Some of you might know Ensemble Studios from their work on the Age of Empires series, while others know them as the developers for the upcoming Halo Wars strategy game. What you might not know is that they're officially being closed by Microsoft this week.
In his blog, studio co-founder, Bruce Shelley says that at least some of the company staff will be banding together to create a new development studio with, presumably, a similar focus on good games and a good work environment.
In the meantime, the Halo Wars game will, apparently, be handed over to another studio, which is somewhat worrying. I don't doubt the capability of this new studio, since Halo is probably Microsoft's premiere gaming franchise, but handing one man's work over to another is always an iffy prospect.
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