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ensemblestudios.com - 1/29/2009

Goodbye and Thanks

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Halo Wars Gone Gold: This news was announced on Friday 1/23. The game had gone into certification testing a little while earlier and was essentially finished even earlier, but we could not talk about that before the gold announcement was released. So now the game is really finished and being ...

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oxmonline.com - 2/2/2009

We Drove The Warthog!

— oxmonline.com — I don't have a driver's license. That was my first thought when OXM suggested shipping me off to New Zealand to get behind the wheel of a full-size working replica of Halo s Warthog, built by Peter Jackson s Weta Workshop. It s a really big ... (more) We Drove The Warthog!

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news.teamxbox.com - 1/29/2009

"Best of Halo" Xbox 360 Pro Bundle Unveiled

— news.teamxbox.com — Halo Wars is the perfect excuse for Microsoft to launch a new Xbox 360 bundle that as its name implies features the best of the Halo universe. (more) "Best of Halo" Xbox 360 Pro Bundle Unveiled

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mlgpro.com - 1/25/2009

Enter to Win Exclusive Early Access to the Halo Wars Demo! | Major League Gaming

— mlgpro.com — Are you an RTS fan? What about a Halo fan? Thanks to the generous people at Microsoft's Xbox 360 division, MLG has been provided with 25 Halo Wars demo codes. These codes can be redeemed on Xbox LIVE on 1/29 and will grant advance access to the Halo ... (more) Enter to Win Exclusive Early Access to the Halo Wars ...

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Ensemble co-founder says goodbye as studio closes
Joystiq — ... Today Ensemble Studios co-founder Bruce Shelley wrote his final blog for the company, which is set to shut its doors forever now that work on Halo Wars is complete. Shelley said that "about 60%" of the staff that worked on the first ...

Bruce Shelly And Ensemble Studios Say "Goodbye and Thanks" [R.i.p.]
Kotaku — ... inside workings of a game studio. It was a pleasure and a privilege to showcase the work and fun side of our group.... On behalf of everyone at ES, past and present, thanks for your support over the years. Your feedback on our games made the next version better. Buying legitimate copies made it possible for us to keep making them. Thanks also to those who wrote us to express regrets about the end of our studio and even the end of this blog." Read the post in full in the link below. Goodbye and Thanks [ ...

Ensemble’s Departing Words
Edge Online - Interactive Entertainment Today — ... who worked on the original‭ ‬Age of Empires‭ ‬a game released in‭ ‬1997‭ ‬had remained at the studio until its last day.‭ On behalf of everyone at ES,‭ ‬past and present,‭ ‬thanks for your support over the years.‭ ‬Your feedback on our games made the next version better.‭ ‬Buying legitimate copies made it possible for us to keep making them.‭ ‬Thanks also to those who wrote us to express regrets about the end of our studio and even the end of this blog.‭ Have fun.‭ Source:‭ ‬Ensemble Blog

Ensemble splitting into at least 2 new studios
(Obsolete Feed) — ... In his final blog post, Ensemble's Bruce Shelley revealed that the team isn't having trouble finding jobs. "There are at least two new studios being formed by ES employees and I expect both to do very well," Shelley wrote. "There were a lot of outstanding game developers here and it will be interesting to see how and what they do, both individually and as new groups, in the years ahead." ...