What this is about. My father has always enjoyed the Age of Empires series, even though he’s quick to admit that he’s not skilled enough to really master them. He likes them because they will run on his laptops, unfold slowly, and reward him with lots of eye-candy. He loves all the moving parts: the […]
Entries Tagged as 'Ensemble'
Decade Feature – 2002: Age of Mythology
January 28th, 2010 · 11 Comments · Ensemble, Feature:Decade, RTS
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1998 Age of Empires Post Mortem
August 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Design, Ensemble
Game, Set, Watch is one of my favorite blogs and this old post mortem is another reason why. We played our own game. While this may sound simple, it’s very important. Throughout the development process, every person in the company not only play tested, but played AoE with the purpose of having fun. As a […]
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Halo Wars Big Hit?
July 20th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Consoles, Ensemble
Gamasutra’s Matt Matthews is reporting that Halo Wars, Ensemble’s Swan Song title, is one of the top 5 Xbox 360 games of 2009 so far. The estimate is between 500k and 700k units sold – a good sized total, but I was under the impression that a title needed to sell over a million to […]
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Robot Entertainment
February 13th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Ensemble, Industry
The Ensemble exiles have officially named and announced their new studio. Details on the studio’s current projects are unavailable, and it’s unclear whether Robot Entertainment will maintain a focus on the PC realtime strategy genre in which the Ensemble team specialized, or try new arenas.
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Ensemble Wake Continues
February 2nd, 2009 · Comments Off on Ensemble Wake Continues · Ensemble, Industry
Over at Gamasutra, N. Evan Van Zelfden has written up an account of his tour of Ensemble Studios as the place packs up. I’ve never been to Ensemble, so I can’t look at the pictures and say “Hey, that was where X”, like I can with, say, Firaxis. Still, there is something about a business […]
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On Site Review: Age of Empires: Mythologies
January 6th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Consoles, Ensemble, THQ
THQ’s adaptation of the classic Ensemble RTS Age of Mythology to the DS is a bit of a surprise for me. AoM is one of my favorite games for a number of reasons, mostly related to the silly spectacle of the thing. It also manages a number of interesting choices in faction design without getting […]
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