UNCOVERED: Ensemble | History Defined

Houston’s Historic Black Theater at 50

For five decades, the Ensemble has brought Houstonians together to laugh, cry, and talk back to plays representing all aspects of African-American life.

Texas Observer · Sep 21

"I regard it as a great missed opportunity": Former DOOM dev reveals new details about Xbox's canceled Halo 'Titan' MMO that never saw the light of day

Ex-DOOM and Ensemble Studios dev Sandy Petersen has revealed new details about Microsoft's dead Halo MMO that was canceled 20 years ago.

Windows Central · May 22

Age of Empires 2: The Age of Kings retrospective – The millennial medieval masterwork proves that there's more to RTS than killing and destruction

Retro | This week we're looking back on the iconic 1999 RTS from Ensemble Studios

GamesRadar · Apr 26

Cassie Kinoshi x Ensemble intercontemporain review – vivid and anarchic, new music programme full of thrills

A memorable work by Hannah Kendall and Cassie Kinoshi’s [Untitled] – featuring virtuoso turntabling and choreography - were paired with Boulez’s visionary Sur Incises, all conducted by rising star Nicolò Umberto Foron

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2025

Mother Courage and her Children review – wartime profiteering rarely sounded so good

Ensemble ’84 generate an exhilarating racket in this gutsy rendition of Brecht’s play about the thirty years’ war

The Guardian - UK · May 18, 2025

Attacks on Australia’s preferential voting system are ludicrous. We can be proud of it

It’s been argued the election would have had a different outcome with first-past-the-post voting. I cannot overstate how unsound this assumption is

The Guardian - AU · May 17, 2025

"StarCraft was impossible to topple from its Korean throne" — Why an extra civ was added to Age of Empires 2 at the last minute

The Age of Conquerors expansion didn't initially include a Korean civ, but StarCraft's popularity at the time forced Microsoft into a rushed decision.

Windows Central · Mar 20, 2025

Billy Elliot writer’s new play swaps West End for church hall in County Durham

Adaptation of Brecht’s Mother Courage will train people from the north-east to take on their first ever acting roles

The Guardian - UK · Mar 6, 2025

Master Chief's absence from Halo Wars wasn't Bungie's fault, it was a move to make players "care about everybody else" in the RTS

"We didn’t want to use Master Chief"

GamesRadar · Dec 24, 2024

Impeachment proceedings against France's Macron pass first hurdle

The bureau of France's National Assembly has validated an impeachment procedure brought by hard-left MPs against President Emmanuel Macron. It's an unprecedented move in France, but it is highly unlikely the head of state will fall.

Radio France Internationale · Sep 17, 2024