

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    Image of Krigo Krigo
    02/20/09

    In reply to So, Why Did Ensemble Studios Close Up?
    That Halo MMO still looks like a bad WoW ripoff in the UI department, but who knows. It could of been amazing.
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    Image of Paradox me Paradox me
    02/20/09

    @Krigo:


    What MMO isn't these days?

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    02/20/09

    In reply to So, Why Did Ensemble Studios Close Up?
    Nobody slept around, nobody hit anybody, but there definitely was a reason.


    Microsoft was hittin' the bottle again. Hittin' it hard.

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    02/20/09

    @Paradox me: Yeah, Ensemble fell down the stairs. The burn marks? The stove was next to the stairs.
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    Image of stoneagedan stoneagedan
    02/20/09

    @WFROSE: Ensemble fell down the stairs. Onto some bullets.
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    Image of alexlazar alexlazar
    02/20/09

    In reply to So, Why Did Ensemble Studios Close Up?
    Too bad it had to end like that. The MMO would be interesting to say at least, I mean, coming from ensemble and all.


    And good analogy Luke haha, it made me smile.

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    Image of Captain_MacSoup Captain_MacSoup
    02/20/09

    @alexlazar:


    I agree with you. I always expected a Halo MMO and I'd say if it was well done (Space and ground battles and usual MMO questing, etc. ) it would be a bit of competition towards WoW.

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    Image of Xagest Xagest
    02/20/09

    @alexlazar:

    I don't think I'd like it as an MMORPG. An MMOFPS would be a lot of fun (ah, the good old days of the unpolished Planetside)
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    Image of LllusionX Mailed the Fission LllusionX Mailed the Fission
    02/20/09

    @Hazmat_TOI: yeah, that'd be like 80million members on it's first day, but if it were on PC, there would be nobody playing th 360 all year.
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    Image of DaveKap DaveKap
    02/18/09

    In reply to Gabe Newell's DICE Keynote: Left 4 Dead Sales, TF2 Comic Books
    36,000% of 1 is still only 360 sales. So if the game sold 100 copies a week, it sold 36,000 that weekend. Numbers like these are exaggerated like that if sales were closer to 50 copies a week, so as awesome as that is, it's always possible it's not as awesome as you think.
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    Image of dLMN8R dLMN8R
    02/19/09

    @DaveKap: You're an idiot if you think Left 4 Dead, being the top-selling game on Steam, was selling as few copies as that.
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    Image of DaveKap DaveKap
    02/24/09

    @dLMN8R: You're an idiot if you think Left 4 Dead was the game that hit 36,000% sales. It was a third-party game that did so but they won't say who.


    Read the article before thinking anyone other than you is an idiot.

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    Image of Kadrom Kadrom
    02/18/09

    In reply to Gabe Newell's DICE Keynote: Left 4 Dead Sales, TF2 Comic Books
    Yeah... I'm pretty sure most people pirate because they're cheapskates.
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    Image of Chalkdust Chalkdust
    02/18/09

    @Kadrom: Maybe but he definitely has a point. I've considered pirating a number of games just because of DRM/disc issues, not because of money. When the pirates have a better version of a game than retail stores, there's room for someone like Valve to take the next step and provide better service. It will never eliminate all piracy.
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    Image of blue_jeep blue_jeep
    02/18/09

    In reply to Gabe Newell's DICE Keynote: Left 4 Dead Sales, TF2 Comic Books
    "Newman...!"
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    Image of Spidery_Yoda Spidery_Yoda
    02/18/09

    @blue_jeep: Hello... Newman.
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    Image of Mister Jack started the Save The Lombax Foundation Mister Jack started the Save The Lombax Foundation
    02/18/09

    @Spidery_Yoda: Hello Jerry ¬.¬
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    Image of D Mitsuki, Gotta have guts kid! D Mitsuki, Gotta have guts kid!
    02/18/09

    In reply to Gabe Newell's DICE Keynote: Left 4 Dead Sales, TF2 Comic Books
    That picture's caption should say


    "HAHAHAHAH idiots, your failed marketing is fail, people DO flock to superior products, HAHAHAHAH"

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    Image of LllusionX Mailed the Fission LllusionX Mailed the Fission
    02/19/09

    @D Mitsuki ...stocking gasoline, to burn those bridges he's ...: Gabe: "That Damn PS3 is the exception of that." *fries his ps3 and eats it*
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    Image of MSUHitman MSUHitman
    02/18/09

    In reply to Gabe Newell's DICE Keynote: Left 4 Dead Sales, TF2 Comic Books
    I think Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony will have something to say about Steam on consoles and say nothankyou.jpg


    Microsoft won't let them and Nintendo doesn't have the hardware that can handle Steam games. Sony probably won't do it either because it won't be exclusive to them and they think they're platform is just fine.

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    Image of mr-crowley mr-crowley
    02/18/09

    @drewskisama: live, maybe. psn definately not seeing as how gabe newell has some mean words for the ps3
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    Image of Chalkdust Chalkdust
    02/18/09

    @MSUHitman: What he said was a service like Steam, not necessarily Steam itself. I could see it happening if one of the console companies developed a similar system, or modified what they have now. Would they go 100% digital? No not yet that'd be foolish.
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    Image of LllusionX Mailed the Fission LllusionX Mailed the Fission
    02/19/09

    @mr-crowley: he has mean words for the 360 as well. he doesnt like it's HDD decision, or some other nonsense.
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    Image of Perfec7 Perfec7
    02/18/09

    In reply to Gabe Newell's DICE Keynote: Left 4 Dead Sales, TF2 Comic Books
    Gabe is the coolest guy ever. This comment is NOT sarcastic.
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    Image of Hiroken Hiroken
    02/18/09

    @Perfec7:


    Gabe is the fattest guy ever. This comment is NOT sarcastic.


    (fixed).


    In other news, Gabe Newell can go fuck himself for his fanboy vitriol, happily letting PS3 gamers get shit on. If he doesn't like PS3, he shouldn't publish on it. If he's going to let his games be published on PS3, they should reflect the otherwise brilliant and amazing studio that is Valve.


    Newell's willingness to let EA publish Valve games is like Ernest Hemingway letting Dan Brown edit A Farewell to Arms.

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    Image of dunetiger - he's up on the effin' roof! dunetiger - he's up on the effin' roof!
    02/19/09

    @Hiroken:


    Well, do what sane people do - don't buy the PS3 releases.

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