Age Of Empires Not Coming To An End

And the confusion continues with IPs staying alive but the teams who create them dying... you can try to comprehend it but it's all a load of PR bullshit really. While Ensemble studios has been finished off and will close once Halo Wars is done, Microsoft's Shane Kim has some assurances for fans:

“Microsoft continues to own Age of Empires. It is not losing Age of Empires itself. We’re still super excited for the potential for the franchise. The Windows gaming world continues to evolve, and we believe in the future of that property.”

You hear that, he's super excited for the potential of a franchise only available on the PC with the studio who created it being shut down.

Source: Edge