World's Edge

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World's Edge
Company type Subsidiary
Industry Video games
FoundedJune 2019;5 years ago (2019-06)
FounderShannon Loftis
Headquarters,
US
Key people
Products Age of Empires (2019–present)
Number of employees
~40 [1]  (2019)
Parent Xbox Game Studios

World's Edge is an American video game developer and a studio of Xbox Game Studios based in Redmond, Washington. They were established in June 2019 to oversee the Age of Empires franchise. The studio works with external studios such as Forgotten Empires, Tantalus Media and Relic Entertainment to bring back the franchise.

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History

At E3 2019 Xbox announced that they are establishing a new internal studio which later named World's Edge. The studio was established in 2019 by Shannon Loftis, former Head of Publishing at Xbox Game Studios Publishing, to work on the Age of Empires franchise. [2] [3]

The studio's first title was Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition for which they partnered with Forgotten Empires, Tantalus Media and Wicked Witch Software. They worked as an overseer to make sure the title was in the right direction.

Shannon Loftis, founder and head of the studio retired in 2022 and Michael Mann the executive producer of Age of Empires IV took her place. [4]

On the 25th anniversary of Age of Empires , World's Edge announced Xbox console ports of Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition and Age of Empires IV along with a remaster of Age of Mythology and the global version of Age of Empires Mobile. [5] [6] [7]

Games developed

Year`TitlePlatform(s)Notes
2019 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Microsoft Windows Partnered with Forgotten Empires, Tantalus Media and Wicked Witch Software [8]
2020 Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition Microsoft Windows Partnered with Forgotten Empires and Tantalus Media [9]
2021 Age of Empires IV Microsoft Windows Partnered with Relic Entertainment [10]
2023 Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition Xbox One Xbox consoles port [11]
Xbox Series X/S
2023 Age of Empires IV Xbox One Xbox consoles port [5]
Xbox Series X/S
2024 Age of Mythology: Retold Microsoft Windows Remastered version of Age of Mythology. [6] Partnered with Forgotten Empires
Xbox Series X/S
Age of Empires: Mobile Android Partnered with Timi Studios [7]
iOS

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