15 Game Companies That Got Shut Down Despite Developing Amazing Video Games

ENSEMBLE STUDIOS

Ensemble Studios were truly one of the greatest real time strategy developers ever. Having made games such as Age of Empires and all its sequels, Age of Mythology, Halo Wars, and Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds, Ensemble had firmly established themselves as the leaders of the genre. That, however, could not help them keep their doors open. After a number of layoffs, Microsoft shut down Ensemble in 2009. Here’s hoping that someday we’ll get to see a proper Age of Empires sequel anyway.