Podcasts about Ensemble Studios

Few developers have had as long and prolific a career as our guest, Graeme Bayless. From working on mainframes, to selling Kaypros, to playtesting Accolade's launch titles, to producing games for SSI, Sega Technical Institute, Hyperbole Studios, Dynamix, EA, Eidos, and NetherRealm Studios. In Part 3, we talk about job hunting in the games industry at the end of the 90s and his time at EA's Tiburon subsidiary working on Madden 2001 and 2002 as well as developing the NFL Street franchise. What is life like for a dev living in the crunch of annualized sports games?  How are new franchises born?  What is it like to move from studio to studio? Graeme gives us amazing insights into the life of a game dev like few others can or would. Recorded: December 2023 Check out parts 1 and 2 here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/graeme-bayless-1-111627155 https://www.patreon.com/posts/graeme-bayless-2-112571388 Get us on your mobile device: Android: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly92aWRlb2dhbWVuZXdzcm9vbXRpbWVtYWNoaW5lLmxpYnN5bi5jb20vcnNz iOS: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/video-game-newsroom-time-machine And if you like what we are doing here at the podcast, don't forget to like us on your podcasting app of choice, YouTube, and/or support us on patreon! https://www.patreon.com/VGNRTM Send comments on Mastodon @videogamenewsroomtimemachine@oldbytes.space Or twitter @videogamenewsr2 Or Instagram https://www.instagram.com/vgnrtm Or videogamenewsroomtimemachine@gmail.com Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensemble_Studios https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts https://www.mobygames.com/person/66180/john-schappert/ https://www.mobygames.com/company/2031/ea-orlando/ https://www.mobygames.com/person/107204/hugh-falk/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation#PlayStation_2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_triangle_(US_politics) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin_Hoffman https://www.mobygames.com/game/12193/nfl-street/ https://www.mobygames.com/game/73115/madden-nfl-2002/  Recommended Links: The History of How We Play: https://thehistoryofhowweplay.wordpress.com/ Gaming Alexandria: https://www.gamingalexandria.com/wp/ They Create Worlds: https://tcwpodcast.podbean.com/ Digital Antiquarian: https://www.filfre.net/ The Arcade Blogger: https://arcadeblogger.com/ Retro Asylum: http://retroasylum.com/category/all-posts/ Retro Game Squad: http://retrogamesquad.libsyn.com/ Playthrough Podcast: https://playthroughpod.com/ Retromags.com: https://www.retromags.com/ Games That Weren't - https://www.gamesthatwerent.com/ Copyright Karl Kuras

The gorgeous Lucinda Gleeson joins Regina to talk about the show The Arrogance on at KXT Broadway. Lucinda Gleeson is an actor, director, producer, sometimes lighting designer and most recently the newly appointed Artistic Director of Playback Theatre Sydney. As a director, Lucinda cut her teeth at Tamarama Rock Surfers (TRS), the theatre company that started The Old Fitzroy Theatre.  Here she directed the trilogy of Benito di Fonzo plays, the first of which was 'The Chronic Ills of Robert Zimmerman, AKA Bob Dylan, (A Lie) A Theatrical Talking Blues and Glissendorf.' This started as a Late Session at The Old Fitz, then the main stage the following season, before touring with Critical Stages throughout NSW. The second production was 'Lenny Bruce: 13 Daze Undug In Sydney 1962' at The Bondi Pavilion produced by TRS and then the third collaboration was, 'A Riff on Keef: The Human Myth' for Griffin Independent Other directing credits include: 'Crushed' by Melita Rowston at The New Theatre Independent for Chester Productions. 'Golden Delicious' by Mary Rachel Brown for Bondi Feast Lucinda is a graduate of the Ensemble Studios. She is a proud member of MEAA.

