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GAME INFO publisher: Microsoft developer: Ensemble studios genre: Strategy MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS n/a	ESRB rating: T homepage: www.halowars.com/ release date: Mar 03, 09 (released)

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Mar 03, 09

Halo Wars review
Ensemble Studios, up till now solely associated with the Age of Empires RTS series, took their first step into the Halo universe. Microsoft made a decision to shut down the prominent development studio right after the launch of Halo Wars, the 360-exclusive real-time strategy...

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»	Jul 21, 2009 Top Selling Games of 2009 So Far NPD released the chart for the best-selling console games during 2009 (so far anyway). Yeah, I don't think we need to be reminded what the damn-near constant PC top-seller is, right? PlayStation 3: 1. » MORE

»	Apr 17, 2009 Console March Sales: Resi 5 Reaches 1.5M In addition to March PC sales, NPD uncovered console software and hardware sales in the US for that same period. You can check out last month's best-selling consoles games below. » MORE

Mar 19, 2009

Halo Wars Dubbed 'Best Selling Console Strategy'
Microsoft is boasting all over the place that the recently released real-time strategy Halo Wars sold over one million units worldwide, making the exclusive Xbox 360 title "the best selling real-time strategy game on any current generation console.

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»	Mar 03, 2009 Halo Wars We check out the latest 360 real-time strategy from Microsoft and Ensemble Studios. Most of you are no doubt wondering if the developers made an intuitive RTS experience, considering it's console-only. » MORE

»	Feb 13, 2009 Halo Wars Demo Reaches 2M Downloads Microsoft says that the demo for Ensemble's 360-exclusive real-time strategy Halo Wars was downloaded more than 2 million times following its launch on February 5. » MORE

»	Feb 06, 2009 Halo Wars 'Call to Battle' Trailer Another Halo Wars trailer has arrived. The 'Call to Battle' trailer explains briefly how the war with the Covenant began: Oh yeah, and from what I hear, people enjoyed the recently released Halo Wars demo. » MORE

Feb 05, 2009

Halo Wars Demo Out Now
Microsoft and Ensemble Studios finally release a playable demo for the X360-exclusive real-time strategy Halo Wars: Content: Halo Wars Demo Price: Free Availability: All Xbox LIVE regions Dash Text: [ESRB: T (Teen) MILD BLOOD,MILD LANGUAGE,VIOLENCE] Halo Wars lets you effortlessly command powerful UNSC and Covenant armies in epic battles.

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»	Feb 04, 2009 Halo Wars 'Expanding the Arsenal' Trailer I'll admit I wasn't too excited about this game, until 2lions told me it looked really great when he so it during the E3 a while back. Anyhow, check out the latest dev. » MORE

Jan 08, 2009

Halo Wars Arriving Earlier, Demo on February 5
Before MS shuts down Ensemble Studios, the developer is going to wrap things up with the promising console real-time strategy Halo Wars. The game itself was slated to arrive Stateside this March, but the launch date is now set for February 28.

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»	Dec 13, 2008 Mornin '08 Dammit, I knew this was going to happen. Every year I go through every top release available on the market and come Xmas I have nothing new to play... in my spare time, I mean. » MORE

»	Dec 08, 2008 Halo Wars Lands Stateside in March At the beginning of last month we learned that Microsoft and soon-to-be-dismantled developer Ensemble Studios will be launching the Xbox 360 real-time strategy Halo Wars in February 2009. » MORE

»	Nov 18, 2008 New Halo Wars Shots Microsoft and Ensemble release another batch of screenshots from the upcoming real-time strategy Halo Wars. Take a look: click to view full gallery » MORE

»	Nov 06, 2008 Halo Wars in February '09, Collector's Edition Info Looks as though Microsoft and Ensemble Studios will be bringing their real-time strategy to stores worldwide during February next year. They've also revealed details on the Halo Wars Collector's Edition. » MORE

»	Nov 03, 2008 Halo Wars Gameplay Trailer Brand new gameplay footage from the real-time strategy Halo Wars is now available. The clip is narrated by lead designer Graeme Devine and gives us a small peek at the Flood. » MORE

»	Oct 06, 2008 Halo Wars 'Field Trip to Harvest' Trailer Microsoft has a butt-load of games under its powerful publishing arm, but Halo remains one of its most sought-after franchises and the RTS Halo Wars is the next major title lined-up. » MORE

»	Sep 17, 2008 Screens: Fable 2 & Halo Wars While Fable 2 is practically around the corner (October 21, to be exact) Halo Wars won't be in stores until some time next year (Q1 2009, most probably). » MORE

»	Sep 10, 2008 Ensemble to Close, New Studio Opening Microsoft confirmed that well-known developer Ensemble Studios -- creators of games such as the class RTS, Age of Empires -- will be shut down after completing the X360-exclusive real-time strategy Halo Wars. » MORE

