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微軟《世紀帝國》工作室即將關閉
據國外媒體shacknews報道，經他們多方的報告顯示，Ensemble Studios （帝國時代開發公司）將會在發行完《光環戰爭》（Halo Wars）後宣佈關閉，這是否以為著微軟的最著名的RTS遊戲－《帝國時代》系列宣告終結？

Microsoft has decided to close Ensemble Studios following the completion of Halo Wars. 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.

The team at Ensemble has made invaluable contributions to the games industry with their Age of Empires and Age of Mythology games and with the highly anticipated release of Halo Wars. This decision does not reflect at all on Ensembles talent or the quality of Halo Wars. in fact, many people who have had a chance to test drive Halo Wars agree that it is on track to being a fantastic game.

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.

As to our overall strategy at MGS, it remains the same. We are committed to growing MGS with world-class talent both internally and with our external partners around the globe. We have recently added some well-known developers to our team and will continue growing the team. Were particularly excited about the titles we have in the pipeline and continue to evaluate additional opportunities to bring incredible games to life with the industrys best. Our investment in games has never been greater than it is today.




據消息人士透露，Ensemble Studios工作室的與《光環戰爭》開發不相關的工作人員都已經離職！ 那些開發人員會一直工作到遊戲公佈後宣佈離開。
《光環戰爭》這款RTS大作早在2006年9月就宣佈開發，預計是在2009年上半年能夠和玩家們見面。
Ensemble Studios工作室成立與1995年，是微軟旗下擁有眾多著名大作的開發工作室。