XCOM: Enemy Unknown
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Steam News · Jun 25
The 2K Summer Sale is officially live on Steam, and it’s the perfect excuse to find your next great escape. Summer is about having the time to truly immerse yourself, dive deep into a world, and remember exactly why you fell in love with gaming in the first place.Whether you’re looking to reconnect with a classic masterpiece you haven't played in years, or finally take the plunge on that massive h...
Steam News · Feb 20
Jake Solomon's decision to move from making some of the best strategy games ever to an ambitious life sim was a perplexing but exciting one. Spinning up a new studio, Midsummer, he pitched it as "a life sim that really tries to elevate the choices the player makes in their life" when he spoke to us back in 2024. Inspired by The Sims, this would open up an even wider narrative sandbox than Maxis' i...
Steam News · May 1, 2025
The story in XCOM is minimal. There aren't many cutscenes. The dialogue is sparse. The characters are functional archetypes. And yet, the MicroProse and Firaxis strategy series boasts some of the most shocking, tense, and memorable dramatic moments in the history of PC gaming. This is what makes XCOM special. It's all mechanics, but out of its fastidiously designed turn-based tactics and combat, y...
Steam News · Feb 21, 2025
I'm sorry to do this to you, but XCOM 2 came out nine years ago. The world was young, my passport said "European Union" on it, and I had a full head of hair (I still do, but I also did then)... Read more.
Steam News · Jul 13, 2024
The Firaxis formula has been copied but never bettered. It's the little things, like the way the camera swoops in when you're aiming or as the last squaddie hustles into cover at the end of a turn. I feel more connected to my guys if the sensation of being an invisible hovering giant playing toy soldiers gets broken every now and then and I get to see a close-up of the action... Read mor...
Steam News · May 17, 2024
We regularly experience fantastical stories in the world or videogames - flying to other galaxies, living other lives, killing robots, kissing dragons - but our own lives and the tales that arise from simply living remain relatively unexamined. That's something Jake Solomon, former lead on games like Marvel's Midnight Suns and XCOM: Enemy Unknown, is looking to change. Read the rest of the story.....
Steam News · May 14, 2024
At the moment, it feels like a day can't go by without job losses, studio closures, and games being shuttered. Thankfully it's not happening everywhere; there are still some glimmers of hope appearing for gaming. One such glimmer is helmed by Jake Solomon, lead on the XCOM revivals, Marvel's Midnight Suns, and now top dog at new studio Midsummer. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS: One of...
Steam News · Apr 9, 2024
It's perhaps a critical dead end to try and define and singularize what videogames 'ought to be,' but Firaxis, beloved creator of Civilization and the overlooked Marvel's Midnight Suns, has come the closest to what I think is the philosophical essence of great game design. You've got crisp, clear mechanics that are intuitive, understandable, and yet still allow for variation and player creativity....
Steam News · Mar 22, 2023
Jake Solomon is a name synonymous with turn-based strategy. As a graphics programmer at Firaxis, it was Solomon who first pitched XCOM, which years later, when it launched in 2012, sparked a renaissance in squad-based tactics. Last month, following news that the superb Midnight Suns had not been the hit publisher 2K was hoping for, Solomon announced he was leaving the company where he'd worke...
Steam News · Feb 10, 2022
Play XCOM 2: WAR OF THE CHOSEN for FREE on Steam this weekend. Reclaim Earth from alien invaders and save humanity! XCOM 2 available to buy at a discounted price through 2/14/22 Twenty years have passed since Earth's leaders offered an unconditional surrender to alien forces. XCOM, the planet’s last line of defense, was left decimated and scattered...