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we continue our series on The Sims. We talk about a dark spiral, read some poetry, the problem of having enough time, and other topics. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: A few more hours Issues covered: alien life, Windows snippet tool vs print screen, not saving, random seeds, introducing a chaos event, theorizing about end games for careers, Tim's persistent chip bag, forums and forever games, games you can play daily, free-to-play mobile games, appointment-based gaming, min/maxing psychology, selling the kids' doll house for food, Dianne being negative, "I'm too depressed to even look at myself," lack of weekends, two Sims having a day off, a podcast first, multiple burners, having to closely manage Bob's fun, the Sims for therapy, externalizing developer feelings of 21st century life, using the room meter to understand what needs to be done, the ultimate plate-spinning game, "did you know that love could be lucrative?," falling in love to increase your net worth, 3D characters and a 2D environment, modding goals and having 3D characters, dimetric vs isometric, revisiting gender normativity, liking problematic things, listening to their audience, how you might approach things the second time around, remastering Final Fantasy VI, a party of side characters, two automated characters healing each other. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: SimCity, Dianne Feinstein, Apple ][, Farmville, Diner Dash, Bejeweled, Animal Crossing, Sims Online, Maxis, Firaxis, Ensemble Studios, Terry Pratchett, Mia Goth, Halo, Kenneth Koch, David Sedaris, Diablo, Quake, Tomb Raider, Super Mario 64, Michael, EA, Wing Commander, Anita Sarkeesian, Northern Exposure, Starfighter, Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers, Mark Garcia, Final Fantasy VI, BioStats, Kaeon, Unity, Final Fantasy Tactics, Cloud Strife, Apocalypse Now.  Next time: A few more hours and maybe finish with The Sims Links: Here's an audio recording of the poet Kenneth Koch reading his poem Twitch: timlongojr, Twitter/Threads/Insta: @devgameclub Discord DevGameClub@gmail.com

Welcome to Dev Game Club, where this week we start a new series on 1999's Homeworld, from Relic Entertainment. We set the game in its time and then turn a little bit to the opening moments and the tutorial. Dev Game Club looks at classic video games and plays through them over several episodes, providing commentary. Sections played: First couple of levels + tutorial Issues covered: a layered intro, our history with RTSes, the music hitting, transitioning to a console player, console RTSes, a new timeline, setting the game in its time, going against the norm, Relic and its RTS series, the big genre of the time but one that never grew, grognard capture, the appeal of online games, early e-sports, popularity in Korea, the feel of a space sim, checking all the boxes, how 3D it really is, switching views to elevate a target point, mouse and keyboard, doing their own thing with hotkeys, evolution working on games, presentational advantages, a graphics benchmark game, economical game development, elegant ship design, great silhouettes, maybe tessellating, editors that look like RTSes, spending budget on contrails, using specific things on PCs vs the graphics cards, camera and control, mining everything you can and building as you go, replacing inferior ships with new ones, finite people and resources reflecting themes, elegance in design, framing the camera well, the great use of the fleet commander and the magic of moving the camera, WWII space physics vs more accurate space physics, interestingly bad video games, finding those bad games, moon shots, imagining a deeper ecology, speedrunning Trespasser, a diversion into speedrunning. Games, people, and influences mentioned or discussed: Starfighter, Starcraft (series), Total War (series), Warcraft (series), Quake, Halo, Battlestar: Galactica, DOOM, Diablo, PlayStation, Age of Empires (series), Pikmin, Brutal Legend, Tim Schafer, Johnny "Pockets", System Shock 2, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, Planescape: Torment, Shenmue, Owen Wilson, Command and Conquer (series), Westwood, Tim Curry, Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri, Final Fantasy VIII, Chrono Cross, Silent Hill, Rayman 2: The Great Escape, Quake III Arena, Omikron: The Nomad Soul, David Cage, Asheron's Call (series), D&D Online, LotR Online, Turbine Entertainment, Derek Flippo, Sega, Creative Assembly, Blizzard, Ensemble Studios, Total Annihilation, Impossible Creatures, Dawn of War, Company of Heroes, Warhammer: 40K, Myth, Bungie, Call of Duty (series), LucasArts, Galactic Battlegrounds (series), Force Commander, Andrew Kirmse, TIE Fighter (series), Descent: Freespace, Wing Commander, Colony Wars, Elite, Star Citizen, Star Wars: Squadrons, Star Trek: Wrath of Khan, GoldenEye: 007, Metroid Prime, Resident Evil (series), Eric Johnston, X-COM, Julian Gollop, Baldur's Gate, Troy Mashburn, Trespasser, Biostats, Belmont, Reed Knight, Dragon's Dogma, Bethesda Game Studios, D&D, Black and White, ARK: Survival Evolved, Valheim, Half-Life 2, GameThing, Dave Wolinsky, Pippin Barr, Control, Kirk Hamilton, Aaron Evers, Mark Garcia. Next time: A few more levels! Twitch: brettdouville or timlongojr, instagram:timlongojr, Twitter: @devgameclub Discord DevGameClub@gmail.com

