[quote] Microsoft is hiring talent to help create a new title in a “well-loved strategy game franchise,” sparking speculation that the platform holder is set to return to Age of Empires or Halo Wars development. As spotted by NeoGAF, the job ad states that, "Microsoft Studios is looking for a highly experienced senior games developer to help build and lead the team for a new AAA title within an established and well-loved strategy game franchise.” The successful candidate's "primary responsibilities will be to recruit and lead the client-side engineering team, drive technical strategy for client development, manage the day-to-day engineering rhythm, and evaluate and recommend appropriate middleware and tools to accomplish our goals.”[/quote]