It's been a year, but former XCOM boss Jake Solomon still can't let go of probably his last strategy game ever: Marvel's Midnight Suns

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The director of Marvel's Midnight Suns has given fans some behind-the-scenes trivia on its first anniversary and revealed he still loves the game "despite the downs and ups that followed" its release.

Around this time last year, developer Firaxis Games (along with publisher 2K) released its tactical RPG Marvel's Midnight Suns. Although we gave the game a four out of five rating, and described it as "a superhero game that encourages you to stop and smell the flowers" in our Marvel's Midnight Suns review, the game didn't perform as well as its creators had hoped upon release. 

Now, a year on, its director Jake Solomon has taken to Twitter to reflect on the game's release and share some behind-the-scenes trivia about the game's Marvel comics roots. "One year (and a couple days) since Midnight Suns," the developer's tweet begins. "Despite the downs and ups that followed, I love this game. I still view the chance to be a part of the Marvel universe as an incredible gift." 

One year (and a couple days) since Midnight Suns. Despite the downs and ups that followed, I love this game. I still view the chance to be a part of the Marvel universe as an incredible gift. So here's a tiny gift back: a few small easter eggs (out of hundreds) pic.twitter.com/iZeua04kQeDecember 4, 2023

Following this, Solomon then shared a series of small Easter eggs "out of hundreds" in a thread, starting with a Howard the Duck villain. "Doctor Bong has his face inscribed on the back side of a bell that appears in the last Spider-Man vs. Venom mission," the developer shared, before moving on to a specific location in the game.

"The grotto in the Abbey was always an homage to the X-Men pool party from Jim Lee." In the same tweet, Solomon revealed that at