World’s Edge, the studio behind the Age of Empires strategy series, reportedly loses nearly half of its workforce as part of Microsoft’s Xbox layoffs and a restructuring that shifts the studio under Activision control. The report cites an unnamed creative director who posts on the industry forum ResetEra saying “just under half” of staff are let go in the transition.
Eurogamer describes similar claims following yesterday’s cuts, noting that an earlier announcement did not specify job losses for the Age of Empires studio. Both outlets frame the personnel impact as linked to the move from Xbox direct control to Activision, with the exact scale and details presented through industry discussion rather than an official breakdown of which roles are affected. The reporting focuses on the staffing reduction rather than the status of specific projects, though it indicates that broader changes are underway at the studio during the organizational transition.
