Halo Wars



Oct 9, 2008
360 News from N4G | Halo Wars
360 - Halo Wars - TGS '08 Xbox 360 Fun'n'Games Galore! With so much buzz happening around this years TGS, XboxOZ360-Gamer takes a look at the yearly convention, but not from the typical angle.

XboxOZ360 writes: "With the TGS '08 now well under way, and the Microsoft Keynote out of the way, we are starting to see the various Developers showing off their wares to the press and crowds that gather at the annual Tokyo Games Show.

It's a show that really is something a little bit different, and brings all sorts of characters out of the woodwork. Especially Japanese Cosplay followers who spend not only a great deal of time, but money of some of their costumes, and take the event very seriously."
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Oct 9, 2008
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360 - Halo Wars - Ensemble Studios May (Soon) Be Dead, But They're Not Out Kotaku reports: "Ensemble Studios may be a sinking ship but that doesn't mean that the talented developers behind the Dallas-based, real-time centric studio are soon to be lost to the great deep blue."
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Oct 9, 2008
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360 - Halo Wars - The Flood Confirmed in Halo Wars Esemble Studios has confirmed that the Flood will be appearing in Halo Wars once the game comes out early 2009. No more details were given.

"We've got one more announcement here: The Flood is in Halo Wars!"
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Oct 3, 2008
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360 - Halo Wars - That Aussie Game Site: Daily Wrap 3rd October, 2008 That Aussie Game Site have wrapped up the day in games reporting on Bungie's Kojima talent aquisition, new DLC for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and a swag of demos coming to the PSN. They've also got information on the free DLC for Gears of War 2, information regarding the Resistance 2 Beta, Dead Space colour-coded suits and a bunch of new media for Tom Clancy's End War. What a day!
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Oct 2, 2008
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360 - Halo Wars - GameTrailers TV to Show Exclusive Halo Wars Campaign Video GameTrailers TV will be showing video of the upcoming RTS Halo Wars. The video will cover the campaign mode and show off the story mode trailer for the game. The show is set to air October 3rd at 1am ET/PT.
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Sep 23, 2008
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360 - Halo Wars - Ensemble Was Shocked About Closure News Age of Empires and Halo Wars house Ensemble Studios has delivered top-notch strategy games and fostered a strong talented group of game developers over its 12 years.

That's why when Microsoft execs recently told the studio it would be shutting it down, employees were so taken aback, says studio figurehead Bruce Shelley.
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Sep 19, 2008
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360 - Halo Wars - Mythic Boss Sees Ensemble Closure As A Terrible Thing Mythic Boss Mark Jacobs has commented on how feels the closure of Ensemble Studios is a terrible thing but that his studio has been careful to guard against "mistakes."
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Sep 15, 2008
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360 - Halo Wars - Halo Wars Leak #2 - Campaign Character Images Addict Gaming Writes "Well guys, yesterday we brought you some freshly leaked images of the Brute Chieftain from Halo Wars, today we bring you 3 new character renders that you'll be seeing in the "Real Time Cutscenes" of Halo Wars. You'll notice that the renders are of a Marine, The Spirit Of Fire's AI Serina and a ships commander, most likely to also be from the Spirit Of Fire. These have once again come from the same tipster as yesterday, so thank you to him/her for continuing to support us!

Anyway, check them out and see what you think!"
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Sep 15, 2008
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360 - Halo Wars - Halo Wars Leaked Brute Chiefton Images Addict Gaming Writes "Halo Wars hasn't seen it's best week this week, with Ensemble announcing that they will be closing their doors come the games launch. However we have something that may give you a tiny nerdgasm that might make a mess, you have been warned! Here we have some never before seen Brute Chiefton images given to us by an Anonymous tipster earlier today. We have all heard and seen that Halo Wars will contain Brutes, but this looks immense!

Anyway, take a look and judge the images for youself!"
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Sep 12, 2008
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360 - Halo Wars -  Despite Studio Shakeup, 'Halo Wars' Lead Writer Promises Game Will 'Kick Ass'  It's been a rough week for the folks at Ensemble Studios. Following layoff rumors, Microsoft announced that after "Halo Wars" ships on the Xbox 360, the house that "Age of Empires" built will be no more.

