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The Latest Breaking News from Tango Gameworks

Hi-Fi Rush 2 was already 6 months into development when Xbox shut down Tango Gameworks

Why, Xbox, why?

GamesRadar

'We don't think Hi-Fi Rush 2 is going to make us money,' Krafton chief says, but they bought Tango Gameworks anyway 'to maintain their legacy'

Changhan 'CH' Kim says Tango's real value is the creative talent it brings to the company.

PC Gamer

PUBG studio doesn't think Hi-Fi Rush 2 will "make us money," but that's not why they saved Tango Gameworks: "The big hit shouldn't be your goal"

Krafton bought the former Xbox/Bethesda studio to "maintain their legacy"

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Resident Evil creator thought the studio he helped form "would be safe as long as they continued to make Hi-Fi Rush games," but Microsoft shut it down anyway

He feels "it worked out well in the end" after the studio was resurrected by Krafton

GamesRadar

About half—50 in total—of Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks' staff will be taken on by new publisher Krafton

It's likely the other half have found new employment.

PC Gamer

The Developer Behind 2023's Most Exciting Game Is Getting a Second Chance

The company behind PUBG, Krafton, has stepped in to purchase Xbox's defunct Tango Gameworks, and even has plans to continue the Hi-Fi Rush series.

Inverse

"We're back, baby!": Hi-Fi Rush and Tango Gameworks have been resurrected by PUBG publisher Krafton, with 50 transferred developers now working on Hi-Fi Rush 2

Microsoft still owns The Evil Within and Ghostwire: Tokyo

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Tango Gameworks gets a second life under PUBG Battlegrounds publisher Krafton

PUBG Battlegrounds publisher Krafton Inc. has acquired Tango Gameworks after its Microsoft closure.

TechRadar

'Hi-Fi Rush' Dev Tango Gameworks Acquired by PUBG Publisher Krafton

PUBG publisher Krafton has acquired Tango Gameworks and is planning to revive the critically acclaimed Hi-Fi Rush IP.

Player One

Hi-Fi Rush lives: PUBG owner Krafton has acquired Tango Gameworks from Xbox

The move will allow "the talented team to continue developing the Hi-Fi Rush IP".

PC Gamer

Former Xbox studio Tango Gameworks and 'Hi-Fi Rush' have been acquired by PUBG's Krafton Inc, saving it from closure

Krafton of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds fame is picking up former Xbox studio Tango Gameworks, known for The Evil Within and Hi-Fi Rush. Microsoft has offered a statement, too.

Windows Central

Months after Xbot shut down lean teams, Microsoft reportedly forms a "smaller" studio to create AA games based on Blizzard IP

Overwatch on mobile? Warcraft farming sim? Starcraft revival?

GamesRadar

Xbox executives just cannot give a straight answer to questions about Tango Gameworks

"What leadership do you have?"

PC Gamer

"We have been really pleased." Microsoft Gaming studios head Matt Booty talks shipping Sea of Thieves on PlayStation 5, Xbox exclusives, and more.

Speaking in a new interview, Microsoft Gaming studios head Matt Booty touches on a number of topics including the Xbox Games Showcase, closing Tango Gameworks, shipping Sea of Thieves on PlayStation, and more.

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Microsoft has begun sending out refunds for both the Xbox and Steam versions of the Redfall 'Bite Back' Edition

Xbox is refunding owners of Redfall's doomed "Bite Back Edition," which contained DLC that has been cancelled in the wake of the developer's closure. Here's what you need to know.

PC Gamer

Wizard with a Gun developer Galvanic Games is closing: 'Sales are not strong enough to sustain our studio'

Wizard with a Gun launched just eight months ago.

PC Gamer

Obsidian CEO responds to worries Xbox could shut them down, too: 'I'm not worried about tomorrow'

The beloved RPG maker isn't watching its back after the sudden closures of Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin.

PC Gamer

Phil Spencer continues to dance around Hi Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks' closure, says he has 'to make hard decisions that frankly are not decisions I love'

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Viral $10,000+ Summer Game Fest billboard paying respects to fallen Hi-Fi Rush and Redfall studios nearly put Xbox boss Phil Spencer on blast, but "it's about the people, our friends who got laid off"

The tribute is "way cooler than just throwing up an ad for one of our games," says the CEO of the publisher behind it

PC Gamer

'We love you. We miss you. We hate money': Ultrakill and Gloomwood publisher New Blood Interactive turns a billboard into a grave marker for fallen studios including Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin

"Gone but not forgotten."

Windows Central

Arkane Austin's vampire shooter Redfall will get offline mode update despite Microsoft shuttering the Xbox studio

Redfall is getting one last update adding an offline mode and some other changes to the game, despite Microsoft's shuttering of Arkane Austin.

GamesRadar

What still stands out to me about Hi-Fi Rush isn't the bombastic music, but the quiet anger

Opinion | To me, Hi-Fi Rush will always be a bouncy Saturday morning cartoon smuggling a very frustrated sentiment

PC Gamer

Hi-Fi Rush gets a bittersweet last patch as Tango Gameworks takes its final bow: 'Thank you again… You're all rockstars!'

One last update before Tango Gameworks goes away forever.

Windows Central

After studio shutdown, Hi-Fi Rush devs release final update with patch notes: "Thanks for all your support, and keep on rocking"

Following the closure of Hi-Fi Rush studio Tango Gameworks, one final patch for the rhythm action game has been released.

GamesRadar

Hi-Fi Rush receives a "final patch" after Xbox closed the studio while physical editions are still incoming

Microsoft closed developer Tango Gameworks just last week

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