Doom designer Sandy Petersen alleges former Xbox boss Don Mattrick killed Ensemble Studios and its Halo MMO to protect his personal stock bonus: 'Don start…

Doom level designer Sandy Petersen has taken to X (formerly Twitter) to explain the closure of Ensemble Studios, where he ...
Pure Xbox

DOOM Co-Creator Was 'Midway Through' New Project Before Xbox Pulled Funding

Ben is a News Writer at Pure Xbox, and is a fan of action, racing and straight-up shootin' in any Xbox game he can get his ...

"A lot of companies" are interested in reviving Doom icon John Romero's new FPS that Microsoft reportedly pulled funding on: "If you move and start working with so…

Even if it doesn't work out you have "assets that you can use to make another thing" ...
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Halo MMO Was Killed To Protect Exec's Stock Bonus, Developer Claims

Back in 2005, rumors swirled of a Halo MMO in development with Age of Empires developer Ensemble Studios. The project came to ...

Microsoft Has Reportedly Pushed Xbox Studios to Deliver a 30% Profit Margin, Allegedly Leading to All Those Layoffs, Canceled Projects, Price Rises, and the End o…

A new report has shed light on the goings on at Microsoft, which has allegedly pushed Xbox studios to deliver a 30% profit ...