Commissar SFLUFAN Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Huge Firaxis shakeup sees XCOM director and studio head exit | VGC WWW.VIDEOGAMESCHRONICLE.COM The studio lead departs after more than 20 years at the studio… Quote Jake Solomon, the director of Marvel’s Midnight Suns and the XCOM franchise, is leaving Firaxis after more than two decades. In addition, studio head Steve Martin will also be leaving the company after 25 years, publisher 2K announced on Friday. He will be replaced by chief operating officer, Heather Hazen. Jake Solomon's statement: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xbob42 Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Godspeed on your crypto adventrues, Jake! (I'm assuming that's what he means with his brain being on fire.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted February 17, 2023 Author Share Posted February 17, 2023 The Firaxis's senior franchise producer also departed at the beginning of the year. Firaxis senior franchise producer Garth DeAngelis leaves studio after 14 years | Game World Observer GAMEWORLDOBSERVER.COM Garth DeAngelis has stepped down from his role as a senior franchise producer at Firaxis. He spent 14 years at the company working on the XCOM series and Marvel’s Midnight Suns. It's a pretty wholesale leadership turnover at Firaxis. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XxEvil AshxX Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 I mean, they've spent their entire careers in turn-based strategy games. Obviously the one dude made his play, and the other guy had to counter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbsolutSurgen Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 I assume this is because the Marvel game didn't sell well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted February 17, 2023 Author Share Posted February 17, 2023 1 hour ago, AbsolutSurgen said: I assume this is because the Marvel game didn't sell well? While that might not be the primary factor, it's hard for me to believe that it wasn't at least a contributing factor. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 It's a shame because hasn't Steve Martin had sort of comeback recently? The 2000s were pretty rough but Only Murders in the Building is good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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