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 often known as the lead designer of XCOM: Enemy Unknown and the director of XCOM 2, together with its Struggle 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 venture 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 recreation trade is a thriller for now. You possibly can learn his full assertion under.
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After 23 fantastic years, I’m shifting on from Firaxis
I’m a giant dreamer, and I fulfilled two lifelong desires in making XCOM (and XCOM 2, and Struggle 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 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 sources 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 as a right. Thanks for letting me do that job.
I beloved designing tactical turn-based video games, however it’s time for different, smarter individuals 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 reminiscences of Jake’s time at Firaxis embrace this humorous video of him visiting a recreation retailer to persuade consumers to purchase XCOM 1. He was additionally an excellent sport on our Marvel’s Midnight Suns Fast-Fireplace interview. You possibly can learn our overview of his closing venture at Firaxis, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, right here.
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