Shacknews has uploaded part one of two part interview with Ensemble Studios about Halo Wars. Today’s portion is Dave Pottinger talking about where things are at. The headline opens with Age of Empires Dev Ensemble Speaks Out on Studio Closure which is true only in the most narrow and literal way. Pottinger says nothing that […]
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Pottinger on Halo MMO and Halo Wars
November 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Consoles, Ensemble, Industry, RTS
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When Parody Becomes Real
November 3rd, 2008 · Comments Off on When Parody Becomes Real · Electronic Arts, Industry
Three years ago I pointed to a parody that promised “Great Book Games” including a game based on Dante’s Inferno. Well, EA thinks it can actually make money with this setting.
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A Dubious Pre-Order Gift and more
October 29th, 2008 · 14 Comments · Creative Assembly, Industry, Napoleonics
If you pre-order Empire: Total War, you will get Rome: Total War for free. Yeah, Rome is half a decade old. But I would think that most of the people who would consider pre-ordering Empire already have Rome. You can get it very cheaply now, after all. No word on whether or not Barbarian Invasion […]
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Starcraft II: A Trilogy
October 12th, 2008 · 9 Comments · Blizzard, Industry, RTS
I’ll be heading out on a short road trip to LA tomorrow morning, but I thought I should comment on the big RTS news of the week. Blizzard is doing three long form campaigns for the upcoming Starcraft II, and each one will be packaged separately. So, if you want to play all three campaigns, […]
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Dear Gamestop
September 12th, 2008 · 12 Comments · Industry
In a political season full of the usual misinformation, misunderstandings and outright lies, it’s not surprising that Gamestop’s Bob McKenzie would say: We’re not saying we won’t be impacted at all by digital distribution, but the average customer isn’t going to have the patience for a 72-hour download for a game on their system I […]
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No More Ensemble
September 10th, 2008 · 5 Comments · Ensemble, Industry
I’d love to get a direct quote from any of the very talented designers at Ensemble (Dave Pottinger, Greg Street, Bruce Shelley) but we’ll have to make do with Microsoft’s official statements. Some outstanding questions: 1) What about Halo Wars‘s post-release support? How does the end of Ensemble impact the chances of downloadable content or […]
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