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Former Firaxis lead Jake Solomon closes Midsummer Studios after a brief run, sharing pre-alpha footage of the unreleased Burbank project; he notes AI-assisted character memory, reasoning and speech, while insisting art was fully created by human artists and the team had no intention of replacing developers, following a $6 million funding round from Transcend Fund and others.
Veteran designer Jake Solomon shared early footage of Burbank, his AI-driven life-sim project, while revealing that his studio Midsummer Studios is closing and may never release the game. Described as a blend of Life Sim and The Truman Show, Burbank would let players craft their own TV show within the game, with AI handling memory, reasoning, and speech for characters—though Solomon stressed AI would not replace developers. Midsummer had raised over $6 million, but the studio is shutting down without releasing a title.
Krafton has confirmed that Project Windless, the open‑world PS5 game based on The Bird That Drinks Tears, will not use generative AI for content creation or narrative elements. The Montreal team uses AI only in internal exploratory phases to aid iteration, while NPC behavior is driven by traditional AI with a craft‑driven, single‑player focus.