Full article: gamesindustry.biz/we-dont-want-to-just-replicate-successful-games-behind-kraftons-acquisition-of-tango-gameworks

Quote from Maria Park, head of corporate development at Krafton.

"It would've been great to get all the IPs but the team was working on Hi-Fi Rush 2 and the others were working on anniversary content for The Evil Within."

God damn you Xbox

However, South Korean publisher Krafton, which also owns PUBG Studios and The Callisto Protocol studio Striking Distance, has now announced that it has acquired Tango Gameworks, seemingly rescuing it.

“Krafton Inc today welcomed the talented people of Tango Gameworks to their team, marking an exciting moment in the company’s global expansion and its first significant investment in the Japanese video game market,” the publisher said in a statement.

“This strategic move will include the rights to Tango Gameworks’ acclaimed IP, Hi-Fi Rush.”

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Tango should never have been shut down in the first place considering Hi-Fi Rush is the most worthwhile title Xbox has had in years but at least this way they get to survive without Microsoft / Zenimax's stink on them.

Honestly, TEW never got the fair chance it deserved.

HFR is a great game but as a franchise is very overrated especially online

not saying Xbox was good to get rid of Tango but there's no source at all anywhere that says it was worth it for Xbox to keep investing

Xbox themselves don't know why Tango was shut down considering neither Phil Spencer, Matt Booty, or Sarah Bond were able to provide a consistent straightforward answer when directly questioned about it.

:(