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‘Civilization,’ ‘XCOM’ and ‘The Sims’ Vets Launch Game Developer Midsummer Studios With Funding From Trevor Noah’s Day Zero Productions
Game developers that have worked on Sid Meier’s "Civilization," "XCOM" and "The Sims" have launched their own life sim-focused Midsummer Studios.
Game developers that have worked on Sid Meier’s “Civilization,” “XCOM” and “The Sims” have launched their own life sim-focused venture, Midsummer Studios, with backing from investors including Trevor Noah’s Day Zero Productions. “I thought I looked pretty smart over a year ago when I left my former studio and announced that I was going to make a life sim to compete with the long running (and really only show in town) ‘The Sims.’ Now, there are four or five (seemingly great) competitors being developed. If the player wants to tell a romantic story, then we might generate a cast where one person is an ex-lover AND a coworker, one is your high school sweetheart AND your neighbor, and one is your secret crush but also runs a rival business in town.
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