.Tango Gameworks was nearby Microsoft in May, and a lot of regreted the reduction of a workshop that had run for virtually 15 years and also generated activities such as unpleasant surprise 2023 favorite Stereo Thrill. Seoul-based publisher Krafton Inc. has actually spared the time, nonetheless, as the company announced that it has actually acquired each Tango Gameworks and the Hi-Fi Surge IP coming from Microsoft.The arrangement are going to enable Tango to "continue building the Hi-Fi-Rush IP and also discover future jobs" according to Krafton's official news of the action. The statement also verifies that there will definitely be "no influence" on various other Tango ventures like The Wickedness Within and Ghostwire: Tokyo, which are going to continue to be with Microsoft.We wager there will certainly be a lot of fistbumps at Tango when they return into the office.Krafton introduced the accomplishment Monday early morning in Seoul-- Sunday night for The United States and Canada-- as well as claimed that the step "strengthens Krafton's devotion to expanding its global footprint and improving its own portfolio with innovative as well as high quality material." Speaking with Microsoft Window Central, a Microsoft agent pointed out that the business is actually "working with Krafton to make it possible for the team at Tango Gameworks to continue to create activities all together and we await playing their upcoming terrific activity." Tango Gameworks was just one of 4 studios closed down through Microsoft back in May, along with the other three being Alpha Pet dog Video Games, Roundhouse Gamings, and also Arkane Austin. At the moment, Microsoft claimed in a company-wide email that the closures were actually "difficult selections to generate capability to raise expenditure in various other parts of our collection and focus on our top priority video games." Hi-Fi Rush actually launched in January 2023 for Xbox as well as PC as a surprise release after the Xbox as well as Bethesda Designer Direct. The video game was then released on PlayStation 5 earlier this year, along with various other Microsoft-Studios-developed games like Pentiment, Grounded, as well as Sea Of Burglars.