In May, Microsoft pulled out the big hammer and quickly closed the Tango Gameworks studio. The loss of the forge behind The Evil Within and also the brightly colored rhythm game Hi-Fi Rush caused fan hearts to bleed. But now there is new hope for at least one brand. After Microsoft closed it in May ...
Palworld was recently released for PS5, but thanks to a cooperation with Krafton, other platforms are now to be conquered. Krafton, which is also known to be behind the successful long-running battle royale PUBG: Battlegrounds, has signed a new agreement with the developer studio PocketPair, which revolves around the survival game Palworld. This has been ...
After the terrible news in May about Microsoft’s decision to close a bunch of studios, we finally got a rare bit of good news for the gaming industry in 2024, as PUBG publisher Krafton suddenly acquired the studio and the Hi-Fi Rush IP. Now, speaking to Game Developers about the reasons behind this “last-minute deal”, ...
It was a surprising feel-good news when Krafton, publisher of the successful Battle Royale PUBGbought Hi-Fi noise Manufacturer Tango Gameworks, after it suddenly closed by Microsoft amid budget cuts earlier this year. Although that deal is not yet fully finalized, Krafton’s CEO says the studio’s support Hi-Fi Rush 2 It’s more about inheritance than about ...
Last May, the world of video games surprised us with one of the worst news What to expect from Xbox. The Microsoft division suddenly announced the final theoretical closure of two studiesbeing the first Arkane Austincreators of Red fall Or Prey (2017). But the closure that struck us the most was the second, that of ...
That a small studio is part of a large company like Microsoft has its advantages and its negative points, as we have seen in recent months, the interests of the company are not only to obtain a large number of awards and recognitions, but also to seek a much more corporate look. This has led ...
KRAFTON strengthens global presence through strategic integration of Tango Gameworks and Hi-Fi RUSH IP. KRAFTON today welcomed the employees of Tango Gameworks to its team, marking an important moment in the company’s global expansion and its first significant investment in the Japanese video game market. This strategic move includes, among other things, the rights to ...
Screenshot: Tango Gameworks / Kotaku Three months after Microsoft abruptly close the studio, Hi-Fi noise Developer Tango Gameworks is revived by PUBG Publisher Krafton. The company owns both the studio and the rights to the Hi-Fi noise IP and plans to expand the rhythm-based action game as part of the acquisition. So not only is ...
You may recall that a few months ago, Microsoft’s Xbox team announced that it was shutting down multiple studios. One of them was Tango Gameworks, the development studio behind Hi-Fi Rush. It was the latest in a series of unfortunate layoffs and closures that have plagued the video game industry this year. Well, we have ...
We have good and better news: three months after announcing its closure, Tango Gameworks raises the shutter againAnd not only that, but we will also have future news related to Hi Fi Rush. Of course, the Japanese will no longer work under the umbrella of Bethesda or for Microsoft, but for the South Korean Krafton. ...
