Rumor: Ensemble to close after Halo Wars

Multiple unnamed sources have allegedly confirmed that Ensemble Studios will be shuttered upon completion of Halo Wars, reports Shacknews. Layoffs have reportedly struck staff not currently working on the project, while Microsoft, Ensemble's parent company, has supposedly offered incentives to those employees critical to the Halo-themed RTS, goading them to stick around. We'll hit you with an update as soon as we've got one. Update: Microsoft rather unsurprisingly told Big Download it had no comment about this story.

http://www.joystiq.com/2008/09/09/ru...ter-halo-wars/

It has been confirmed. Its bitter-sweet in any case; many of the Ensemble employees are still gonna be working at microsoft, so Age of Empires may still live on.

heres to hoping.

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6197465...s&subj=6197465