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.