Someone must have hit the big red button. Due to an unspecified glitch with Xbox Live, all Halo Wars stats were wiped from the servers and sent to that great data collector in the sky. And no, those stats are forever gone and cannot be recovered. They are kaput. Says developer Robot Entertainment: “This includes all singleplayer, [...]
Continue reading...Friday, April 17, 2009
Yes, you’re reading that headline and probably thinking “No crap idiot.” However, Ensemble Studios is closing their doors once the game is completed, so ha! Taunting aside, future DLC for the RTS will be handled by Robot, a studio founded by Tony Good and other ex-Ensemble staffers. Also, the studio will still handle Age of Empires [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, April 2, 2009
It was highly publicized that once Halo Wars was finished, so was developer Ensemble Studios. That apparently isn’t enough to stop any future DLC, because Ensemble is still considering the possibilities. In an interview with Electricpig, studio producer Jason Pace stated: “We are committed to supporting the franchise… additional downloadable content is something we’re looking in [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Going back to the roots of the Halo franchise before it was a shooter, Ensemble Studio’s final project becomes Halo Wars. Despite deceptive advertising that makes it seem like another action title, this fast paced, simple to play RTS is epic in scale, more so than the shooters ever could be. While it may not [...]
Continue reading...Friday, September 19, 2008
Microsoft has chosen to shut down popular RTS studio Ensemble. The news comes while the studio’s upcoming hyped Halo Wars RTS is still in development. Microsoft claimed it was purely for financial reasons, though this is the same studio that delivered Age of Empires, so how can they possibly be strapped for cash? Microsoft claims [...]
Continue reading...Friday, August 15, 2008
GamePro magazine has graced gamers with Halo Wars details in their July issue. Beyond the multi-player options, including two player co-op, new UNSC units will be introduced. Vulture, , Cyclops, and Cobras are the newcomers. Oh, and if you’re wondering how you’ll control this eagerly anticipated RTS, Halo Wars Addict has you covered. How does [...]
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