The online game trade acquired some incredible information on Sunday evening. Tango Gameworks — builders of video games like Hi-Fi Rush, The Evil Inside, and Ghostwire: Tokyo — is not going to be shut down by Microsoft in any case.
That’s occurring as a result of Microsoft has made the choice to promote Tango Gameworks and the Hello-Fi Rush IP to Krafton, a South Korean online game writer greatest recognized for backing PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds. A PR consultant for PUBG writer says that “Krafton plans to switch roughly 50 improvement employees from Tango Gameworks to Krafton’s Japan subsidiary.”
Microsoft shocked the complete online game trade when it introduced its plans to shutter Tango Gameworks and some different ZeniMax studios in Might. Only a yr prior, Tango Gameworks had delivered Hello-Fi Rush, one of the crucial beloved new Xbox IPs in years. Its closure introduced up emotions of helplessness, because it confirmed that even studios making game-of-the-year-caliber titles may doubtlessly be on the chopping block. Fortunately, Krafton noticed the worth in Tango Gameworks and Hello-Fi Rush as a possible franchise and determined to amass each.
“This integration reinforces Krafton’s dedication to increasing its international footprint and enhancing its portfolio with modern and high-quality content material,” Krafton defined in a press launch. “The addition of Tango Gameworks represents a strategic alignment with Krafton’s mission to push the boundaries of interactive leisure.” Krafton additionally says it’ll work with Xbox and ZeniMax Media to “guarantee a clean transition and preserve continuity at Tango Gameworks.”
It additionally teased that Tango Gameworks will proceed to work on the Hello-Fi Rush IP and future tasks, closely implying {that a} sequel is on the way in which. In response to this information, Tango Gameworks Artistic Director John Johanas proclaimed on X (formerly Twitter): “And that is the way it continues. We’re again, child!” A Krafton consultant additionally clarified to Digital Developments that it doesn’t personal the rights to The Evil Inside or Ghostwire: Tokyo.
If you wish to attempt Hello-Fi Rush out for your self, it’s accessible on PC, Xbox Collection X/S, and PlayStation 5. Krafton says this acquisition should not have any impression on the provision of Tango Gamesworks’ again catalog of video games.
