1up.com - 9/23/2008
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Job listings pages for game developers have become newsworthy. Ensemble Studios , makers of Age of Empires III (and its two predecessors) is apparently hiring for an MMO. The site's mainpage displays a list of jobs that include: World Designer, XBox Live Developer, Senior MMO Environment ...
gamasutra.com - 9/23/2008
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gamasutra.com —
Following the recent announcement that Microsoft-owned Age Of
Empires creator Ensemble Studios would close after the completion...
of Halo Wars , Gamasutra has discovered that a now-canceled Halo MMO was in development at the studio, unearthing prototype ...
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Exclusive: Ensemble Studios' Canceled Project Was Halo MMO
gamasutra.com - 9/23/2008
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Close After Halo Wars Completion Confirmed: Ensemble Studios To...
Close After Halo Wars Completion Microsoft plans to shut down subsidiary developer Ensemble Studios after the release of its ...
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Confirmed: Ensemble Studios To Close After Halo Wars ...
massively.com - 9/24/2008
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massively.com —
Gamasutra has broken the news that Ensemble Studios,
responsible for Halo Wars, was working on a Halo...
MMO. It's not clear at what stage the project was canned, but Gamasutra's analysis based on available material is that it was probably cancelled in ...
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Ensemble Studios was working on Halo MMO
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Ensemble Studios' Canceled Project Was Halo MMO
Worlds In Motion —
... Notable, rumors reported in Game Informer magazine in early 2006 claimed that Bungie and Ensemble were teaming up to make a Halo-themed MMO. And, although it was not clear that it was Halo-specific, websites such as 1UP did point out that ...
Microsoft: A Halo MMO? Not anymore.
Curse —
... . Yes, you heard that right. They even have screenshots of the early game engine, user interface, et al. The unfortunate reality though is that Ensemble Studios is closing its doors after creating Halo Wars – meaning the developer of the hit Age of Empires will not be finishing this until-now-top-secret project. Rumors dated back as early as 2006 that Bungie and Ensemble were teaming up for a Halo-themed MMO, but it looks as though – even if there was a chance it would happen – it now won’t. What’s really striking about the early concepts is how much the game looks like ...
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