XCOM Designer Jake Solomon's Midsummer Studios Shuts Down

XCOM Designer Jake Solomon's Midsummer Studios Shuts Down

Midsummer Studios is closing down, leaving its life sim Burbank unreleased

The Studio Founded by the Creators of Civilization and The Sims Has Closed!

It’s certainly a sad day for the gaming industry, as we have to report two major studio closures in one day.   Jake Solomon, a veteran game designer best known for XCOM: Enemy Unknown, XCOM 2, and Marvel’s Midnight Suns, announced the closure of Midsummer Studios. Solomon founded the studio after leaving Firaxis. The team was working on a narrative life simulation game for which they had already raised $6 million in seed funding. Rather than tak…

New Life Sim Game, Co‑Developed by Former Maxis Director, Has Been Cancelled

Midsummer Studios, Co‑Founded by Former Maxis and The Sims Director Grant Rodiek, Has Closed, Bringing Its Life‑Sim Game Development to an End. Midsummer Studios, co-founded by former The Sims Director Grant Rodiek, has announced it is closing its doors in a statement from founder Jake Solomon. Solomon confirmed that they were working on a new […] The post New Life Sim Game, Co‑Developed by Former Maxis Director, Has Been Cancelled appeared firs…

XCOM designer Jake Solomon reveals "Life Sims + The Truman Show" game... while announcing his studio's closure

Midsummer Studios announced their existence in May 2024 with a promise to “revitalise the life sim genre”, but now, they’re closing down. Co-founder and former XCOM developer Jake Solomon confirmed the news on social media this week, saying goodbye with some brief pre-alpha footage of Burbank - a build-your-own-TV-series project with a lot of generative AI in it. “We built a studio, we made a game, and I'm really proud of both,” Solomon writes. …

Jake Solomon-led Midsummer Studios shuts down

The renowned Firaxis veteran showed 'pre-pre-alpha' footage of the studio's life sim game, titled Burbank.