Feature Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end 10 Years Ago This Month: Microsoft announces Ensemble's closing time months before it wraps development on Halo Wars Sept. 3, 2018 Brendan Sinclair
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News Halo Wars: Bungie saw it as "whoring out franchise" says Ensemble founder Tony Goodman looks back on the problems encountered while working on Halo Wars for Microsoft Sept. 27, 2012 James Brightman 11 comments
News More mobile games from Ensemble's ashes Ex-Ensemble team launches BonusXP in Texas July 19, 2012 Rachel Weber
News Age of Empires creator launches mobile studio Tony Goodman's PeopleFun will create "character-driven games" July 17, 2012 Rachel Weber
News Halo Wars sells 1 million units Ensemble's swansong title breaks record as most popular RTS on the Xbox 360 March 19, 2009 James Lee
News Former Ensemble dev founds Windstorm Studios Third studio to be established following the RTS house's closure March 19, 2009 James Lee
News Ensemble Studios a "victim of its own success" - Bonfire Founder David Rippy talks of former RTS developer as being pigeonholed; reveals new project in "completely different" genre March 10, 2009 James Lee
News Robot Entertainment to work on Halo Wars Developer, comprised of former Ensemble staffers, to also work on Age of Empires support and new IP Feb. 18, 2009 James Lee
News Ensemble staff to form two new studios Former employees will continue work on popular titles through new entities Jan. 30, 2009 James Lee
News Halo MMO cancelled by Microsoft Report reveals the nature of the project that had been underway at Ensemble Sept. 24, 2008 Phil Elliott
News Ensemble: "We thought we were immune to shut down" Studio's Bruce Shelley speaks of shock and disappointment at closure by Microsoft Sept. 23, 2008 Matt Martin
News Age of Empires to survive Ensemble closure Microsoft confirms that it still owns the rights to the RTS franchise, which could make return to the PC Sept. 12, 2008 James Lee 1 comment
News Phil Spencer: Ensemble closure is "right thing for our business" Microsoft Game Studios chief's leaked email to staff explains reasoning behind move Sept. 10, 2008 Phil Elliott