{
  "id": 9336450,
  "title": "Age of Empires studio World's Edge reportedly lost \"nearly half\" of its staff during yesterday's Xbox cuts and move to Activision",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/age-of-empires-studio-worlds-edge-reportedly-lost-nearly-half-of-its",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-23T12:33:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Eurogamer",
    "slug": "eurogamer",
    "url": "https://www.eurogamer.net/age-of-empire-worlds-edge-studio-xbox-cuts"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Yesterday's Xbox cuts saw organisational restructuring that moved Age of Empires studio World's Edge under Activision's control. The initial announcement did not specify whether the Age of Empire studio would lose any staff as part of this transition, but new information has emerged suggesting many members of the team have been let go. Read more",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Eurogamer",
        "title": "State of Decay studio Undead Labs goes independent after Xbox restructuring, but lays off \"a significant number\" of the team in doing so",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/23/state-of-decay-studio-undead-labs-goes-independent-after-xbox",
        "published": "2026-09-23T08:36:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}