MesserWolf
30-01-2009, 08:39
Non so se per voi è old , ma a me era sfuggita sta cosa !
Microsoft ha chiuso lo studio Ensemble dopo l'entrata in gold dell'atteso Halo wars (bella gratitudine :stordita: ... "grazie per il titolo AAA che avete fatto , quella è la porta " ).
Parte dei programmatori dell'ex ensemble verranno assorbiti dai microsoft game studio e pare che microsoft sia intenzionata a coinvolgerli nel futuro di Halo Wars . Alcuni rumor accennano anche alla possibilità che la saga di age of empire continui sotto le ali di questa nuova "gestione"
Lo studio è uno studio storico , infatti è da lì che sono venuti tutti i giochi della saga "age of empire", saga senza dubbio con un posto nell'olimpo dei grandi giochi strategici per pc . Io non ero un gran fan a dir la verità , ma di sicuro non erano brutti giochi e la perdita di un grosso produttore di strategici non può che farmi dispiace.
Aggiungo una piccola considerazione, infatti mi pare che microsoft stia davvero cannibalizzando il gaming su pc , e questo mi pare una mossa suicida per una azienda che vive principalmente di SO .Diciamocelo sono in molti che tolti i giochi non avrebbero gran nostalgia di windows passando a un mac o a ubuntu, per non parlare della minor necessità di aggiornamento dei pc stessi => meno acquisti e aggiornamenti dei SO .
Certo è vero che se non ci fosse la 360 ci sarebbe la ps3 , ma chiudere gli studi del genere principe del pc (rts) e/o fare esclusive (temporali o meno) per la console di certo non aiuta il già sofferente mercato pc.
Vabbè di solito m$ riesce a fare bene i suoi conti :boh: staremo a vedere.
Post di addio sul blog dell'azienda : Bruce Shelley : Goodbye and Thanks (http://www.ensemblestudios.com/blogs/bshelley/archive/2009/01/29/goodbye-and-thanks.aspx)
Closing Down: It is hard to believe that the day has finally come when Ensemble Studios closes its doors and we move on to whatever is next. I was employee #4, starting in February of 1995, and will always be grateful to Tony and Rick Goodman for remembering me and getting me involved in what will probably be the defining experience of my career. There was a genuine caring at ES for colleagues, and the games we made, which was special. The mission of our studio was to create a great place to work and make great games, stressed by Tony in that order. I believe we stayed on mission throughout and often it was a lot of fun. It is worth mentioning that about 60% of the people who worked on Age of Empires I were with the studio to the end. And it was a really special group of people who pulled together for the long hours and hard work to finish our last game to our standards.
We are working our way through the final week with mixed emotions. We have a lot to be proud of and new opportunities are beckoning, but it is also sad to see this particular great adventure coming to an end. Boxes are piled in the hallways for trash; people are giving away games and other stuff they don’t want anymore; computers are being wiped; and our corporate IDs are being turned in. Although we will be keeping in touch through some alumni initiatives, many of us may not cross paths again.
There are at least two new studios being formed by ES employees and I expect both to do very well. There were a lot of outstanding game developers here and it will be interesting to see how and what they do, both individually and as new groups, in the years ahead.
Goodbye and Thanks: My expectation is that this is the final ES blog that I will write. I have enjoyed pulling it together for the past several years and sharing with you what I could about the inside workings of a game studio. It was a pleasure and a privilege to showcase the work and fun side of our group.
I do not know at this point if the newly forming game studios will be doing similar blogs or even how you could find out.
On behalf of everyone at ES, past and present, thanks for your support over the years. Your feedback on our games made the next version better. Buying legitimate copies made it possible for us to keep making them. Thanks also to those who wrote us to express regrets about the end of our studio and even the end of this blog.
Have fun,
Bruce Shelley
Microsoft is to close Ensemble Studios following the completion of the Halo Wars game.
Senior members of staff are expected to form a new outfit to provide support for Halo Wars following release, and Microsoft has said that it hopes to retain a number of other Ensemble employees within the Microsoft Game Studios business.
"Microsoft has decided to close Ensemble Studios following the completion of Halo Wars," said the company in a statement.
"After the closure, the Ensemble leadership team will form a new studio and has agreed to provide ongoing support for Halo Wars as well as work on other projects with Microsoft Game Studios."
"This was a fiscally-rooted decision that keeps MGS on its growth path. While the decision to dissolve Ensemble was not an easy one, 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."
The studio was best known for the Age of Empires and Age of Mythology titles, and was formed in 1995. Microsoft acquired the company in 2001.
Despite the closure, Microsoft has said that it will continue to expand Microsoft Games Studios with new staff both internally and externally.
"We are committed to growing MGS with world-class talent both internally and with our external partners around the globe."
"Our investment in games has never been greater than it is today," added the company.
