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Warhammer: Battle March

Warhammer: Battle March

  • Genre:Real-Time Strategy
  • Publisher:Namco Bandai
  • Developer:Black Hole Entertainment
  • Release Date:09/02/2008
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Ensemble Studios closes its doors

by Beau King September 10th 2008 6:25 AM CDT1 Comments

In a strange turn of events it appears that Halo Wars developer is closing its doors. Microsoft announced late last evening that they are pulling the plug. More widely known for the Age of Empires series, and solely the Age of Empires series, Ensemble branched out to work on the aforementioned Xbox 360 RTS. The good news though is that they will shut down after Halo Wars is complete.

Microsoft contributed the shutdown to some "fiscally rooted" cause. The fact that creating a Halo game can't keep a developer afloat may ring ominous to some ears.

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