News Tagged: ensemble studios

Tony Goodman, founder of now defunct Ensemble Studios, explained in an interview that Microsoft forced the development studio to adjust their strategy to the Halo setting (a project which was otherwise unrelated to the Halo universe). "Microsoft was pretty risk averse and they said, 'I don't know if we want to take the risk of creating strategy games on a console...

Microsoft is preparing a rather nice tribute to Ensemble's old-school PC strategy series, Age of Empires. Age of Empires Online will offer a "free-to-play experience" as players are hurled into a persistent online world. click to view full gallery ...

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. Well, we've spent the last few days getting into the spirit of the game and we were surprised with what we saw. Is it worth your time and money? Read our Halo Wars review to find out.

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. This officially marks a day-one record for demo downloads and MS includes it as Xbox Live's "top demo downloads of all time...

Another Halo Wars trailer has arrived. The 'Call to Battle' trailer explains briefly how the war with the Covenant began: VIDEO: HaloWarsTrailer720p.flv Oh yeah, and from what I hear, people enjoyed the recently released Halo Wars demo.

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...

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. diary for Halo Wars (featuring gameplay footage, of course): VIDEO: HaloWars_MeetTheSpartans_Trailer.flv

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...

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. The publisher confirmed that Ensemble Studios, the developer behind the project, is going to be closing its doors once they've finished the project...

Ensemble Studios' Bruce Shelley talks more about the recent confirmation from Microsoft that the developer will be shutting down. "I have mentioned with regret the closing of several quality game studios over the past several years but I never considered that ES would join the list...

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. Microsoft referred to this as a "fiscally-rooted" decision...

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." Feast your eyes on the Halo Wars cinematic trailer here and the screenshots from the game here...

This year Microsoft decides to release a brand new cinematic trailer for the upcoming RTS Halo Wars. The movie is well-directed and features a brief introduction, explaining how the war against the Covenant began and how it all went downhill from there. Check it out: VIDEO: HaloWars_E32008_Trailer.flv

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. Halo Wars, by the way, will give players a completely new taste of the well-known Halo universe...

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. Well, the important thing is the game's still on its way...