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

James Archer — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:13:14 +0000

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.

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