Ensemble Studios
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Ensemble Studios was an American video game development company best known for creating the influential real-time strategy franchise Age of Empires.
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| Ensemble Studios canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11249022 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Ensemble Studios Context triple: [Age of Empires series, developer, Ensemble Studios]
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Starbreeze Studios
Starbreeze Studios is a Swedish video game developer and publisher known for titles such as the Payday series and for previously publishing the multiplayer horror game Dead by Daylight.
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Revolution Studios
Revolution Studios is an American film production company known for producing mainstream Hollywood movies in the early 2000s.
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Sledgehammer Games
Sledgehammer Games is an American video game development studio best known for co-developing several titles in the Call of Duty franchise.
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Monolith Productions
Monolith Productions is an American video game developer best known for creating the Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and F.E.A.R. series.
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ZeniMax Online Studios
ZeniMax Online Studios is a video game development studio best known for creating the massively multiplayer online role-playing game The Elder Scrolls Online.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Ensemble Studios Target entity description: Ensemble Studios was an American video game development company best known for creating the influential real-time strategy franchise Age of Empires.
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A.
Starbreeze Studios
Starbreeze Studios is a Swedish video game developer and publisher known for titles such as the Payday series and for previously publishing the multiplayer horror game Dead by Daylight.
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B.
Revolution Studios
Revolution Studios is an American film production company known for producing mainstream Hollywood movies in the early 2000s.
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C.
Sledgehammer Games
Sledgehammer Games is an American video game development studio best known for co-developing several titles in the Call of Duty franchise.
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D.
Monolith Productions
Monolith Productions is an American video game developer best known for creating the Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor and F.E.A.R. series.
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E.
ZeniMax Online Studios
ZeniMax Online Studios is a video game development studio best known for creating the massively multiplayer online role-playing game The Elder Scrolls Online.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct company
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video game developer ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Microsoft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| acquisitionYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| closedInYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| developedGame |
Age of Empires
NERFINISHED
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Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Age of Empires II: The Conquerors NERFINISHED ⓘ Age of Empires III NERFINISHED ⓘ Age of Empires III: The Asian Dynasties NERFINISHED ⓘ Age of Empires III: The WarChiefs NERFINISHED ⓘ Age of Empires: The Rise of Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ Age of Mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ Age of Mythology: The Titans NERFINISHED ⓘ Halo Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Angelo Laudon
NERFINISHED
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Brian Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ Bruce Shelley NERFINISHED ⓘ Dave Pottinger NERFINISHED ⓘ David Rippy NERFINISHED ⓘ Ensemble Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ Greg Street NERFINISHED ⓘ Ian Fischer NERFINISHED ⓘ John Boog-Scott NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Terrano NERFINISHED ⓘ Matt Pritchard NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Bettner NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandy Petersen NERFINISHED ⓘ Thad Chapman NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Deen NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInPlace | Dallas, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedInYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| gameEngineUsed |
Bang! Engine
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Genie Engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreSpecialty | real-time strategy games ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Dallas, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | video games ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Age of Empires franchise
NERFINISHED
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historical real-time strategy games ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Age of Empires
NERFINISHED
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Age of Empires II NERFINISHED ⓘ Age of Empires III NERFINISHED ⓘ Age of Mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ Halo Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Microsoft Game Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformDevelopedFor |
PC
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Xbox 360 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherForMostTitles | Microsoft Game Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | http://www.ensemblestudios.com/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ensemble Studios Description of subject: Ensemble Studios was an American video game development company best known for creating the influential real-time strategy franchise Age of Empires.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.