Midsummer Studios closes after brief run, reveals glimpse of Burbank
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Midsummer Studios, founded in May 2024 by veteran developers from Civilization, XCOM, and The Sims, announced it will shut down. Co-founder and creative director Jake Solomon shared a final look at the studio’s in-development game, Burbank, described as a “Life Sims + The Truman Show” concept with storytelling at its core. The team released pre-alpha footage and expressed pride in what they built, though no detailed reasons for the closure were provided.
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