Bitmap Frogs said:
rover said:
Million said:
Zizzla_Rachet said:
Million said:
People should keep in mind MS just closed down some of their major developers like Ensemble *Cries* . Why the hell would they buy 3D realms ? |
All of the Essemble Employees took other Jobs inside MSGame Studios...
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"Microsoft is working to place as many Ensemble employees who do not move to the newly formed studio into open positions within Microsoft as possible."
http://uk.gamespot.com/news/6197465.html
I'm sure Microsoft did keep many Ensemble employees but it's my understanding that they are attempting to downsize internal development in favour of 3rd party exclusives, some did leave.
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Why buy BigPark if they are looking to downsize internal development?
Seems to be, again based on interviews I've read post studio shutdowns, that there are personality, current talent and financial reasons why some working relationships are terminated.
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Ensemble is a RTS developer, a genre that traditionally doesn't do well in consoles.
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Sure, but Ensemble did Halo Wars, which is doing quite well. The Age franchise is nowhere near gone.
Ensemble was, by some accounts, more expensive to operate than any other internal studio. Swank Texas offices, refusal to downsize employees when there was no work.
Also, there was talk that Ensemble didn't want to make RTSes any more. They were big on some MMO and wouldn't budge. At least that's what I heard.
Lastly, they're essentially on their own now, under a different name, able to set their own course, which creatively is probably better for them at this point. I wouldn't be at all surprised if MS published their stuff in the future.