Ensemble Studios blew the world away with Age of Empires way back in 1997.  It took a different approach to the RTS formulae than Westwood or Blizzard, and was rewarded heavily for it.  Being able to advance your entire civilization's technology level was a heady drug, and balancing the varied needs of your economy with a well rounded army was strategically engaging.  After releasing a sequel and pumping out a couple of expansions they decided to try to add something genuinely new to the formulae.So just a few years later, in 2002, we got the spinoff Age of Mythology.  It was extremely well received on release - while the teching to later ages was still there, Age of Mythology expanded the role of heroes, added more factional diversity, had a wide range of mythical units to complement your army, and even added god powers that could make or break the tide of battle.  It seemed to just be Age of Empires++, a more fun and flavoured take on what made everything in the original great.But does adding mythical units with no active abilities compare to the caster units in Starcraft?  Does the extreme focus on macroing an economy up with its slower pace combat make the game tedious?  Does Age of Mythology truly stand side by side with the other RTS giants, or is it fated to become a forgotten spinoff, just one game to litter the RTS graveyard?On this episode, we discuss:Age of Mythology doubles down on the economic focus of Ensemble Studio games, adding faith as an additional resource alongside food, wood and gold.  Is it fun trying to optimise your economy, or does this come at the cost of more high octane battles?Many RTS campaigns suffer the issue of every mission boiling down to building a max population army, then attack moving into the enemy, destroying everything in your wake.  Does Age of Mythology succumb to this problem, or does it have a solution?How enjoyable is the combat of Age of Myhology?  Do the autocasting abilities of myth units and heroes allow for your to micro them effectively?  Does the relatively low lethality of units make fights exciting?We answer these questions and many more on the 114th episode of the Retro Spectives Podcast!-Intro Music: KieLoBot - Tanzen KOutro Music: Rockit Maxx - One point to anotherAge of Mythology OST: Stephen Rippy, Kevin Mcmullan-Pat guested on the Nostalgia Goggles Podcast to review and discuss Starcraft!-Is Age of Mythology better than Age of Empires 2, or just different?  Are there modern RTS games that you have played that have eclipsed Starcraft 2 or Warcraft 3?  Which RTS game should we play next?  Come let us know what you think on our community discord server!Next episode we're doing our annual mailbag, so if you have any questions we'd love if you'd drop by!-If you enjoy the show and want to support us monetarily, please check out our Buy me a Coffee Page!

Age of Empires ist Teil des mächtigen Triumvirats der Echtzeit-Strategie: Die drei Genre-definierenden Stammbäume in der Blütezeit der ausgehenden 90er Jahre sind Command & Conquer/Dune (Westwood), Warcraft/Starcraft (Blizzard) und Age of Empires (Microsoft). Christian und Gunnar sprechen in diesem Podcast über den ersten Teil der Serie, der die entscheidenden Ideen der Serie etablierte, aber auch noch einige Irrwege nahm. Irrwege, die der Entwickler Ensemble Studios dann rasch korrigierte - teils mit einem Addon, teils beim zweiten Teil. Viel Spaß beim Hören! Infos zum Spiel: Thema: Age of Empires, 1997 Plattform: Windows, später Macintosh (1999), iOS/Android (2014) Entwickler: Ensemble Studios Publisher: Microsoft Genre: Echtzeitstrategie Designer: Rick Goodmann, Bruce Shelley, Brad Crow Musik: David Rippy Podcast-Credits: Sprecher: Christian Schmidt, Gunnar Lott Audioproduktion: Christian Schmidt Titelgrafik: Paul Schmidt Intro, Outro: Nino Kerl (Ansage); Chris Hülsbeck (Musik) Unterstützen: Die Produktion dieser Folge wurde finanziert durch die Unterstützung unser Hörer auf den Plattformen Steady oder Patreon. Wer uns ebenfalls unterstützen möchte, kann das am Besten durch ein Abo auf einer der Plattformen tun – da gibt es auch massig sensationellen Extra-Content. www.stayforever.de

