Age of Empires Studio World's Edge Reportedly Lost "Nearly Half" of Its Staff During Yesterday's Xbox Cuts and Move to Activision

Age of Empires studio World's Edge reportedly lost "nearly half" of its staff during yesterday's Xbox cuts and move to Activision

Yesterday's Xbox cuts saw organisational restructuring that moved Age of Empires studio World's Edge under Activision's control. The initial announcement did not specify whether the Age of Empire studio would lose any staff as part of this transition, but new information has emerged suggesting many members of the team have been let go.

Age of Empires developer World's Edge hit with layoffs following move to Activision

Former creative director affected by cuts: "We had some great plans for what's next, and I hope the team that remains can rise to the occasion down the line"

Age of Empires studio World's Edge reportedly lose nearly half their staff and a new game project in mass Xbox layoffs

Further details have emerged of the impact that Microsoft’s Xbox consolidation and job cuts programme is having on affected workers. World’s Edge, the studio that effectively manages strategy megaseries Age of Empires, has allegedly been hit hard, with an unnamed but verified creative director posting on industry forum ResetEra that "just under half" of all staff had been let go in the process of moving from Xbox’s direct control to Activision’s.

Xbox Restructuring Guts Age of Empires Custodian World's Edge, Cutting Half the Team as Activision Takes Over

Today's Xbox restructuring has seriously damaged another studio: World's Edge. According to its Creative Director, Adam Isgreen, just under half of the team (including him) has been laid off. In a LinkedIn post, he teased that there were intriguing plans for upcoming projects, though it's unclear if those have been canceled outright. As previously mentioned in today's announcement, the Age of Empires custodian is also being moved out of Xbox Gam…