Microsoft to close Ensemble Studios // News (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/microsoft-to-close-ensemble-studios)
Microsoft ha chiuso lo studio Ensemble dopo l'entrata in gold dell'atteso Halo wars (bella gratitudine :stordita: ... "grazie per il titolo AAA che avete fatto , quella è la porta " ).
Parte dei programmatori dell'ex ensemble verranno assorbiti dai microsoft game studio e pare che microsoft sia intenzionata a coinvolgerli nel futuro di Halo Wars . Alcuni rumor accennano anche alla possibilità che la saga di age of empire continui sotto le ali di questa nuova "gestione"
Lo studio è uno studio storico , infatti è da lì che sono venuti tutti i giochi della saga "age of empire", saga senza dubbio con un posto nell'olimpo dei grandi giochi strategici per pc . Io non ero un gran fan a dir la verità , ma di sicuro non erano brutti giochi e la perdita di un grosso produttore di strategici non può che farmi dispiace.
Aggiungo una piccola considerazione, infatti mi pare che microsoft stia davvero cannibalizzando il gaming su pc , e questo mi pare una mossa suicida per una azienda che vive principalmente di SO .Diciamocelo sono in molti che tolti i giochi non avrebbero gran nostalgia di windows passando a un mac o a ubuntu, per non parlare della minor necessità di aggiornamento dei pc stessi => meno acquisti e aggiornamenti dei SO .
Certo è vero che se non ci fosse la 360 ci sarebbe la ps3 , ma chiudere gli studi del genere principe del pc (rts) e/o fare esclusive (temporali o meno) per la console di certo non aiuta il già sofferente mercato pc.
Vabbè di solito m$ riesce a fare bene i suoi conti :boh: staremo a vedere.
Post di addio sul blog dell'azienda : Bruce Shelley : Goodbye and Thanks (http://www.ensemblestudios.com/blogs/bshelley/archive/2009/01/29/goodbye-and-thanks.aspx)
Closing Down: It is hard to believe that the day has finally come when Ensemble Studios closes its doors and we move on to whatever is next. I was employee #4, starting in February of 1995, and will always be grateful to Tony and Rick Goodman for remembering me and getting me involved in what will probably be the defining experience of my career. There was a genuine caring at ES for colleagues, and the games we made, which was special. The mission of our studio was to create a great place to work and make great games, stressed by Tony in that order. I believe we stayed on mission throughout and often it was a lot of fun. It is worth mentioning that about 60% of the people who worked on Age of Empires I were with the studio to the end. And it was a really special group of people who pulled together for the long hours and hard work to finish our last game to our standards.
We are working our way through the final week with mixed emotions. We have a lot to be proud of and new opportunities are beckoning, but it is also sad to see this particular great adventure coming to an end. Boxes are piled in the hallways for trash; people are giving away games and other stuff they don’t want anymore; computers are being wiped; and our corporate IDs are being turned in. Although we will be keeping in touch through some alumni initiatives, many of us may not cross paths again.
There are at least two new studios being formed by ES employees and I expect both to do very well. There were a lot of outstanding game developers here and it will be interesting to see how and what they do, both individually and as new groups, in the years ahead.
Goodbye and Thanks: My expectation is that this is the final ES blog that I will write. I have enjoyed pulling it together for the past several years and sharing with you what I could about the inside workings of a game studio. It was a pleasure and a privilege to showcase the work and fun side of our group.
I do not know at this point if the newly forming game studios will be doing similar blogs or even how you could find out.
On behalf of everyone at ES, past and present, thanks for your support over the years. Your feedback on our games made the next version better. Buying legitimate copies made it possible for us to keep making them. Thanks also to those who wrote us to express regrets about the end of our studio and even the end of this blog.
Have fun,
Bruce Shelley
Microsoft is to close Ensemble Studios following the completion of the Halo Wars game.
Senior members of staff are expected to form a new outfit to provide support for Halo Wars following release, and Microsoft has said that it hopes to retain a number of other Ensemble employees within the Microsoft Game Studios business.
"Microsoft has decided to close Ensemble Studios following the completion of Halo Wars," said the company in a statement.
"After the closure, the Ensemble leadership team will form a new studio and has agreed to provide ongoing support for Halo Wars as well as work on other projects with Microsoft Game Studios."
"This was a fiscally-rooted decision that keeps MGS on its growth path. While the decision to dissolve Ensemble was not an easy one, 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."
The studio was best known for the Age of Empires and Age of Mythology titles, and was formed in 1995. Microsoft acquired the company in 2001.
Despite the closure, Microsoft has said that it will continue to expand Microsoft Games Studios with new staff both internally and externally.
"We are committed to growing MGS with world-class talent both internally and with our external partners around the globe."
"Our investment in games has never been greater than it is today," added the company.
Microsoft to close Ensemble Studios // News (http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/microsoft-to-close-ensemble-studios)