Xbox’s Hi-Fi Rush Studio Tango Gameworks Revived, Acquired By PUBG Publisher
Earlier this year in May, Xbox announced it would be shutting down four studios including the Japanese developer Tango Gameworks. Now, in a new update, the Hi-Fi RUSH studio is being revived by the South Korean publisher Krafton.
Yes, you’ve read that correctly – Krafton has today “welcomed the talented people of Tango Gameworks” to its team, expanding its global presence (thanks, Automaton). Most notably, this will include the rights to the developer’s award-winning game.
As part of this, Krafton will “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.”
There will be “no impact” on Tango’s existing game catalog including The Evil Within, The Evil Within 2, Ghostwire: Tokyo and Hi-Fi RUSH, and these titles will remain available everywhere.
Tango Gameworks was originally founded in 2010 and was acquired by Xbox in 2021, closing its doors in June of this year. Krafton has published games like Tera, PUBG: Battlegrounds and The Callisto Protocol.