.Tango Gameworks was actually nearby Microsoft in May, as well as lots of regreted the loss of a studio that had actually worked for virtually 15 years and generated games such as unpleasant surprise 2023 smash hit Hi-Fi Surge. Seoul-based author Krafton Inc. has actually saved the day, having said that, as the organization revealed that it has acquired each Tango Gameworks and the Hi-Fi Thrill IP from Microsoft.The deal will permit Tango to "proceed building the Hi-Fi-Rush IP and also discover potential projects" according to Krafton's formal announcement of the technique. The declaration additionally affirms that there will definitely be "no effect" on other Tango ventures like The Misery Within and Ghostwire: Tokyo, which will definitely stay along with Microsoft.We bet there are going to be a great deal of fistbumps at Tango when they come back right into the office.Krafton introduced the acquisition Monday early morning in Seoul-- Sunday night for The United States-- and also claimed that the step "bolsters Krafton's devotion to growing its own international footprint and boosting its portfolio along with ingenious and premium information." Consulting With Windows Central, a Microsoft speaker said that the provider is actually "collaborating with Krafton to enable the staff at Tango Gameworks to continue to build games with each other as well as we expect playing their following great activity." Tango Gameworks was one of 4 centers shut down through Microsoft back in May, along with the other three being actually Alpha Canine Games, Biff Video Games, and Arkane Austin. At the moment, Microsoft stated in a company-wide e-mail that the fasteners were "hard decisions to develop ability to boost investment in other aspect of our collection and also focus on our top priority activities." Hi-Fi Rush actually released in January 2023 for Xbox and also computer as an unpleasant surprise launch after the Xbox and Bethesda Developer Direct. The activity was actually at that point launched on PlayStation 5 earlier this year, along with various other Microsoft-Studios-developed activities like Pentiment, Grounded, as well as Ocean Of Criminals.