Company:World's Edge
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| Type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games |
| Founded | June 2019 |
| Founder |
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| Headquarters | Redmond, Washington , United States |
Key people | Michael Mann (studio head) |
| Products | Age of Empires (2019–present) |
Number of employees | ~40[1] (2019) |
| Parent | Xbox Game Studios |
| Website | www |
World's Edge Studio, LLC 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.
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 Adam Isgreen and Shannon Loftis to work on the Age of Empires franchise.[2][3]
The studio's first title was Age of Empires II 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, one of the founders 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. Also announced was a remaster of Age of Mythology and the global version of Age of Empires Mobile.[5][6][7]
Games developed
| Year` | Title | Platform(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Age of Empires II | Microsoft Windows | partnered with Forgotten Empires, Tantalus Media and Wicked Witch Software[8] |
| 2020 | Age of Empires III | Microsoft Windows | partnered with Forgotten Empires, Tantalus Media[9] |
| 2021 | Age of Empires IV | Microsoft Windows | Partnered with Relic Entertainment[10] |
| 2023 | Age of Empires II | 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 | |||
| TBA | Age of Mythology: Retold | Microsoft Windows | Definitive edition treatment of Age of Mythology[6] |
| TBA | Age of Empires Mobile | Android | partnered with Timi Studios[7] |
| iOS |
References
- ↑ "Age of Empires' head talks the future of its new World's Edge studio, Age of Empires 4, and more". Windows Central. 5 December 2019. https://www.windowscentral.com/age-empires-worlds-edge-head-xbox-x019#:~:text=And%20while%20shared%20among%20third,the%20Age%20of%20Empires%20universe.
- ↑ "Microsoft has quietly established a new Age of Empires studio". 10 June 2019. https://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/344426/Microsoft_has_quietly_established_a_new_Age_of_Empires_studio.php.
- ↑ "Age of Empires IV had its gameplay debut at X019". 14 November 2019. https://www.destructoid.com/age-of-empires-iv-had-its-gameplay-debut-at-x019-572514.phtml.
- ↑ "Xbox legend Shannon Loftis retires from Microsoft after 29 years". 7 February 2022. https://www.windowscentral.com/xbox-veteran-shannon-loftis-retires-microsoft-after-29-years.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Age of Empires 4 and Age of Empires 2: DE are coming to Xbox next year" (in en). 2022-10-25. https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/age-of-empires-4-console-announce.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Age of Mythology is finally getting a Definitive Edition remaster" (in en). 2022-10-25. https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/age-of-mythology-is-finally-getting-a-definitive-edition-remaster.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Parrish, Ash (2022-10-25). "Age of Empires is coming to a mobile device near you" (in en-US). https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/25/23423207/age-of-empires-mobile-microsoft.
- ↑ "Aussie devs Wicked Witch, Tantalus working on Age of Empires 2". 19 June 2019. https://stevivor.com/news/aussie-dev-wicked-witch-says-working-age-empires-2/.
- ↑ "Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition on Steam". https://store.steampowered.com/app/933110/Age_of_Empires_III_Definitive_Edition/.
- ↑ "Sega owned Relic Entertainment to work on Microsoft exclusive Age of Empires 4". 22 August 2017. https://www.mcvuk.com/development-news/sega-owned-relic-entertainment-to-work-on-microsoft-exclusive-age-of-empires-4/.
- ↑ Alexander Cope last updated (2022-10-25). "Age of Empires II is finally coming to Xbox consoles in Jan 31. 2023, per listings" (in en). https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/age-of-empires-ii-definitive-edition-coming-to-xbox-consoles-per-listings.
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