World's Edge is an American

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and a studio of

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based in

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. They were established in June 2019 to oversee the ''Age of Empires'' franchise. The studio works with external studios such as

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and

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to bring back the franchise.

History

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Xbox announced that they were establishing a new internal studio which was later named World's Edge. The studio was established in 2019 by Shannon Loftis, the former head of publishing at Xbox Game Studios Publishing, to work on the ''Age of Empires'' franchise. The studio's first title was '' Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition'', for which they partnered with Forgotten Empires, Tantalus Media and

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. The studio oversaw the project and kept it on the desired track. Shannon Loftis, the founder and head of the studio, retired in 2022, and Michael Mann, the executive producer of ''

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'', took her place. On the 25th anniversary of ''

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'', World's Edge announced Xbox console ports of ''Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition'' and ''Age of Empires IV'' along with a remaster of ''

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'' and the global version of ''Age of Empires Mobile''.

Games developed

References

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