Bruce Shelley, co founder of Ensemble Studios, has posted his last farewell post on the Ensemble Studios blog. Halo Wars has gone gold and Microsoft has discontinued the Studio. Ensemble Studios has had a great reputation for developing the Age of Empires series(a platinum PC RTS series). Bruce wrote:
It is hard to believe that the day has finally come when Ensemble Studios closes its doors and we move on to whatever is next. I was employee #4, starting in February of 1995, and will always be grateful to Tony and Rick Goodman for remembering me and getting me involved in what will probably be the defining experience of my career.
There was a genuine caring at ES for colleagues, and the games we made, which was special. The mission of our studio was to create a great place to work and make great games, stressed by Tony in that order. I believe we stayed on mission throughout and often it was a lot of fun.
It is worth mentioning that about 60% of the people who worked on Age of Empires I were with the studio to the end. And it was a really special group of people who pulled together for the long hours and hard work to finish our last game to our standards.
We will miss you guys. Bruce Shelley also noted that members from the team are forming two different new companies. It will be interesting to see what new stuff the new studios start working on.
Wherever you guys are, you will be remembered for the great games you have made. Good luck on your new endeavours.
Read the entire blog post over here
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