Microsoft Says Age Of Empires Is Still Kicking
Age of Empires [http://www.microsoft.com]franchise is dead and buried.
Microsoft Microsoft Game Studios [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/86186]] on its growth path."
But a Gamerscore Blog [http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2008/09/10/560926.aspx] post by Games For Windows Director Kevin Unangst promised that the end of Ensemble doesn't mean the end of Age of Empires. "As many of you have heard, Ensemble Studios will be closing after Halo Wars is complete," he wrote. "If you're a PC gamer, you've likely played some version of Age of Empires somewhere along the line. I want to reassure you that Microsoft will still own the Age of Empires intellectual property.
"As a company, we're very excited about the future potential for Age of Empires, and as a PC gamer I'm looking forward to what the future holds,"he continued. "Stay tuned."
It's not exactly an iron-clad promise of more Age of Empires, but the implication is pretty strong. Of course, the obvious question is, if Microsoft does have plans for the franchise, why can the very studio that originated the game and made it a success? And where's the love for Age of Mythology?
via: Gamasutra [http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=20197]
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Age of Empires [http://www.microsoft.com]franchise is dead and buried.
Microsoft Microsoft Game Studios [http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/86186]] on its growth path."
But a Gamerscore Blog [http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/archive/2008/09/10/560926.aspx] post by Games For Windows Director Kevin Unangst promised that the end of Ensemble doesn't mean the end of Age of Empires. "As many of you have heard, Ensemble Studios will be closing after Halo Wars is complete," he wrote. "If you're a PC gamer, you've likely played some version of Age of Empires somewhere along the line. I want to reassure you that Microsoft will still own the Age of Empires intellectual property.
"As a company, we're very excited about the future potential for Age of Empires, and as a PC gamer I'm looking forward to what the future holds,"he continued. "Stay tuned."
It's not exactly an iron-clad promise of more Age of Empires, but the implication is pretty strong. Of course, the obvious question is, if Microsoft does have plans for the franchise, why can the very studio that originated the game and made it a success? And where's the love for Age of Mythology?
via: Gamasutra [http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=20197]
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