Firaxis’ Jake Solomon Announces Departure From Studio
gameinformer.comJake Solomon, the director of Marvel’s Midnight Suns and the modern XCOM games, has announced his departure from Firaxis.
Solomon has worked at Firaxis for 23 years and is best known as the lead designer of XCOM: Enemy Unknown and the director of XCOM 2, including its War of the Chosen expansion. He most recently directed Marvel’s Midnight Suns.
In a statement posted to Twitter, Solomon doesn’t state a specific reason for his resignation but does tease his next project stating “My brain is on fire with a new dream. Time to go chase it.” Whether or not this dream keeps him in the game industry remains a mystery. You can read his full statement below.
Some of our favorite memories of Jake’s time at Firaxis include this funny video of him visiting a game store to convince shoppers to buy XCOM 1. He was also a great sport on our Marvel’s Midnight Suns Rapid-Fire interview. You can read our review of his final project at Firaxis, Marvel's Midnight Suns, here.
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