Jake Solomon, the director of Marvel’s Midnight Suns and the fashionable XCOM video games, has introduced his departure from Firaxis.
Solomon has labored at Firaxis for 23 years and is finest referred to as the lead designer of XCOM: Enemy Unknown and the director of XCOM 2, together with its Warfare of the Chosen enlargement. He most lately directed Marvel’s Midnight Suns.
In a press release posted to Twitter, Solomon doesn’t state a particular cause for his resignation however does tease his subsequent challenge by stating, “My mind is on hearth with a brand new dream. Time to go chase it.” Whether or not or not this dream retains him within the recreation business is a thriller for now. You’ll be able to learn his full assertion under.
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After 23 fantastic years, I’m shifting on from Firaxis
I’m an enormous dreamer, and I fulfilled two lifelong goals 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 recreation rising up; it’s why I’m a recreation 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 goals into actuality. Real love and gratitude. We did some actual good things collectively.
I’m grateful to 2K for all the time believing within the goals, and all the time supporting us with the time and sources wanted to carry 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 without any consideration. Thanks for letting me do that job.
I beloved designing tactical turn-based video games, but it surely’s time for different, smarter folks to push that house ahead.
My mind is on hearth with a brand new dream. Time to go chase it.
Jake
A few of our favourite reminiscences of Jake’s time at Firaxis embrace this humorous video of him visiting a recreation retailer to persuade buyers to purchase XCOM 1. He was additionally an excellent sport on our Marvel’s Midnight Suns Fast-Hearth interview. You’ll be able to learn our evaluation of his remaining challenge at Firaxis, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, right here.
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