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    Age of Empires studio World's Edge reportedly hit by layoffs affecting “just under half” of employees

    GamesIndustry.biz reports that the cuts followed the studio’s transition to Activision, with a former creative director among those affected.

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    GamesIndustry.biz reports that layoffs at World’s Edge, the Age of Empires studio, affected “just under half” of its employees following its transition to Activision. The report quotes a former creative director affected by the 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.”

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    GamesIndustry@GIBizAge of Empires studio World's Edge has been hit with layoffs following its transition to Activision, with "just under half" of employees affected https://www.gamesindustry.biz/age-of-empires-developer-worlds-edge-hit-with-layoffs-following-move-to-activision21d
    GamesRadar+@GamesRadarRTS legend laid off after 16 years at Microsoft as Xbox guts Age of Empires studio World's Edge https://www.gamesradar.com/games/age-of-empires/rts-legend-laid-off-after-16-years-at-microsoft-as-xbox-guts-age-of-empires-studio-worlds-edge-we-had-some-great-plans-for-whats-next/21d
    Shinobi602@shinobi602Age of Empires studio World's Edge next game has been cancelled, nearly 50% of staff laid off before Xbox placed it under Activision: "I am of course disappointed that this is the way the time with World's Edge and Age ends for myself and many of my talented teammates that were also impacted — we had some great plans for what's next", said creative director Adam Isgreen. ➡️ https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-culled-age-of-empires-studio-before-handing-it-over-to-activision-with-nearly-half-of-all-staff-gone20d
    Push Square@pushsquareAge of Empires Dev Has Half of Studio Slashed, Project Cancelled Amid Xbox Layoffs https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/09/age-of-empires-dev-has-half-of-studio-slashed-project-cancelled-amid-xbox-layoffs20d
    IGN@IGNAge of Empires studio World's Edge lost almost half of all employees this week, as part of Microsoft's latest round of brutal job losses. https://bit.ly/3VwsxCG20d
    Polygon@PolygonAge of Empires Studio’s Next Game Canceled as Part of Xbox Layoffs https://www.polygon.com/age-of-empires-canceled-studio-layoffs-activision/?taid=6ab56ecbd609a70001e8d89e&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter20d
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    GamesIndustry@GIBizAge of Empires studio World's Edge has been hit with layoffs following its transition to Activision, with "just under half" of employees affected https://www.gamesindustry.biz/age-of-empires-developer-worlds-edge-hit-with-layoffs-following-move-to-activision21d
    GamesRadar+@GamesRadarRTS legend laid off after 16 years at Microsoft as Xbox guts Age of Empires studio World's Edge https://www.gamesradar.com/games/age-of-empires/rts-legend-laid-off-after-16-years-at-microsoft-as-xbox-guts-age-of-empires-studio-worlds-edge-we-had-some-great-plans-for-whats-next/21d
    Shinobi602@shinobi602Age of Empires studio World's Edge next game has been cancelled, nearly 50% of staff laid off before Xbox placed it under Activision: "I am of course disappointed that this is the way the time with World's Edge and Age ends for myself and many of my talented teammates that were also impacted — we had some great plans for what's next", said creative director Adam Isgreen. ➡️ https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-culled-age-of-empires-studio-before-handing-it-over-to-activision-with-nearly-half-of-all-staff-gone20d
    Push Square@pushsquareAge of Empires Dev Has Half of Studio Slashed, Project Cancelled Amid Xbox Layoffs https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/09/age-of-empires-dev-has-half-of-studio-slashed-project-cancelled-amid-xbox-layoffs20d
    IGN@IGNAge of Empires studio World's Edge lost almost half of all employees this week, as part of Microsoft's latest round of brutal job losses. https://bit.ly/3VwsxCG20d
    Polygon@PolygonAge of Empires Studio’s Next Game Canceled as Part of Xbox Layoffs https://www.polygon.com/age-of-empires-canceled-studio-layoffs-activision/?taid=6ab56ecbd609a70001e8d89e&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter20d
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