Jake Solomon, the director of Marvel’s Midnight Suns and the trendy XCOM video games, has introduced his departure from Firaxis.
Solomon has labored at Firaxis for 23 years and is greatest often called the lead designer of XCOM: Enemy Unknown and the director of XCOM 2, together with its Warfare of the Chosen growth. He most just lately directed Marvel’s Midnight Suns.
In a press release posted to Twitter, Solomon doesn’t state a selected purpose for his resignation however does tease his subsequent challenge by stating, “My mind is on fireplace with a brand new dream. Time to go chase it.” Whether or not or not this dream retains him within the sport trade is a thriller for now. You possibly can learn his full assertion beneath.
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After 23 great years, I’m shifting on from Firaxis
I’m an enormous dreamer, and I fulfilled two lifelong desires in making XCOM (and XCOM 2, and Warfare of the Chosen) and Marvel’s Midnight Suns. I’m the luckiest child who ever lived.
X-COM was my favourite sport rising up; it’s why I’m a sport developer. Marvel comics made me a dreamer, and people characters really feel like my prolonged household.
I’m grateful to my Firaxis teammates, previous and current, for making desires into actuality. Real love and gratitude. We did some actual great things collectively.
I’m grateful to 2K for at all times believing within the desires, and at all times supporting us with the time and assets wanted to deliver them to life.
And I’m so grateful to everybody who loved XCOM and Marvel’s Midnight Suns. I’ve by no means taken this job with no consideration. Thanks for letting me do that job.
I cherished designing tactical turn-based video games, however it’s time for different, smarter folks to push that area ahead.
My mind is on fireplace with a brand new dream. Time to go chase it.
Jake
A few of our favourite recollections of Jake’s time at Firaxis embrace this humorous video of him visiting a sport retailer to persuade buyers to purchase XCOM 1. He was additionally an important sport on our Marvel’s Midnight Suns Speedy-Hearth interview. You possibly can learn our evaluate of his last challenge at Firaxis, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, right here.
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