Diese Folge ist der Auftakt von Christians Staffel zur Geschichte des Age of Empires Franchises. Die Idee der Staffel ist, das Franchise in ihrer Entwicklung nachzuzeichnen: beginnend mit dem Entwicklerteam "Ensemble Studios" und dem ersten Installment dieser großartigen Reihe, inkl. dem Addon "The Rise of Rome". Macht euch also gefasst auf etwas Zeitreise und eine Prise Nostalgie. Den passenden Einstieg haben wir auch gewählt: wir erzählen euch unsere Geschichte mit dem Franchise. Daran schließt unser Aufruf an euch an, uns eure Geschichte mit AoE zu schreiben - per Discord, wenn ihr sie in der Community teilen möchtet und per Mail, wenn nur wir sie hören sollen. Wenn interessante Geschichten eingesandt werden, machen wir vielleicht sogar eine Folge draus - mehr dazu erzähle ich euch in dieser Folge. Diese Folge weicht etwas von unserem üblichen Content ab, daher brauchen wir dringend euer Feedback, ob ihr weitere Folgen hören möchtet oder lieber nicht. Wenn wir viel "Ja, mehr!" erhalten, wird es in Teil 2 um Age of Empires II gehen. Daher kommt auf unseren Discord Server: discord.com/invite/SYp9dCXYsK Viel Spaß beim Hören! Felix & Christian Unser Steady: www.steadyhq.com/startthegamealready Homepage: www.startthegamealready.de Timecodes: 00:00 Christians Geschichte 11:53 Felix Geschichte 19:08 Ensemble Studio: die ersten Jahre 27:17 Microsoft als Publisher 35:39 Goodman nach Ensemble Studios 38:40 Spielepresse über AoE I 47:53 Gameplay von AoE I 53:02 Rise of Rome & E-Sport in Vietnam 01:04:38 Teaser Folge 2 Musik: AoE I: DE: Main Theme AoE I (1997): Intro Civilization (1991): Introduction, Part I

Surprise! We're running an audible this week and taking a look back at Project Titan, the cancelled Halo MMO that was developed by Ensemble Studios between 2004 and 2007. costing an estimated 90 million dollars. As part of the conversation, we talk briefly about other expensive cancelled titles, including This is Vegas, and Fable Legends. Let's talk about the games that never were as we take today's cancel culture trip down Memory Card Lane.

Alex and Derek build their empire in the classic Ensemble Studios game, Age of Empires. Who cannot wait for the latest iteration of the Empire series?  Catch us on Twitch!! twitch.tv/Sourman70 PATREON! - If you would like to support the podcast and gain additional content such as post shows and bonus episodes, be sure to check it out at www.patreon.com/finishthefight PRINT SHOP! - www.etsy.com/shop/FinishTheFightStore MERCH STORES shop.spreadshirt.com/FinishTheFight/ shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/FinishTheFight/ Join our Discord! - discord.gg/tmrN9Gk Follow us on: Instagram: @Finishthefightpodcast Twitter: @FTFGamecast Facebook: www.facebook.com/FinishTheFightCast Youtube: www.youtube.com/c/finishthefightagamingpodcast Shout outs to our amazing Patrons! - Big PapaSemechki - Brandon Reshetar - Cameron Collier - ClimbingSpork - Cowyn Fong-Feliciano - Dust Storm - Grant Dillon - Harvey Chong - Herby Spicy - Jamie Sneed - Jonas - JWLS - Li Tom-Jon - McChief - McCrae Austin - Mega - Mister Chofe - mr1898 - MrT00t - Nick Heimann - Pixel Phreaks - QuantumEasy - Richard Scanland - Sky The Bear - Snide TBIRD - Taqtix - thatLIgamerguy - Tom Goulding - TUNA0317 - William Krull --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/finish-the-fight/support

Side Quests is back and this episode's host is editor, writer, artist and supreme strategist, Heather Antos! The game she is talking about today is Age of Empires II by Ensemble Studios!   You can find this episode's host on twitter and everything else she does right here!

