Ensemble Studios to Shut Down

Avinash Bali • September 10, 2008, 12:46:35 IST

Microsoft plans to shut down Ensemble Studios after Halo Wars is finished.

Ensemble Studios, the creative bunch behind the Age of Empires series will be shut down by Microsoft once they finish work on Halo Wars. Certain Ensemble employees will be absorbed by Microsoft while some of them will go ahead and form a brand new studio.

And here’s what MS had to say about the whole deal, “The team at Ensemble has made invaluable contributions to the games industry with their Age of Empires and Age of Mythology games and with the highly anticipated release of Halo Wars. This decision does not reflect at all on Ensemble’s talent or the quality of Halo Wars-in fact, many people who have had a chance to test drive Halo Wars agree that it is on track to being a fantastic game. "

Another one bites the dust…

Via Gamespot .

Written by Avinash Bali

Nash, as he prefers being called, woke up to the wonders of gaming rather late but don't bring that up around him. It's a touchy subject. A self confessed Battlefield veteran, Nash spent a good part of 2010 on the Steam Battlefield - with Bad Company (see what we did there?). He has a zero tolerance policy towards RTS games but is currently showing an interest by picking up and moving people - who he refers to as units - in the office. Thank God he's not that enthusiastic about Angry Birds or we'd be seeing women flying all over the place. Bali... Bali, put the receptionist down now. see more