
Midsummer Studios closes after brief run, reveals glimpse of Burbank
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.

