but, didnt they(ms) just post a loss? and didn't they just buy another studio?

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 ?

Could be interesting and with Bungie No longer making Halo (I presume ODST and it's add on will be their last work) Having FPS makers Handy sound like the right move...

 Yeah the EDD lost money, but I haven't heard anything about them buying a studio. If that was the case we would have heard a lot more talk and speculation about it, dont u fink?

All of the Essemble Employees took other Jobs inside MSGame Studios...

Slimebeast is talking about MS buying 3D Reals, dsister...

Ah, and MS as a whole, is waaaay in the green.

no most of them left mgs, and formed three new studios

If MS bought 3D realms, Take Two would not be publishing anything. Microsoft would.

Ensemble employees have made 4 different studios. One which is supporting Halo Wars/Age of Empires. 

If this is true, and Microsoft don't release the game on PC, I'll be majorly pissed.