Another one bites the dust

[blahblahblah]

So long Ensemble Studios. It's sad to see that a publisher can arbitrarily close a developer that is responsible for so many critical media and financial hits. I personally wasted weeks of time playing the various Age of Empires games.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6197465.html?tag=latestheadlines;title;4

 

[Combine Hybrid]

Meh. Their old AoE titles were awesome, but AoE3 and Asian Empires were bag of shit.

Honestly, I couldn't care less about it.

 

[Lucid]

They're just getting turned into a new company, all with the same employees.
Something to do with Halo Wars.

 

[Krynn72]

More like GAYLO WARS AMIRITE?!

Good to see they're not actually closing up shop and laying everyone off.

 

[Ennui]

Sad to see them go for the pure fact that I absolutely love the original Age of Empires... but I don't like what they've become anyway.

 

[Iced_Eagle]

They're just getting turned into a new company, all with the same employees.
Something to do with Halo Wars.

This. They are still just reopening the company, and I'm hoping they have job offers for all of the current employees.

 

[Kamikazie]

Sad to see them go for the pure fact that I absolutely love the original Age of Empires... but I don't like what they've become anyway.

This.

 

[French Ninja]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bQ-WsquMwE
Age of Empires was my first PC game.

;(

 

[Ennui]

I remember thinking that intro was the definition of badass when I was 9 or so. If only I had seen the Dawn of War cinematic back then, which I still think is the best intro cinematic ever:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr4P-NBaIX4

(if you click there's a high-res version)

 

[CrazyHarij]

What's the harm? it's not like the employees are going to have to live off social services.

Played AOE1&2 to death

 

[VictimOfScience]

Was worried about AoE franchise at first. Now maybe there is some hope for it still. I have played all of them to death.

 

[Lucid]

Why all the hate for AOE3? I thought it was pretty fun.
The physics enhanced destruction and visuals are nice to look at too.