Sandy Petersen is a world class video game designer thats worked on iconic games like Doom, Quake, Civilization, Age of Empires Series and Halo Wars. We talked about his time working at id software with John Carmack and John Romero. We also about his time at Ensemble Studios and the downfall of the company.

Im Jahr 2009 haben die Ensemble Studios gewagt, was üblicherweise misslingt: Sie haben ein Echtzeit-Strategiespiel für eine Konsole veröffentlicht. «Halo Wars» erschien damals exklusiv für die Xbox 360 und dient bis heute als Prequel der Halo Videospiele. Erst 2016 haben Behaviour Interactive dieses Real-Time Strategy Game als «Halo Wars: Definitive Edition» neu aufgelegt und für die Xbox One sowie den PC veröffentlicht. Kann dieses RTS trotz – oder gerade wegen – seiner Controller-Kompatibilität noch heute auf beiden Plattformen überzeugen?

This week we had a double listener request to do some of the Halo games, so we started with Halo Wars by; Ensemble Studios. Battle your way through the galaxy in this RTS made for the console. Find out if this is worth playing even if you have never played a Halo game or will you be lost in the story. Listen as the GPGB crew continually get sidetracked as Keith describes his very weird music choices.

In this episode of Tamilpreneur podcast series, we cover the business lessons learnt from Julius Caesar, who was one of the leaders of Ancient Rome. We have explained how Julius Caesar applied Veblen effect wisely in his life. The Veblen Effect is the positive impact of the price of a commodity on the quantity demanded of that commodity. It is named after American economist and sociologist Thorstein Veblen, who studied the phenomenon of conspicuous consumption in the late 19th century. We have also touched upon the law of demand for the benefit of users. The law of demand states that other factors being constant, price and quantity demand of any good and service are inversely related to each other. When the price of a product increases, the demand for the same product will fall. Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/tamilpreneur/ . You can Follow Tamilpreneur on Instagram for daily content related to startups and business in tamil. Send a message to clarify your start-up/business related queries with the featured CEOs for free. Credits: Podcast host : Shyam Siddarth. Music in this audio. 1. The usual soundtrack : Charlotte Carpenter - Wasted. 2. Age of Empire 2 DE - The Last Khans Expended by Vitalis Eirich 3. Game of Thrones by 2CELLO 4. Age of Empire 2 by Ensemble Studios 2 5. Wrath of the Lich King by Game Music Ensemble

Sandy Petersen este cel mai prolific designer de niveluri din DOOM și DOOM 2... iar contribuțiile sale din Quake și trilogia Age of Empires sunt remarcabile și demne de orice distincție din lumea jocurilor pe calculator. Faptul că Petersen a acceptat să participe în podcastul nostru este o onoare și o ocazie unică de a elucida câteva dintre misterele din spatele id Software și Ensemble. Pe Sandy Petersen îl puteți asculta în prima oră de podcast. În tot acest timp, distinsul designer este direct și neiertător: nu se abține din a-l critica nici pe John Carmack pentru ego-ul exagerat, nu afișează niciun fel de înțelegere față de tendința lui John Romero de a juca deathmatch-uri de DOOM în timpul dezvoltării proiectului Quake și îl critică dur pe directorul general de la Microsoft care a închis Ensemble Studios din considerente ce țin de profitabilitatea pe termen scurt. Atunci când ne spune povești despre experiențele sale de designer în lumea jocurilor pe calculator, Sandy Petersen ne prezintă colecția sa de jocuri Dungeons & Dragons și ne impresionează cu Planet Apocalypse – un proiect personal care se inspiră din DOOM și operele lui H.P. Lovecraft. În a doua parte a podcastului, îl puteți asculta pe invitatul nostru Alexandru Andronic (xDonick) cum vorbește despre jocuri alături de Mihai, Mihnea și Vlad. Dacă îți place ceea ce facem, ne poți face o donație pe Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nivelul2podcast

