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TITAN: THE HALO MMO

An examination of the Halo MMO developed by Ensemble Studios and how it influenced Microsoft's decision to close the studio.

Sources

 

Schreier, Jason. “Halo Wars.” Blood, Sweat, and Pixels, Harper Paperbacks, New York, 2017, pp. 113–139.

https://bookshop.org/p/books/blood-sweat-and-pixels-the-triumphant-turbulent-stories-behind-how-video-games-are-made-jason-schreier/533879?ean=9780062651235


Ensemble Studios Closing

https://www.shacknews.com/article/55941/age-of-empires-dev-ensemble


Why Microsoft is the MMO Graveyard

https://www.engadget.com/2011-09-21-why-microsoft-is-the-mmo-graveyard.html?fbclid=IwAR0eo4zWBbZSc4STUDQisdOvXapM9T-QFgGiO2sdU7vOSD5Xq1BBeltMPkM


Xbox and MMOs

https://web.archive.org/web/20111128023852/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/319704/features/microsofts-inflexibility-has-failed-mmos-on-xbox-what-can-be-done/


Dusty Monk Interview

http://web.archive.org/web/20100417090008/http://www.incgamers.com/Interviews/264/windstorms-dusty-monk-interview---part-one/3


Warcraft’s Visual Style

https://www.vg247.com/2012/08/16/world-of-warcrafts-iconic-visual-style-explained/


How World of Warcraft was Created

https://www.usgamer.net/articles/how-world-of-warcraft-was-made-the-inside-story


Prototype and Concept Photos

https://www.flickr.com/photos/30784486@N04/sets/72157607452469273/


Exclusive: Ensemble Project Was a Halo MMO

https://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=20153


Halo 2 Launch

https://youtu.be/a14f7vOsuhQ


G4 Halo 2 Launch

https://youtu.be/MDUr8696Ve0

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