Ensemble auctions off signed 'Age of ...' series for Child's Play -- free global shipping
We got a little note today from Ensemble Studios, best known for the Age of Empires series and currently creating Halo Wars, stating that the company created an auction on eBay with all proceeds going to Child's Play. The auction involves everything you see above (essentially the whole Age of series), signed by the Ensemble development team. Estimated value is $300 and as of this writing the bidding was at $280. You guys can push that up -- it's for charity!
We spoke with Ensemble Studio's Producer Brian Lemon to find out why the company decided to do this. He explained that the studio already donated something similar to the Child's Play auction which occurred in Seattle, but wanted to give its fans around the world a more public opportunity to win the package. To show its commitment, Ensemble made worldwide shipping of the bundle free. A nice idea for a good cause.
We spoke with Ensemble Studio's Producer Brian Lemon to find out why the company decided to do this. He explained that the studio already donated something similar to the Child's Play auction which occurred in Seattle, but wanted to give its fans around the world a more public opportunity to win the package. To show its commitment, Ensemble made worldwide shipping of the bundle free. A nice idea for a good cause.












Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
shadow024 @ Dec 5th 2007 8:29PM
Do want!
Mr.ESC @ Dec 5th 2007 9:08PM
Man I loved AoE series, even more than Starcraft but after Age of mythology I lost interest in the series, I have AoE3 but it isn't quite as good as AoE2.
finnith @ Dec 5th 2007 9:18PM
I do agree with you about AoE 3.
I think Age of Myth was the pinnacle of the series. Maybe I'm just not patient enough for AoE2 but I think AoM was balanced enough to be great.
thethirdmoose @ Dec 5th 2007 9:23PM
AoM would have been better without the whole "Mythology" part. In other words, it should have been realistic.
I really think that Rise of Nations is the spiritual successor to Age of Empires 2, with a bit of EE dashed in.
Guzzie @ Dec 5th 2007 9:49PM
Age of Mythology is one of my Top 5 games of all time.
I could never seem to get into the AoE games, but the ancient history/fantasy aspect in AoM made it interesting(god powers anyone?)
Edguy @ Dec 5th 2007 10:09PM
It's too bad none of us would ever be able to afford something like this. :(
gonk @ Dec 6th 2007 1:49AM
get a job
TeraPwn @ Dec 6th 2007 12:19PM
oh, at first i thought they where selling the rights to the IP