Months
after
being
shut
down
by
Microsoft,
Krafton
has
announced
their
purchase
of
Tango
Gameworks,
the
creators
of
Hi-Fi
Rush
for
an
undisclosed
amount

Tango
Gameworks
was
seemingly
shuttered
by
Microsoft
in
June
of
this
year,
along
with
several
other
studios.
It
was
a
controversial
closure
as
Hi-Fi
Rush
was
a
critical
darling
and
had
recently
been
ported
to
PlayStation
5.

But
now,
it
seems
Tango
Gameworks
will
live
on
as
part
of
the
Krafton
family
alongside
Bluehole
Studio,
PUBG
Studios
and
several
more.
Krafton,
which
is
based
in
South
Korea,
has
published
numerous
games
such
as
PUBG:
Battlegrounds,
The
Callisto
Protocol
and
Moonbreaker.

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

Perhaps
the
most
intriguing
part
of
the
press
release
comes
when
Krafton
appears
to
confirm
that
Hi-Fi
Rush
2
is
likely;
“…KRAFTON
intends
to
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.”

“KRAFTON
intends
to
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.”

According
to
the
press
release,
all
existing
Tango
Gameworks
titles
will
continue
to
be
available
as
normal.

Personally,
this
is
hugely
exciting
because
Tango
Gameworks
are
a
highly
talented
group,
and
it
was
shocking
to
see
their
closure.
Sure,
their
games
weren’t
bringing
in
the
big
bucks,
but
they
gave
Xbox
variety
and
some
critical
clout,
especially
with
Hi-Fi
Rush
which
won
numerous
awards.