.Tango Gameworks was actually closed by Microsoft in May, and lots of regreted the reduction of a center that had worked for nearly 15 years and created games like shock 2023 smash hit Hi-Fi Thrill. Seoul-based publisher Krafton Inc. has actually spared the day, nonetheless, as the company announced that it has actually acquired both Tango Gameworks as well as the Hi-Fi Surge IP coming from Microsoft.The deal are going to make it possible for Tango to "continue developing the Hi-Fi-Rush internet protocol as well as look into potential tasks" depending on to Krafton's official announcement of the technique. The declaration additionally verifies that there are going to be "no impact" on other Tango jobs like The Wickedness Within and Ghostwire: Tokyo, which will certainly stay with Microsoft.We wager there will certainly be a bunch of fistbumps at Tango when they return right into the office.Krafton revealed the acquisition Monday morning in Seoul-- Sunday evening for North America-- as well as claimed that the technique "reinforces Krafton's commitment to expanding its own global impact and also enriching its collection with innovative and also high-quality content." Speaking with Windows Central, a Microsoft speaker stated that the company is "working with Krafton to make it possible for the crew at Tango Gameworks to continue to develop video games with each other and our team await playing their upcoming terrific activity." Tango Gameworks was just one of 4 studios stopped through Microsoft back in May, with the other 3 being Alpha Pet Games, Roundhouse Games, and also Arkane Austin. Back then, Microsoft claimed in a company-wide email that the fasteners were "difficult selections to develop capacity to boost financial investment in other parts of our profile as well as concentrate on our priority games." Hi-Fi Surge actually launched in January 2023 for Xbox and also PC as a shock launch after the Xbox as well as Bethesda Programmer Direct. The activity was after that discharged on PlayStation 5 previously this year, along with other Microsoft-Studios-developed games like Pentiment, Grounded, as well as Sea Of Criminals.