Now that the series is complete and I have some distance from it, I can probably reflect a little more about the Ensemble three parter. I’m most happy with how open everyone was, especially with their criticisms of their own work. The series would simply not have been as interesting as it was if Shelley, […]
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Age of Ensemble Reflections
December 29th, 2008 · 11 Comments · Crispy Gamer, Ensemble, History, Industry
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History of Ensemble Part 3
December 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Crispy Gamer, Ensemble, RTS
The final part of my Ensemble history is now up. By the way, if you enjoy this sort of story, please let CG know by commenting in the comment box there. Yeah, it means another registration for another site, but I’ve become a real zealot for what the site is trying to do, especially since […]
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History of Ensemble Continued
December 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Crispy Gamer, Ensemble, RTS
Part 2 is now up.
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A History of Ensemble
December 16th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Crispy Gamer, Ensemble, History, Industry
The first part of my history of Ensemble Studios is up at Crispy Gamer. Yes, the first part. The article was so long that my beleaguered editors had to chop it into three pieces. And it could have been much longer. I have hours of audio, long emails, extra comments from colleagues and peers…all kinds […]
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Bruce Shelley a Hall of Famer
December 5th, 2008 · Comments Off on Bruce Shelley a Hall of Famer · Awards, Ensemble
Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. I spoke to Mr. Shelley a few weeks ago, and he was very generous with his time when I was writing my series on ancient games. Of the twelve inductees, six have reputations in the strategy game arena – Meier, Wright, Molyneux, Bunten, Morhaime and now Shelley. The genre […]
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More on Halo Wars
November 18th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Crispy Gamer, Design, Ensemble, Preview, RTS
Dan Hsu has an interview with Dave Pottinger and Graeme Devine at Crispy Gamer. It has the now standard “yeah it sucked but we’re going forward” non-comment on the closing of Ensemble, but, most importantly, lots of juicy bits about the upcoming console RTS Halo Wars. Devine adds this bit of development chronology that I’m […]
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