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Ensemble Studios

Ensemble Studios was an American video game developer. Ensemble developed many real-time strategy games, including the Age of Empires game series, Age of Mythology, and Halo Wars. It was acquired by Microsoft in 2001 and was shut down in 2009. In addition to game development, Ensemble Studios also developed the Genie Game Engine used in Age of Empires, Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, and Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds. The studio sold 20 million games and was worth an estimated $500 million.

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Ensemble Studios was an American video game developer. Ensemble developed many real-time strategy games, including the Age of Empires game series, Age of Mythology, and Halo Wars. It was acquired by Microsoft in 2001 and was shut down in 2009. In addition to game development, Ensemble Studios also developed the Genie Game Engine used in Age of Empires, Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings, and Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds. The studio sold 20 million games and was worth an estimated $500 million.

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  1. date of formation: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of formation is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2008". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1378471165

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