But in the meantime, "Halo Wars" still needs to be finished. It's not supposed to arrive until early 2009, and the game's lead writer, Graeme Devine, has pledged his support to continue working on the game.
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Sep 11, 2008
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360 - Halo Wars - Ensemble: Is Halo Wars going to suck now? Via Official Halo Wars wesbite:

"That's a totally fair question. The Ensemble Studios' closure announcement certainly affects the perception of Halo Wars. Despite that risk, we put our people first. Telling our employees ASAP was the right thing to do. I give Microsoft quite a bit of credit for letting us do that.

Finishing the game will be harder now, but it will get done and be great."
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Sep 10, 2008
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360 - Halo Wars - Kim: We Still Believe in PC Games On Tuesday, rumors swirled and were quickly confirmed that following the release of Halo Wars, Microsoft would close the venerable Ensemble Studios. But Microsoft corporate vice president of interactive entertainment Shane Kim says not to read too much into the studio's demise, and that Age of Empires is safe.

The official announcement of Ensemble's end stated that the studio was being closed purely for financial reasons. Kim stood behind this statement. "We want to spend the development dollars in other places, and not just related to content," he told Edge. "It's a long term business decision."

Part of that transition includes the creation of a new studio by current Ensemble leadership. Kim made clear that this new studio was to be an independent entity not owned by Microsoft, and that it was a venture being taken by the heads of Ensemble. But the good news, according to Kim, is that "we will have an ongoing relationship with that new company."
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Sep 10, 2008
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360 - Halo Wars - Confirmed: Microsoft closes Ensemble Confirmation has come quick and fast in regard to rumors surfacing earlier today that Microsoft would be closing its internal developer Ensemble Studios upon the completion of sci-fi real-time strategy game Halo Wars. In joint statements issued today, Microsoft and Ensemble have confirmed that the studio will be shut down once the Xbox 360-exclusive RTS set in the best-selling Halo franchise ships out early next year.
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Sep 9, 2008
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360 - Halo Wars - Rumor: Halo Wars Dev Ensemble Shutting Down Shacknews has learned via multiple independent reports that developer Ensemble Studios will shut down operation following the release of its upcoming title Halo Wars.

According to sources, employees not associated with Halo Wars have been laid off today. Those attached to Halo Wars have been offered incentives to stay on the project until completion.
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Sep 8, 2008
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360 - Halo Wars - Microsoft announces Halo Wars action figures GamePro gets the scoop on upcoming Halo Wars action figures made by McFarlane Toys and licensed by Microsoft, arriving spring 2009.
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Sep 8, 2008
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360 - Halo Wars - Boy accidently kills himself trying to imitate Halo The kid, famous for replicating halo weapons from cardboard, have now accidentally shot himself.

gamegrep.com writes: "While at home skipping school Nimm was apparently trying to imitate moves from the game with his .22 caliber rifle (a common pastime for the child). However he did not obviously grasp that a round could still be loaded in the chamber even when the magazine ejected and was found shot through the head yesterday."
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Sep 4, 2008
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360 - Halo Wars - 'Halo Wars' Designer Wants To Play 'EndWar,' Hadn't Considered Voice Control Multiplayer's Patrick Klepek writes:

"Microsoft's booth was next to Ubisoft's at PAX. You couldn't help but notice.
So when I had "Halo Wars" lead designer Graeme Devine in front of me, I felt compelled to ask him what he thought of his voice-commanded opposition, "EndWar," across the aisle."
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Aug 31, 2008
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360 - Halo Wars - Halo Wars Playable, But Not Here Kotaku writes: "The only sign of real-time strategy title Halo Wars at PAX comes during Graeme Devine's presentation of the game during the show.

But that doesn't mean the game's not moving along.nicely. In fact Devine, lead designer, said that it will be playable at next weekend's GameStop convention in Las Vegas. Perhaps it will even make an appearance at Tokyo Game Show."
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Aug 25, 2008
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360 - Halo Wars - Halo Wars Cover Art Revealed The cover art for Halo Wars has been released, by the same guys behind Halo 2 and Halo 3.
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Aug 11, 2008
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360 - Halo Wars - Microsoft's Hiring Spree for the Next Halo Microsoft Game Studios recently posted a bunch of recruitment notices up on its site specifically referring to the full fledged development of the next Halo project.

"Hollywood talent", does this mean/hint to Peter Jackson's' much touted Halo project, perhaps only time shall reveal the true nature of this oblivious and shrouded project.
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Halo Wars
Halo Wars

Genre: Strategy
Expected release date: TBA 2009
Published by: Microsoft
Developed by: Ensemble Studios
Franchise: Halo
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