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Halo Wars is Gold

Jason

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<strong>[ Announcement ]</strong>

<p><a href="http://www.ensemblestudios.com/" target="_blank">Ensemble Studios'</a> last go round, <strong><a href="http://www.halowars.com/" target="_blank">Halo Wars</a></strong>, is gold and should be headed to a console near you shortly.</p><blockquote><p>Microsoft Game Studios and Ensemble Studios announced today that &ldquo;Halo Wars,&rdquo; the highly anticipated action strategy game based on the legendary &ldquo;Halo&rdquo; universe, is finished and sent to manufacturing! Created from the ground up for the Xbox 360 console and controller, &ldquo;Halo Wars&rdquo; combines a peerless control scheme and gameplay with an incredibly rich, epic story set 20 years prior to the story told in &ldquo;Halo: Combat Evolved&rdquo;. The result is a commanding experience that is a must-have for &ldquo;Halo&rdquo; fans and a title that is sure to become a classic amongst fans of strategy games.
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Sovy Kurosei

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"Congratulations, you finished making the game! Here is your pink slip. Now GTFO."
 
Jason

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Pretty much. It's amazing they were able squeeze this out considering they all knew they were getting canned for the past few months. From a recent Gamasutra article:
He says that some of his team members are looking for jobs within Microsoft, others are looking outside, and a few are hoping to start their own studios. Unfortunately, he says, there's little time for job hunting given the fact that almost everyone is in crunch mode in order to meet the Halo Wars deadline.

"We're working 50-55 hours a week," he says. "At least we still have these jobs until Halo Wars ships."
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LCJr.

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The way Microsoft, and everyone else, is cutting jobs I wish them luck. I was surprised to see EA made cuts at their Tiburn(sp?) studio which is the one that churns out the Madden games. Just a few months ago EA was bragging how Madden was making more money than any of the movies that were in the theaters.
 

Shoelip

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Guess they figured they weren't essential to the continued growth of their profits.
 
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