In 2008, Microsoft announced they were closing down Ensemble Studios following the completion of "Halo Wars". Some of its employees would form a new team as part of Microsoft Studios. Kevin Unangst, director of Games for Windows, denied it was the end of the "Age of Empires" series, telling "The San Francisco Chronicle" "we're very excited about the future potential for "Age of Empires"". "Edge" confirmed, in an interview with Microsoft's corporate vice president of interactive entertainment, Shane Kim, that Microsoft continued to own "Age of Empires" and that they had plans to continue the series. However, Bruce Shelley wrote in his blog that he would not be part of any new studios formed.