XCOM designer Jake Solomon is done with turn-based strategy for now: 'I felt like I didn't have anything more to say'

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 worked for over two decades. 

Speaking to Simon Parkin on the My Perfect Console podcast, Solomon explained what had inspired such a big change...