Hi-Fi Rush Studio Rescued by PUBG Publisher Following Microsoft Shutdown

12 Aug at 03:42

Chai traverses the colorful open world of Hi-Fi Rush

Krafton, the author behind PUBG: Battlegrounds and The Callisto Protocol, has actually obtained Tango Gameworks, the workshop in charge of The Evil Within games and Hi-Fi Rush Tango was shuttered by Microsoft and ZeniMax Media in May, yet the ability that created the Tokyo- based workshop will certainly be incorporated right into Krafton, which currently has the legal rights to Hi-Fi Rush

In a news release, Krafton stated it “intends to collaborate with Xbox and ZeniMax to ensure a smooth transition and maintain continuity at Tango Gameworks, allowing the talented team to continue developing the Hi-Fi Rush IP and explore future projects.” Krafton included that it “intends to support the Tango Gameworks team to continue its commitment to innovation and delivering fresh and exciting experiences for fans.”

The action from Microsoft to Krafton will certainly not affect Tango’s existing game brochure, that includes The Evil Within, The Evil Within 2, Ghostwire: Tokyo, and the initial Hi-Fi Rush, the author stated. Hi-Fi Rush is readily available on PlayStation 5, Windows COMPUTER, and Xbox Series X.

Tango Gameworks was started in 2010 byShinji Mikami The workshop’s very first launch, The Evil Within, was a survival scary game in the blood vessel of Mikami’s operate at Capcom, where he had actually supervised survival scary games Resident Evil, Dino Crisis, and Resident Evil 4 as game supervisor. Tango Gameworks entered into Xbox’s stable of workshops when ZeniMax was obtained by Microsoft in 2021. Mikami left Tango in 2023.

The workshop located terrific vital success with Hi-Fi Rush in 2023. The rhythm-action game was a shock launch via Microsoft’s Game Pass registration, and substantially various from the dark and terrible games Tango Gameworks had actually become recognized for.

Krafton’s news comes simply days after previous programmers from Arkane Austin, which serviced games Prey and Dishonored, revealed a brand-new first-person activity RPG at its Wolfeye Studio.

Microsoft revealed in May that it prepared to shut 3 workshops under the Bethesda Softworks umbrella: Redfall programmer Arkane Austin, Mighty Doom programmer Alpha Dog Studios, andTango Gameworks A 4th workshop, Roundhouse Games, had its team reassigned to various other tasks.

Source: Polygon