ES shutting down?

MNBob · Post by **MNBob** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 4:45 am

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_i ... tory=20167

blayzer13 · Post by **blayzer13** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:36 am

it cant be true....i cant believe it

Nighthawk22 · Post by **Nighthawk22** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 5:53 am

wow.. this sucks..

Kaiser_von_Nuben · Post by **Kaiser_von_Nuben** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 6:01 am

This sounds like a corporate squeeze-out of the worst variety. It sounds pretty clear from the article that Ensemble is done as a Microsoft entity. But it's less clear if that means ESO will shut down. After all, AOE2 maintained an online presence from 1999 until 2006. Microsoft controlled Ensemble from 2001 onwards, so who knows what will happen now. Hopefully Ensemble will maintain some independence and dedicate some resources to keeping the site alive. At least, that's what we can hope for. In any event, I'm surprised. :neutral:

Sporting_Lisbon · Post by **Sporting_Lisbon** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 6:16 am

Argh...

GeneralMichael · Post by **GeneralMichael** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 6:54 am

Man just after i finally found a clan where that helped me get more involved in aoe. Also now I hate playing the computer unless i want a nice relaxing game. The comp is easy and predictable and at 40 minutes it pretty much becomes a wimp and does little attacking

KingKaramazov · Post by **KingKaramazov** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:41 am

Yep, no more Age of Empires.

Sorry guys. I guess we should have seen this coming, with Halo Wars and the direction of Microsoft in general.

Still pretty surprising.

Crazy · Post by **Crazy** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:49 am

balls....

36drew · Post by **36drew** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 7:56 am

Balls is fvcking right -- pardon my french. I'm normally a calm and relaxed guy but this just pushed me right over the edge.

Nighthawk22 · Post by **Nighthawk22** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:02 am

......

...we should riot..

Crazy · Post by **Crazy** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 8:06 am

From age sanc quoted from someone quoting Lethe(Es guy):

i just figured id copy paste lethe's statement here

QUOTE(Lethe)
Paragon, Solus, MrMilo and I are not the happiest about this, but there is nothing we can do but keep on trucking until they close the doors.

We're all still here, no one got fired. I have no idea about plans for ESO/AgeCommunity going forward and I'm sure those questions will be answered in the future.

So keep on playing!.

Tatltael · Post by **Tatltael** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:12 am

what a weak ending, fvck. almost as bad as trying to listen coldplay, what crap. why hasnt microsoft imploded on itself yet from its crap software?

i.e.; vista, word 2007 initially incompatible w/ 2003, etc..

dragonshinobi_old · Post by **dragonshinobi_old** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:39 am

they dont want another bungie

IndyBrit · Post by **IndyBrit** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 10:42 am

Hopefully they keep the servers up for a couple of years???

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I__CHAOS__I · Post by **I__CHAOS__I** » Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:02 am

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.

I don't think there will be any problems, it just won't be ES anymore

Believe!

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