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Ensemble Studios Inc.

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2010

    Bonfire Goes Zynga, or: You Can't Keep a Local Gaming Company Down on the Farmville

    ​Hard to believe it's been almost two years since we posted that item about the two local companies to rise from the ashes of Ensemble Studios -- Robot Entertainment and Bonfire Studios, each consisting of ex-Microsofties scattered to the virtual winds after Ensemble's September '08 demise. Robot' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 16, 2009

    Halo Wars: A Top Video Game Designer Moves From One Local Company to Another

    Dave Pottinger, back when he was still at Robot earlier this year​It's been more than a year since Microsoft shuttered Dallas-based Ensemble Studios, which was responsible for, among others, such top-selling titles as Age of Empires, Age of Mythology and Halo Wars for Xbox 360. From that wreckage ... More >>

  • Music

    February 26, 2009

    Stephen Rippy Sets Halo Wars High Score

    Dave Pottinger, back when he was still at Robot earlier this year​It's been more than a year since Microsoft shuttered Dallas-based Ensemble Studios, which was responsible for, among others, such top-selling titles as Age of Empires, Age of Mythology and Halo Wars for Xbox 360. From that wreckage ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 20, 2009

    From Ensemble's Ashes, a New Bonfire

    Aw, dang. Had hoped to break this in the paper version of Unfair Park next week, where we profile former Ensemble Studios music-maker Stephen Rippy; but, oh, well, no such luck. Regardless, the September shuttering of Ensemble Studios -- the former Dallas-based indie-studio-turned-Microsoft property ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2009

    As You Lock and Load Your Halo Wars Demo, Keep An Ear Out For Plano's Stephen Rippy

    Xbox-ers are no doubt anxiously awaiting tomorrow, when Microsoft finally unleashes its Halo Wars demo in advance of the game's March 3 release date. (Am I the only person who misses Tempest? Ooooh -- thanks, Atari!) I digress. So happens there's an extremely local connection to the Halo spin-off: T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 14, 2008

    From Dallas, a Potentially Killer App For the iPhone -- If You Play Chess

    Wired brings what could be big news out of a small start-up in Dallas that has the potential to become a strong player amongst those creating applications for iPhones. Newtoy mays be a new company, but its founders are familiar faces in the gaming industry: As Paul and David Bettner write on the ... More >>

  • News

    November 25, 2004

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