{"id":48081,"date":"2023-06-02T14:29:58","date_gmt":"2023-06-02T14:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/midnight-suns-firaxis-layoffs"},"modified":"2024-07-19T19:23:35","modified_gmt":"2024-07-19T19:23:35","slug":"midnight-suns-firaxis-layoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ginx.tv\/en\/marvel\/midnight-suns-firaxis-layoffs","title":{"rendered":"Marvel\u2019s Midnight Suns Dev Lays Off Staff In Wake Of \u201cWeak Sales\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

Firaxis Games, the studio behind releases including Sid Meier’s Civilization, X-COM, and Marvel’s Midnight Suns<\/a>, has been impacted by layoffs as 30 developers have been reported to be let go, according to Axios<\/a>. The decision comes after its parent company, Take-Two Interactive, detailed “weak sales” and “poor timing” of the release of Marvel’s Midnight Suns despite positive reviews, including from us at GINX<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Take-Two had decided in February 2023 that they’ll launch a $50 million “cost reduction program,”<\/a> which has cited layoffs to be involved. The news of this recent layoff comes as X-COM and Midnight Suns creative director Jake Solomon and studio head Steve Martin announced their departure that same month<\/a>.<\/p>\n