Ensemble Studios official closes its doors...

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makingmusic476 said:

richardhutnik said:

outlawauron said:

makingmusic476 said:

I think that's about it. I know they closed FASA Studios a year or two ago.  They were guys behind MechWarrior 4, MechCommander 1/2, and Crimsons Skies: high Road to Revenge.  The MechCommander series was another awesome franchise.  :(

I wonder if they'll keep Rare around much longer. They're the life blood of Microsoft's family oriented games movement, but their last two titles have sold horribly.

Well, they sold Bioware to EA and sold Bizarre Creations to SEGA.

Bizarre is part of Sega?  I thought they are now part of Activision, or do freelance work for different companies.  Bizarre did do Metropolis Street Racing (became Project Gotham) for Sega.

Yes, they were bought by Activision.

I'm not sure why I didn't notice that when I first read his post. 0_o

R.I.P. FASA.  I'll forever be glad for the the fun the Mechwarrior franchise gave me with its many titles.

As for the stuff about Microsoft owning Bioware.  W. T. F.

Seriously, Bioware was independent until it was merged with Pandemic and sold out to a holding company called Elevation Partners.  Then EP sold Bioware/Pandemic to EA for 0.86 million USD.