8 Months Ago, Ventura County Star says (in 'Halo Wars,' 'HAWX' video games take fresh approaches to combat)  CA
a genre played mostly by PC users — the real-time strategy game — and shift it to consoles. Developer Ensemble Studios built its reputation with the RTS series “Age of Empires”; it was dismantled in January, and “Halo Wars” is its final project. ...

And Reading Eagle says (in GAME REVIEW: 'HAWX' takes a fresh approach to combat) As it did with the original "Halo," Microsoft is trying to take a genre played mostly by PC users - the real-time strategy game - and shift it to consoles. Developer Ensemble Studios built its reputation with the RTS series "Age of Empires"; ...

And DailyGame says (in Halo Wars Review) First, Halo Wars is returning to its RTS roots not by the studio that had the original Halo concept (Bungie), but by Ensemble Studios, the development team best known for its outstanding Age of Empires games. Second, however, and perhaps even more ...

And UConn Daily Campus says (in 'Halo Wars' a game for real time strategy lovers to enjoy) Halo Wars" is Ensemble Studios (The creators of Age of Empires II) swan song and it is comforting to know that their final game is a great one. Many people believed that RTS games for consoles could never really be as great as their PC counterparts ...

And Al-Bawaba says (in Halo Wars Sells One Millionth Game, Becomes Best-Selling Real-Time ...) Microsoft is working closely with partner and newly formed studio Robot Entertainment, which is comprised of “Halo Wars” and “Age of Empires” veterans from Ensemble Studios. More Halo Wars content is being prepared, so stay tuned.

And Press Trust of India says (in Microsofts 'Halo Wars' sells one millionth game) Microsoft is working with partners and newly formed studio Robot Entertainment, which comprises 'Halo Wars' and 'Age of Empires' veterans from Ensemble Studios.More Halo Wars content is being prepared. 'Halo Wars' is rated 16+ PEGI and is available ...
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And Seattle Times says (in Video-game reviews: "Halo Wars" outmaneuvers "HAWX") a genre played mostly by PC users — the real-time strategy game — and shift it to consoles. Developer Ensemble Studios built its reputation with the RTS series "Age of Empires"; it was dismantled in January, and "Halo Wars" is its final project. ...

And Xboxic says (in Halo Wars sales figures) Ensemble Studios created this gem. For those of you who don’t know, Ensemble Studios most widely played franchise was the Age of Empires series. It’sa little ironic that a successful development team got the boot, but life goes on. ...
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And WorthPlaying.com says (in 'Halo Wars' (X360) Sells One Million Copies Worldwide, DLCs Coming)  CA
Microsoft is working closely with partner and newly formed studio Robot Entertainment, which is comprised of “Halo Wars” and “Age of Empires” veterans from Ensemble Studios. More Halo Wars content is being prepared, so stay tuned. ...

And CVG Online says (in Halo Wars hits a million) Microsoft is working closely with partner and newly formed studio Robot Entertainment, which is comprised of Halo Wars and Age of Empires veterans from Ensemble Studios," it says. "More Halo Wars content is being prepared, so stay tuned." Good news. ...

9 Months Ago, San Francisco Chronicle says (in Review: 'HAWK' takes fresh approaches to combat)   USA
a genre played mostly by PC users — the real-time strategy game — and shift it to consoles. Developer Ensemble Studios built its reputation with the RTS series "Age of Empires"; it was dismantled in January, and "Halo Wars" is its final project. ...