Firaxis’ Jake Solomon Announces Departure From Studio

Jake Solomon, the supervisor of Marvel’s Midnight Suns and also the contemporary XCOM games, has actually revealed his separation from Firaxis. 

Solomon has actually operated at Firaxis for 23 years and also is best called the lead developer of XCOM: Enemy Unknown and also the supervisor of XCOM 2, including its War of the Chosen growth. He most lately guided Marvel’s Midnight Suns. 

In a declaration published to Twitter, Solomon doesn’t specify a details factor for his resignation yet does tease his following job mentioning “My brain is on fire with a new dream. Time to go chase it.” Whether or otherwise this desire maintains him in the game market stays an enigma. You can review his complete declaration listed below.

After 23 remarkable years, I’m going on from Firaxis

I’m a huge daydreamer, and also I met 2 long-lasting desires in making XCOM (and also XCOM 2, and also War of the Chosen) and also Marvel’s Midnight Suns. I’m the luckiest youngster that ever before lived.

X-COM was my favored game maturing; it’s why I’m a game programmer. Marvel comics made me a daydreamer, and also those personalities seem like my expanded family members.

I’m happy to my Firaxis colleagues, previous and also existing, for making desires right into fact. Genuine love and also appreciation. We did some actual excellent things with each other.

I’m thankful to 2K for constantly counting on the desires, and also constantly sustaining us with the moment and also sources required to bring them to life.

And I’m so grateful to every person that delighted in XCOM and also Marvel’s Midnight Suns. I’ve never ever taken this work for approved. Thank you for allowing me do this work.

I enjoyed creating tactical turn-based games, yet it’s time for various other, smarter individuals to press that room ahead.

My mind gets on fire with a brand-new desire. Time to go chase it.

Jake

Some of our favored memories of Jake’s time at Firaxis include this funny video of him checking out a game shop to persuade customers to purchase XCOM 1. He was likewise a wonderful sport on our Marvel’s Midnight Suns Rapid-Fire interview. You can review our evaluation of his last job at Firaxis, Marvel’s Midnight Suns, here. 

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