2 Weeks Ago, Develop says (in Ensemble closure “doesn’t make a lot of sense” | Game Development ...) Ensemble is currently hard at work at the massively anticipated Halo Wars on Xbox 360, though its solid reputation was built on the back of the critically and commercially successful Age of Empires series on PC. ...

3 Weeks Ago, FileShack says (in The Lord of the Rings Online: Mines of Moria Patch #2 - EU ...) Age of Empires Dev Ensemble Speaks Out on Studio Closure, Microsoft, and the Cancelled Halo MMO It's the developer behind Age of Empires, one of the most successful videogame franchises of all tim... 17 5hrs ...

2 Months Ago, Game Daily says (in Ensemble Studios Thought it Was 'Immune' to Shutdown from Microsoft) Videogamer.com
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The developer known for Age of Empires is to be shuttered once it finishes work on Halo Wars. The news certainly came as a surprise to us, but it was a much ...
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And GameSpot says (in Q&A: Mark Jacobs past, present, and future) Q&A: Mark Jacobs past, present, and future
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I mean, my son has been playing Age of Empires from the time the first one came out. I mean, he loves those games. Yeah, and I think they're great for kids, ...

And The Canadian Press says (in In video-game news, Microsoft is closing its 'Halo Wars' studio)  -
Ensemble built its reputation on stellar PC strategy games like "Age of Empires," but Microsoft says its closure doesn't mean that it's giving up on that ...

And San Francisco Chronicle says (in Game news: Microsoft to close 'Halo Wars' studio)   USA -
Ensemble built its reputation on stellar PC strategy games like "Age of Empires," but Microsoft says its closure doesn't mean that it's giving up on that ...