Marvel's Midnight Suns and XCOM director Jake Solomon and studio head Steve Martin have both announced they will be leaving Firaxis as the studio undergoes an overhaul. The shakeup sees Heather Hazen promoted to studio head, who joined the developer in 2020. All revealed in a 2K press release, a new Civilization game is also now in development and post-launch support of Marvel's Midnight Suns will continue.
On Twitter, Jake Solomon posted he's off to chase a new dream as he feels "other, smarter people" can continue to push the tactical turn-based genre forward. "I'm grateful to my Firaxis teammates, past and present, for making dreams into reality. Genuine love and gratitude. We did some real good stuff together. I'm grateful to 2K for always believing in the dreams, and always supporting us with the time and resources needed to bring them to life."
Alongside a new Civilization title, Firaxis also has further Marvel's Midnight Suns DLC in the works. One expansion has already been released, and with the Venom-focused pack announced for next week, another two content drops from the season pass are planned. It's not known whether there'll be any further DLC beyond that.
On her promotion to studio head, Heather Hazen said she's thrilled to carry on the legacy of Firaxis. "I'm lucky to be working with some of the best developers in our industry, and we have plans to take the Civilization franchise to exciting new heights for our millions of players around the world. In addition, we will continue to support Marvel's Midnight suns with post-launch content, and explore new creative projects for our teams."
[source twitter.com]
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Everything good must come to an end.
I first heard about Jake when they brought back XCOM, and he was in some videos about it. I've always liked him and the games he's been involved with since, so I wish him the best in the future.
The Xcom games where really great but how they ran on consoles was a crime against humanity.
Awsome games terrible optimization.
I'd really like to see a third XCOM game. My favourite strategy game boy far. I did enjoy Midnight Suns too, but prefer XCOM, what I also really liked about the XCM games were the huge expansions that were released for both games, which totally changed the way the games could be played. Cannot see that happening with Midnight Suns, unfortunately
Midnight Suns, Chimera Squad, some ill-advised mobile game... why couldn't they just make XCOM3 instead? Far as I understand, 2 sold rather well in its time.
F**K....we're never getting XCOM 3.
Maybe a cynical take but I wouldn't be surprised if Jake had a non-disparagement clause in his contract which means he can't slag Firaxis unless he wants to get sued. It could be that the split was amicable as it is presented, though.
I've played and completed both Midnight Suns and Chimera Squad, @Perturbator, and both were very good games. Maybe not on a par with the last two XCOM games, but still very enjoyable. That said, I am in agreement with you, that my preference would have been for XCOM 3...
@Fiendish-Beaver I'm interested in Midnight Suns myself, I just feel like an XCOM3 would have been a more safe bet. It seems to me like Firaxis was desperately trying to reach a new fanbase that just doesn't exist for some of these games...
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