In this episode, Jesse and Alex dive into the making of and gameplay of Halo Wars, the first real time strategy game from Microsoft, and the last one we would see from Ensemble Studios. Seen as one of the greatest RTS games for the console, Halo Wars dropped players 21 years before the events of Halo: Combat Evolved. What are your thoughts on the first Halo game that wasn't an FPS? ::NEW FTF MERCH:: https://shop.spreadshirt.com/FinishTheFight/ https://shop.spreadshirt.co.uk/FinishTheFight/ We launched a Patreon! If you would like to support the podcast and gain additional content such as post shows and bonus episodes, be sure to check it out at https://www.patreon.com/finishthefight Shout outs to our amazing Patrons! - Taqtix - Baby Z - Skyjack - Charles Zitter - AngryCanadien - Vexter - Francis - Harvey Chong - Brandon Reshetar Join our Discord! - https://discord.gg/tmrN9Gk Follow us on: Instagram: @Finishthefightpodcast Twitter: @FTFHalocast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FinishTheFightCast SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/finishthefightpodcast

Reg Livermore is one of our greatest showmen. A trailblazer whose career has encompassed roles as Playwright, Performer, Presenter and one of the country’s finest actors. His artistry is iconic and his pioneer performances in a succession of one-man masterpieces birthed brilliant characters such as Betty Blokk Buster, Vaseline Amilnitrate, Irene, Beryl and Leonard. Such personas perfectly entwined risqué and social sensibilities; and cheekily unsettled, and aroused, an awakening Australian audience.Reg Livermore is a theatrical beast, a mischief, a maverick and a larrikin clown - he is a chameleon who has rightly earned the accolade of Legend. He is a composite super-talent informed by burlesque, vaudeville, music hall, weimar cabaret, the ballet, the opera, the classics and Gilbert & Sullivan - all forms have contributed to a most unique and vital talent.Reviewing the seductive and thrilling content of his 1979 production of Sacred Cow, playwright Dorothy Hewett described Livermore as “everyone’s nightmare and everyone’s dream”. Reviews don’t come more thrilling than that.He grew up in conservative 1950s Sydney when boys who danced or acted were ‘not like other boys’. His individuality would stand him apart on many stages and celebrate him as one of our best.Livermore revolutionised the Australian theatre industry in a pair of high-heels in the original Rocky Horror Show production; he developed a small cameo in Jesus Christ Superstar, into a 9-minute showstopping star-turn and found profound empathy in the seminal musical Hair. In recent turns on the Musical stage he has given us his P. T. Barnum, The Wizard of Oz, Max Biallystock, Dr Pangloss, Henry Higgins and Alfred P. Doolittle.Livermore has lived a full and fascinating life, bigger than any stage. He’s had a restaurant. He’s graced our television screens and he’s studied at the Ensemble Studios with Hayes Gordon and at the Independent Theatre with Doris Fitton. It’s a career of peaks and troughs, thrills and spills. The performer has not only seized opportunities but created them.Our rich theatre heritage is just that, because of his countless contributions on stage and off. He has offered us a chance to laugh at ourselves, embrace the mischievous and be changed by reverberant and authentic performances.Available in iTunes, Spotify and Whooshkaa.

This week on It's So Bad we add our first real time strategy game to the Endless List in Age of Empires II. The Microsoft published and Ensemble Studios developed game is commonly known as one of the top tier RTS games. The game sunk it's hooks in our group as we played collectively hundreds of hours specifically for this podcast. Where did the game land on our Endless List? Find out on our Medium page (linked here).

Way back in 2009 Microsoft had t he crazy idea to make an RTS using the Halo license. Created by now defunct studio Ensemble Studios, creators of the Age of Empires franchise, Halo Wars looked to turn Microsoft's flagship First person Shooter into a Real Time Strategy title. In 2009 it seemed to of worked but fast forward to 2017 where Halo Wars 2 was on the horizon and to help people become acquainted a definitive edition was created. Now featuring Keyboard and Mouse Support along with all new graphics and a higher frame rate, does this console first RTS stand up to others in the genre? And the biggest question being should game pass Subscribers spend their time with the original or move right onto the sequel, Halo Wars 2 Halo Wars Definitive Edition is available on both Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Game Pass for PC. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/game-pass-or-pass/message

«Age of Mythology» ist ein «Age of Empires» mit mythologischen Kreaturen, Göttern und Zaubern. Damit passt dieses Echtzeit-Strategiespiel perfekt in Joeys Beuteschema – trotzdem ging dieses Microsoft RTS leider an ihm vorbei. Höchste Zeit also, dieses AoE Spin-off der «Ensemble Studios» nachzuholen: Mit Griechen, Wikingern, Ägyptern, Atlantern und später Chinesen haben wir uns in die fantasievolle Schlacht gestürzt.

