Ensemble Studios assembles new studio: Robot Entertainment

Hah, Microsoft, who needs ’em? A number of veterans from Ensemble Studios are picking up where they left off after being shut down when Halo Wars was completed. They formed a new studio called Robot Entertainment. More in the full article.

Hah, Microsoft, who needs ’em?

A number of veterans from Ensemble Studios are picking up where they left off after being shut down when Halo Wars was completed. They formed a new studio called Ensemble Studios“>Robot Entertainment.

The name’s just about as much as anyone knows about them right now though, but I’d wager they’re working on new RTS games, which is their forte. Ensemble was mainly known for the popular Age of Empires RTS games, and of course, Halo Wars.

Microsoft said that its move to shut down Ensemble Studios was “a fiscally-rooted decision that keeps [Microsoft Game Studios]on its growth path.”

Via Gamasutra