Hi-Fi Rush creator returns from the dead, will “continue development” of the series

Three months after Microsoft unceremoniously close the studio, developer Tango Gameworks is being resurrected by publisher Krafton. The company has acquired each the studio and the rights to the IP, and plans to expand the rhythm-based motion game as part of the acquisition. So not only is the studio finding latest life under latest management, but now a small passion project can live to tell the tale as a substitute of dying after one great game.

According to Krafton Press Release regarding the acquisition, the publisher says it’s working with Xbox and ZeniMax to “ensure a smooth transition and maintain continuity” at the studio, which Krafton said in his press release will allow the studio to “continue to develop IP and explore future projects.” The announcement also makes it clear that previous Tango Gameworks games corresponding to the original, the series, and will remain on digital stores even after the studio’s transition.

This is such excellent news after the tragic, senseless closure of Tango Gameworks earlier this 12 months. The developer was only one of three studios Microsoft shuttered in May, but visible success of the rhythm game a 12 months earlier made it much more shocking. the consequences that followed has put a transparent stain on the fame of the Xbox managementbecause it was one of the more high-profile closures in a 12 months full of industry turnover. While we do not know what exactly Tango Gameworks will develop in the universe after this one, it’s at the very least good to know that the future looks brilliant for the studio and the series again. The game never made it to Switch, despite the rumors that appeared earlier this 12 monthsso perhaps this port remains to be in the plans.

If you have not played it, I recently did and it holds up. I bet the game is much more cathartic in light of this news.

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