Früher, als noch Echtzeit-Strategiespiele gespielt wurden, war die «Age of Empires» Reihe eine der Genre-Grössen. Spätestens mit der Schliessung der «Ensemble Studios» geriet die RTS Serie jedoch in Vergessenheit. Auch willkommene HD-Remaster konnten nicht über Versuche, die Lizenz auszuschlachten, hinwegtäuschen. Mit dem kommenden «Age of Empires IV» zeigt sich jedoch ein Lichtblick am Strategie-Horizont. Höchste Zeit, einen zusammenfassenden Überblick über die einst angesehene Reihe zu liefern und Erinnerungen an LAN-Schlachten aufleben zu lassen!

Die Ensemble Studios sind das Entwiclungsstudio der Age of Empires-Spiele. Diese Podcastepsiode gibt einen kleinen Überblick über den Entwickler und seine Spiele.

Halo Wars gehört zu den Spielen, die von den Ensemble Studios entwickelt wurden. Dieser Podcast gibt einen Eindruck von dem Weltraumstrategiespiel.

Age of Empires 3 stammt von den Ensemble Studios und hat einige Veränderungen im Vergleich zu den früheren Teilen. Im heutigen Podcast geht es um den dritten Teil des Klassikers.

Seren talks to Anny Duff, creative director of Good Studios and one part of Ensemble Studios, about sustainable working relationships and making her childhood dreams into grown-up reality.

Eric Nylund, HALO and GEARS OF WAR writer and story consultant, discusses his new book, MORTAL COILS, his new comic mini-series, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - The Cylon War, and his new graphic novel, HALO - Genesis. Mr. Nylund provides tips on becoming a game developer and the path to becoming a successful writer. Mr. Nylund is a writer and story consultant for Microsoft Game Studios where he helps develop and maintain blockbuster billion-dollar game franchises such as GEARS OF WAR and HALO. He has helped shaped the intellectual property for some the world's best videogame developers, including Bioware, Ensemble Studios, and Epic Games.

Eric Nylund, HALO and GEARS OF WAR writer and story consultant, discusses his new book, MORTAL COILS, his new comic mini-series, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA - The Cylon War, and his new graphic novel, HALO - Genesis. Mr. Nylund provides tips on becoming a game developer and the path to becoming a successful writer. Mr. Nylund is a writer and story consultant for Microsoft Game Studios where he helps develop and maintain blockbuster billion-dollar game franchises such as GEARS OF WAR and HALO. He has helped shaped the intellectual property for some the world's best videogame developers, including Bioware, Ensemble Studios, and Epic Games.

Two brothers who quit the Microsoft gaming studio Ensemble Studios to become iPhone App developers, David and Paul Bettner, join us for a candid talk about all things iPhone and their new company, NewToy. Sam Levin joins in with a new Cool Mac Picks. And Tim, David, and Guy talk about Adobe pulling out of Macworld Expo, the Simpsons skewering Apple, iPod shortages, and the latest drama that is Psystar. Plus a brand-new sponsor, PosiMotion!

Special guest Steve Gaynor of 2K Marin, last seen in Idle Thumbs 3: Field of Dreams, joins us once again as we drop hot scoops about the Ensemble Studios closing, wrap up discussion of Steve's favorite game ever Fallout 3, and debate bizarre Left 4 Dead tactics. Plus: our giveaway contest is announced, and a new segment is possibly introduced.

The controversy over Spore exploded in full force this week! Also, Microsoft reveals that Ensemble Studios is closing; Nintendo releases a router; GameStop claims digital distribution won’t occur until 2020; and more. We also take a look at big games week: Spore, Infinite Undiscovery, Viva Pinata 2, and more. Finally, learn lots of info about the upcoming Godfather 2, straight from the source – EA.

The X06 trailer for Halo Wars, a RTS being developed by Ensemble Studios.