.Tango Gameworks was closed by Microsoft in May, as well as several lamented the loss of a studio that had run for virtually 15 years as well as produced activities as if unpleasant surprise 2023 favorite Hi-Fi Rush. Seoul-based publisher Krafton Inc. has actually spared the time, having said that, as the company revealed that it has acquired both Tango Gameworks and also the Hi-Fi Surge internet protocol from Microsoft.The deal are going to enable Tango to "proceed developing the Hi-Fi-Rush IP and discover potential projects" depending on to Krafton's official statement of the step. The claim likewise affirms that there are going to be "no effect" on other Tango tasks like The Wickedness Within and Ghostwire: Tokyo, which will continue to be with Microsoft.We wager there will definitely be a lot of fistbumps at Tango when they get back into the office.Krafton declared the acquisition Monday early morning in Seoul-- Sunday evening for North America-- and pointed out that the action "improves Krafton's devotion to growing its global impact as well as improving its profile along with ingenious and also high-quality information." Speaking with Microsoft Window Central, a Microsoft spokesperson said that the provider is "collaborating with Krafton to enable the staff at Tango Gameworks to continue to create video games together and also we eagerly anticipate playing their following great video game." Tango Gameworks was one of four workshops turned off through Microsoft back in Might, with the various other 3 being actually Alpha Dog Gamings, Roundhouse Gamings, and also Arkane Austin. During the time, Microsoft pointed out in a company-wide e-mail that the fasteners were actually "tough selections to develop ability to raise investment in various other portion of our profile and also concentrate on our top priority games." Hi-Fi Rush initially launched in January 2023 for Xbox as well as personal computer as a surprise launch after the Xbox as well as Bethesda Developer Direct. The video game was then discharged on PlayStation 5 previously this year, alongside other Microsoft-Studios-developed games like Pentiment, Grounded, and also Ocean Of Criminals.