Rippy: Ensemble Studios was a 'victim of its own success'
by Alexander Sliwinski 
on Mar 10th 2009 1:31PM
David Rippy, founder of
Bonfire Studios and a lead producer on
Halo Wars, believes
Ensemble's death occurred because the studio was only known for -- and allowed to create -- RTS titles. In an interview with
GI.biz, Rippy expresses that
Ensemble couldn't get non-RTS project prototypes approved, stating that the group represented "the RTS guys." He notes that lack of diversity is something he'd like to avoid in the future with his new studio.
Rippy states that Bonfire's first project will not be an RTS game, but that the company may consider doing one again in the future. He states that the game will be different than what the team has done in the past, while still offering "a strong strategy element." As Bonfire works on the new project -- which will apparently not be published by Microsoft -- the other studio born out of Ensemble's remains,
Robot Entertainment, will continue employing "
the RTS guys."
