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By now, you have probably heard that a new development team, Robot Entertainment, was formed out of the remains of real-time strategy king Ensemble Studios. But wait, there's more: a second company has been created from former Ensemble staff, calling itself Bonfire Studios. "Ensemble was one of the few studios with two A-teams," commented president and CEO David Rippy on the newly-founded company. "We are already working on an original IP that we’ll start talking about in the next few months," he concludes. Wow, that was fast. As much as I would love to see another Age of Mythology, I'm willing to wait it out and see what Bonfire can bring to the table. Bonfire Studios Emerges From Ensemble Did you know? You can now get daily or weekly email notifications when humans reply to your comments.
Legacy Comments (will be imported soon)Dear god! I want another Age of Mythology too! It was so good! :D my favorite game by them. I've played that game for so long that water was coming out of my eyes cause I probably wasn't closing them. Not many games have done that. Awesome, I can't wait to see what these two companies come up with. Whatever it is, it should be good. 8:23 PM on 01.23.2013 THQ is done, all assets sold off[Update 2: Certain licenses that weren't sold off may find new digs elsewhere. The WWE series, for instance, could find its way into Take-Two's pockets.] [Update: Vigil Games' lead combat designer, Ben Cureton, decided to wri...
8:30 AM on 12.28.2012 End of an Era: PS2 stops shipping in JapanSony has ceased shipping of the PlayStation 2 console in Japan this week, bringing an end a 13-year lifespan. Whatever is out there on shelves is what's left. That's it. According to Famitsu, more than 150 mill...
5:00 PM on 09.26.2012 Nintendo Power sends out farewell letters to subscribersIt's still hard to believe that, after 24 years, Nintendo Power is about to be laid to rest. Even while current and former fans mourn, there are some who are oblivious to the magazine's fate. To bring those folks up to speed,...
5:30 PM on 01.26.2012 Live show: Mash Tactics is losing its king, will live on[Video created by Chill Bro community member Audie] Today on Mash Tactics, Carnage and Wesley are playing Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker from the MGS: HD Collection, but there is more important news to share. On Tuesday's ep...
9:00 PM on 01.17.2012 Hudson is officially dead on March 1, 2012[Illustration by Ashley Davis] This is the end, my friends. After the heart-breaking closure of Hudson Soft's North American division last year, tears were shed, but there was still hope that the properties that put the compa...
1:00 PM on 03.20.2011 EA Sports helping the Earth, ditches printed manualsThe days of the printed instruction manual may be numbered. EA Sports has joined the likes of Ubisoft in ditching printed manuals altogether, the publisher has confirmed.
6:45 AM on 03.12.2011 Meetup at 4PM for the PAX East group photo!Today's the day we meetup for the regular group photo! We'll be meeting up at 425 Summer St, on the steps just outside of O'Conners Bar (where we had the Thursday night party with Machinima) at 4:00PM! We'll then be heading t...
8:00 AM on 11.29.2009 Square Enix is ready for the death of consolesThe death knoll of consoles and physical media has been ringing since before this current generation of consoles hit the market. It's a long, slow knoll, but it seems that almost everyone is in agreement that its end is comin...
6:40 PM on 09.16.2009 Blockbuster closing 960 stores before end of next yearI remember when I was a teenager I used to go to Blockbuster so many times a week to rent games and anime all the people that worked there knew me by my first name. At one time, it was a truly awesome service, but now that yo...
9:00 PM on 06.17.2009 Midway Newcastle reveals Necessary Force with a new trailerYesterday, I reported a story from British newspaper The Guardian about Midway Newcastle's two week deadline: if they don't find a buyer by the end of the month, they'll have to close up shop. In that article, the fact that t...
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