The year 2023 was very full of good games, one of them was HiFi Rushthe title launched by the developer Tango Gameworks, which surprised many users by combining different aspects at a playable level, both for being a hack and slash and also having many aspects of a rhythm game. But now the bad news comes for fans of the company, since in the last few hours, Microsoftconfirmed the definitive closure of this and other very famous developers, generating all kinds of reactions from players from all over the world.
Tango Gameworks, creators of Hi-Fi Rush, Ghostwire Tokyo and The Evil Within closes its doors
Through their official accounts, such as on Twitter/Xthe renowned study Tango Gameworks communicated news that has greatly impacted many fans, and that is that the company will close its doors after several years in the market. Tango Gameworks is recognized in the world of video games for being the developer of great franchises such as Ghostwire Tokyo and The Evil Within and that last year surprised many with the launch of one of the most acclaimed titles: HiFi Rush.
And this news comes to end the story of a studio which in recent weeks had already been in the news, since its founder, Shinji Mikami, had completely distanced itself from the developer, something that could have predicted what really ended up happening. Mikami, for those who don’t know him, is one of the most influential people in the world of video games, being the creator of iconic titles such as Dino Crisis or resident Evilso his distancing from the company that created HiFi Rush At first it gave fans bad feelings.
Although his distancing was very shocking, he continues to greatly support the video game industry, since he founded Kamuy, a small studio which will focus on helping inexperienced young people gain experience in creating minor titles with a slower development time. With Mikami’s departure from Tango GameworksJohn Johanas took control of the company as director, and it was he who expressed sadness at the closure of the developer in his account. Twitter/X, with a short but effective message such as not having words to explain what happened, but grateful to the fans.
Although this closure was one of the most impactful, Tango Gameworks was not the only one affected by the cuts made in the last hours by Microsoftand it is that Arkane Austin It also had the same fate as the creators of The Evil Within, although in this case it was more expected within the gaming world. This company, for those who do not know it, stood out in recent years for having been the developer of redfallthe infamous title that had much more criticism and ended up being more defenestrated than the Tango Gameworks titles, although one of its branches, Arkane Lyonstill stands.
Finally, although this wave of studio closures by Microsoft has had a great impact on the gamer community, this was not the first, nor the last wave of closures and layoffs by the multinational, and at the beginning of the year more than 1,900 people lost their jobs in Activision Blizzard and Xbox. This is why it is expected that in the coming months more studies, as well as workers, will have this same end and from the networks users do nothing but wait for the news that this will happen again, so this 2024 will be a tough year for the gaming industry.
