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more about #ensemblestudios Mech_Master: Halo isn't as milked as everyone seems to make it out to be. 5 games (Halo 1, 2, 3, ODST, and Halo Wars) within a 9 year period. That's nearly a game ... more » Hyperpower!: This horse isn't just dead, it's been cut up into strips, dehydrated, packed and sold as horse jerky, eaten by 13 year old boys with terrible acne and... more » Daxtinator: No please just stop it with Halo we need new IPs more » Ratfuzz: As much as I love the Halo universe, I would not want this to happen anyway. There's no way you could make an individual character go off alone in thi... more » TOWER_JUNKIE: Judging from this and previously released concept art from Ensemble's cancelled Halo MMO, I think the game would have taken place in either the Foreru... more » battlescarSS: It probably went kaput because how do you turn Halo into an MMO? Would it have been an RPG or something along the lines of MAG? Sorry if I'm not inf... more » excel_excel: Universe's are overrated! Now Galaxys on the other hand, I mean all things awesome have Galaxy in the title! Super Mario Galaxy, Mars Galaxies....Star... more » (Zombie) Jölan: least it isn't World of Halo, or Halo Galaxies more » tim rogers: plunkett, i reckon i wouldn't be surprised if the creative assembly shut down next. viking nearly universally disappointed people (including me, and i... more » KillerBee: Age of Empires 3 was lame in every way. Setting, gameplay and story were all lacking. Age of Mythology was the crown gem, but that was the last dece... more » QuennaKolkata: micro soft and sony want pc gaming dead, that is the truth [ve3d.ign.com] more » Werrick: In order for a gaming house to be "too successful" doesn't that mean that they should have actually made some decent games? more » AdamW: Can somebody please explain to me why a sentence like this occurs: "Ensemble WERE, however, recently shut down." Why in the world is it "were"? When ... more » WhatTheFrag: Yeah I've to agree with that last statement. It's just MS seems to be moving away from PC gaming to console-oriented gaming. RTSes though released for... more » BubbleF**kingBuddy: Wolololoooooo! Will any other devs pick up AoE? more » Paolo Cumin: I guess this is a meh excuse, like the article said Relic seems to flourish quite a bit... more » Sammo21: Also the fact Microsoft seems dead set on making nothing but "Halo" branded games, or RARE googly eyed crap (sorry, I don't care for RARE games). Rea... more » tim rogers: wait -- what?? ensemble studios shut down? how the hell did i miss this? man. man. wow. more » Ghede: "... and Ensemble Studios has gone the way of the dinosaur..." They turned into birds? Sweet! more » lolgreg: Sad to see Ensemble go. Oh how many hours I spent just skirmishing in the early Age of Empires when I was younger. D: more » -
#halo
Scrapped Halo MMO's title: 'Halo Universe'?
Dylan Cole, an artist formerly with Ensemble Studios, has on his personal Web site some concept pieces for a canceled Halo project that may or may not have been called "Halo Universe." More » -
#pc
Ensemble: We Were A Victim Of Our Own Success
Ensemble made the Age of Empire series. Which was hugely successful. Ensemble were, however, recently shut down. Was it because they were too successful? A former employee thinks so. More » -
#microsoft
Ensemble Says Goodbye With Halo Wars Concept Art
Now that Halo Wars is out the door and Ensemble Studios has gone the way of the dinosaur, former employees of the developer have seen fit to release some of the game's lovely concept art. More » -
#review
Halo Wars Review: A Fistful of Spartans
Halo has been safely nesting in the loving hands of Bungie for more than seven years. And it's excelled as a first-person shooter, proving finally that you can make a great shooter on a console. More » -
#newdevelopments
Bonfire Rises From The Ashes Of Ensemble
Robot Entertainment isn't the only development house rising from the ruins of Halo Wars developer Ensemble Studios, as 35 ex-Ensemble employees join together as Bonfire Studios, already hard at work on an original title. More » -
#clips
Master Chief Is The Batman Of The Future
The latest video documentary for the real-time strategy game Halo Wars takes a look at the individual units appearing in the game, from hordes of Spartans to swarms of Locusts. More » -
#halowars
Halo Wars MEGA Bloks Coming
Mega Bloks, best known for their over-sized, LEGO-like building toys for ham-fisted infants, is releasing Halo Wars-themed toys this summer.
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#halommo
The History Of The Halo MMO, And Ensemble's Other Cancelled Projects
While Ensemble Studios - recently shuttered by owners Microsoft - were busy stowing their gear and shutting down operations, Gamasutra thought it'd be an idea to go ask a few more questions about the Halo MMO. More » -
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#xbox360
Microsoft Talks Future of Halo Wars And Ensemble Studios
Just because Ensemble Studios is dead that does not mean the studios' Halo Wars are gone. The game will live on! More » -
#rip
Bruce Shelly And Ensemble Studios Say "Goodbye and Thanks"
Ensemble Studios is being shuttered. The studio's Bruce Shelly leaves us with one last (and bittersweet) blog post. More » -
#halowars
Europe's Getting A "Best of Halo" Xbox 360 Bundle
Halo Wars' attach rate should be comfortably boosted in Europe, thanks to a new bundle that Microsoft looks to be introducing in the continent. Swedish retailers are now listing a "Best of Halo" hardware release. More » -
#xbox360
Every Unit, Building From Halo Wars Catalogued
The clock's ticking for poor Ensemble Studios. But they're not done just yet, and one of the studio's final acts of PR has been to release pics and info on the units of Halo Wars. More » -
#ensemblestudios
What Halo Wars Developer Learned About Halo Players
Developer Ensemble Studios has had a two part challenge: Make a solid RTS for consoles and make it in the Halo universe. No easy task by any means. More » -
#ensemblestudios
More Halo MMO Concepts: Revenge of Mistress Chief
Yesterday, we showed you some of the early concept artwork for the canned massively multiplayer online project set in the Halo universe. The MMO, codenamed "Orion" and at one point in development at the soon-to-be-shuttered Ensemble Studios, was scrapped after making it to a "working multi-player prototype." More » -
#ensemblestudios
Halo MMO Concepts: What Your Sexy Mistress Chief Could Have Looked Like
Now that the cat's out of the bag on Ensemble Studios' canceled Halo MMO — codenamed "Orion" (or "Titan") apparently — we expect the tiny leaks of background information on the project to grow into a flood. More »