»	Aug 25, 2008 Halo Wars, New Screenshots Available Microsoft and Ensemble Studios release new in-game screenies from the real-time strategy, Halo Wars. Take a look: click to view full gallery The game is looking fine. » MORE

»	Jul 31, 2008 Bungie Likes Halo Wars The people at Bungie appreciates what Ensemble Studios has done with the upcoming real-time strategy Halo Wars. Bungie's Damian Isla revealed that Ensemble Studios "really understood what things Halo is known for. » MORE

Jul 12, 2008

Halo Wars, New Shots
MS and Ensemble Studios treat us to three more screenshots from their real-time strategy Halo Wars. You can check out the shots below: click to view full gallery Okay, listen up console haters, random skeptics and members of the glorious PC master race, despite of what you might think, this 360-exclusive has definite potential.

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»	Jul 02, 2008 Halo Wars Looks Sweet I'm not exaggerating. The latest screenshots from Ensemble Studios' real-time strategy, Halo Wars, further boosted my confidence about the game. You may take a look at four new in-game screens right here. » MORE

»	Jun 17, 2008 Halo Wars Shots Show HUD We've recently found out that Halo Wars, the real-time strategy from MS and Ensemble Studios, has been stamped with the much hated "when it's done" label, as confirmed by Graham Somers, Ensemble's community manager. » MORE

»	Jun 10, 2008 Halo Wars With Co-op Halo Wars will be the first time we see a real-time strategy take place in the Halo universe. We've seen a few recent screenshots from the game, showing that the developers are steadily making progress. » MORE

May 13, 2008

Tasty Halo Wars Shots
In case you haven't heard already, this one is being created exclusively for the Xbox 360 by developer Ensemble Studios. Set in Bungie's Halo universe, the real-time strategy Halo Wars (which looked quite impressive last time we saw it) is scheduled to arrive some time this year.

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Jan 31, 2008

MS Responds to Halo Wars PC Rumor
As much as we were pleased with prospects of Halo Wars making it to the PC, so far, Microsoft is saying it ain't happening. "Halo Wars is being developed from the bottom up for the Xbox 360 and its control scheme to ensure that we deliver a groundbreaking console RTS experience.

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»	Jan 30, 2008 Halo Wars to Invade PCs? We were truly impressed with Halo Wars, Ensemble Studios' upcoming real-time strategy, when we caught a glimpse of the game last year. The game is officially in development as an X360-exclusive. » MORE

»	Jan 28, 2008 New Stuff About Alan Wake Next Month Robbie Bach, President of Microsoft’s Entertainment & Devices Division, discussed a variety of topics related to MS and their market strategy for the Xbox 360. » MORE

Jan 08, 2008

2008 Will Not Suck
Microsoft Games chief Don Mattrick confirms in a memo something that we hoped would be confirmed at the start of the year: titles that are currently sure to hit retail in 2008 include Halo Wars, Too Human, Fable 2, Alan Wake, Splinter Cell: Conviction and "several exciting yet-to-be-announced titles.

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»	Aug 28, 2007 Halo Wars: Official E3 Presentation Video Microsoft release an official version of their Halo Wars E3 presentation. This game blew me away and now you can see why. HD version is here. » MORE

»	Jul 09, 2007 Halo Wars Demo Prepared for the E3 Microsoft and Ensemble Studios have so far revealed zilcho about their impending real-time strategy, Halo Wars. According to a thread over on the official Halo Wars forum, Ensemble Studios prepared a demo to be showcased at the E3 this year. » MORE

»	Mar 30, 2007 Sizzling Grand Theft Auto IV HD Trailer! Dark, sinister, bold and completely M-rated! That's the GTA we all want to see. Watched the HD trailer for Grand Theft Auto IV and I completely loved it. » MORE

»	Mar 12, 2007 Halo Wars Screenshot - New Unit Revealed The boys at Bungie are toying with my patience. They've released another teaser image (via RTSCommunity) from their upcoming hush-hush strategy game, Halo Wars - currently in development exclusively for the Xbox 360. » MORE

»	Mar 03, 2007 Bungie Weekly Update - Halo Wars, Halo 3, etc. It's Saturday people. And what makes every Saturday worthwhile? The Bungie Weekly Update, of course. If you're a complete and utter geek, which I know you are. » MORE

»	Nov 10, 2006 Too Human, Crackdown Release Dates Eager Xbox 360 owners should find the following news interesting. While you're all chewing on the juicy (though somewhat overrated) meat of Epic's latest work, Gears of No Walls, three more titles are on the horizon. » MORE

»	Sep 27, 2006 Halo Wars Trailer and Cinematic Screenshots Along with the announcement of Halo Wars comes this 86MB trailer and "cinematic screenshots." I'm not quite sure what "cinematic screenshots" are exactly, but I'm guessing they might be grabs from an in-engine in-game cinematic. » MORE

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