Ensemble Studios

Overview

Ensemble Studios, founded in 1995 and located in Dallas, Texas, was a Microsoft-owned development studio. They are most famous for having established the Age of Empires series of strategy games, which has seen installments for over ten years (1997-2007).

In September 2008 it was confirmed Microsoft would shut down the studio following the release of Halo Wars, as a fiscally-rooted decision. Tony Goodman, along with a number of veteran developers, announced in February 2009 to have founded the studio Robot Entertainment. A second team of about 35 developers announced to have founded Bonfire Studios in the same month, headed by David Rippy.

The studio's last title was Halo Wars.

Trivia

Contact information (November 2007):

Ensemble Studios/Microsoft
10440 N. Central Expressway
Suite 1600
Dallas, TX 75231

Related Web-Sites

• Ensemble Studios -- The Official homepage
• Age of Ensemble, Part 1: A Titan Passes -- first part of a retrospective, on Crispy Gamer (16th December 2008)
• Age of Ensemble, Part 2: Perfecting the Formula -- second part of a retrospective, on Crispy Gamer (17th December 2008)
• Age of Ensemble, Part 3: The Closing Chapters -- third and final part of a retrospective, on Crispy Gamer (18th December 2008)
• Ensemble Studios: The Last Tour -- article about the last days of the studio, on Gamasutra (2nd February 2009)

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