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By Ali'sha HarrisVerified|August 12, 2024|0 Comment
Tango Gameworks, the Japanese game studio founded by Resident Evil director Shinji Mikami, shocked fans and developers when it abruptly closed its doors in May of this year. However, there is good news - the studio is set to resume its activities under the umbrella of Krafton, a South Korean publisher. Krafton announced today, 12 August that it ...
By Lewis LarcombeVerified|June 21, 2024|1 Comment
The head of Xbox Game Studios, Matt Booty, has suggested that the closure of Tango Gameworks was influenced by changes in the studio's creative leadership. This revelation came during Booty's appearance on Variety’s Strictly Business podcast, where he discussed the reasons behind the decision. Booty refrained from naming specific individuals b...
By Ali'sha HarrisVerified|May 15, 2024|0 Comment
Despite the recent news of Tango Gameworks' closure, the rhythm-based action game Hi-Fi Rush is still getting a physical edition. Limited Run Games had previously announced plans to release a physical edition, and fans were concerned about its cancellation. However, Limited Run has now reassured fans that the physical release is still happening....
By Alleef AshaariVerified|May 9, 2024|0 Comment
It's been a crazy couple of days for the games industry, ever since it was revealed that Microsoft has shut down several studios, including Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks. Now, a new piece of information has been unveiled, which makes it all even more tragic in hindsight and in light of what could have been. A new report by Bloomberg's Jas...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|May 8, 2024|0 Comment
Game industry executives are currently on reprioritization duty: namely to close down entire studios for cost-efficient methods (and others) regardless of how well they perform. Last week, Take-Two closed down Roll7 (Rollerdrome, OlliOlli World) and Intercept Games (Kerbal Space Program 2), and now this week Microsoft has shuttered Tango Gameworks,...
By Alleef AshaariVerified|May 7, 2024|3 Comments
In a piece of shocking and tragic news for the games industry, Microsoft has shut down and closed several studios which were under Bethesda. These include Redfall developer Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi Rush and The Evil Within developer Tango Gameworks, Mighty Doom developer Alpha Dog Studios and Roundhouse Games. This email (as verified by IGN) was ...
By Alleef AshaariVerified|March 22, 2024|0 Comment
Legendary game developer Shinji Mikami has formed a brand new studio and company called KAMUY Inc. The news was revealed via his creator blurb on the Shadows Of The Damned Hella Remastered official website. Previously, he left Tango Gameworks back in early 2023, which was the last company he founded. The official blurb reads: As director and pr...
By Ali'sha HarrisVerified|March 19, 2024|0 Comment
Following an unexpected release last year for Xbox Series X/S and PC, Tango Gameworks' Hi-Fi Rush is now available on the PlayStation 5. The game includes all post-launch updates and introduces two new modes to the Arcade Challenge. Hi-Fi Rush is a single-player rhythm action game from Tango Gameworks, the award-winning studio behind Ghostwi...
By Alleef AshaariVerified|February 22, 2024|1 Comment
Bethesda Softworks and Tango Gameworks have announced (via an accidental early release of the trailer) that they will release the rhythm action game Hi-Fi Rush for PS5 on 18 March 2024. It was originally launched for Xbox Series and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and Microsoft Store in January 2023. Hi-Fi Rush is a single-player rhythm action g...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|April 11, 2023|0 Comment
The updates for 2023's surprise hit game Hi-Fi Rush just keeps on coming. This time, players will get Hi-Fi Rush's Update 3, featuring new quality-of-life features and bug fixes. Most importantly, you can dress up main character Chai as Vandelay chief creep Kale, as well as gear up your pals in equally boss-like outfits. The cosmetic DLC called ...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|March 16, 2023|0 Comment
Ghostwire Tokyo, the PC and PS5 game made by Tango Gameworks and Bethesda which is basically Far Cry but with ghosts & spirits, will finally be out on Xbox consoles. Ghostwire Tokyo will get an Xbox Series port (and Xbox Game Pass version) on 12 April. In addition, the game's Spider's Thread update will be out for the Xbox Series, PS5, and P...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|March 7, 2023|0 Comment
Bethesda and Tango Gameworks have revealed a ton of stats of its recent hit rhythm action game Hi-Fi Rush, and it's a doozy. The stats are calculated based on 2 million players, featuring a ton of cool tidbits. For instance: -Those base of players have played with robot cat 808 over 3 million times. -67% caught best waifu Korsica after her...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|March 2, 2023|0 Comment
Bethesda and Tango Gameworks announced recently that its rhythm action game Hi-Fi Rush has acquired 2 million players. One could even say that this amounts to 2 million copies sold across Xbox and PC platforms, but this means that the Xbox Game Pass did its job in getting a ton of players on-board this character action music odyssey. Still, 2 mi...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|February 23, 2023|1 Comment
Shinji Mikami of Resident Evil, Evil Within, and Ghostwire: Tokyo fame is leaving the company he founded 12 years ago: Tango Gameworks. According to a TrueAchievements report, the news was made via an email from Bethesda senior vice president of development Todd Vaughn. Below are the contents of the email: "I am writing today to let you know th...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|January 28, 2023|0 Comment
Bethesda and Tango Gameworks' new action game Hi-Fi Rush is a lovely blend of 3D action ala Devil May Cry, cel-shaded presentation like Viewtiful Joe, and music rhythm mechanics from Rhythm Heaven. In fact, the action-music-rhythm game hybrid is clearly inspired by 2020's Malaysian-made title No Straight Roads, and inevitable comparisons will be ma...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|January 27, 2023|6 Comments
Platform(s): Xbox Series (version reviewed), PC Genre: Character action game with music rhythm elements Trust Tango Gameworks and its founder Shinji Mikami to somehow break their own mold of horror and spooky games. The makers of the Evil Within titles and last year's ho-hum Ghostwire Tokyo have gone back to its supposed 2000s action game roots...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|January 27, 2023|0 Comment
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and is a pretty common trend in video games. The recently-released Hi-Fi Rush from Tango Gameworks is a really fun action game that is similar in mechanics to a 2020 indie video game made in Malaysia: No Straight Roads. One might even say that the game's executive producer Shinji Mikami and his team m...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|January 27, 2023|0 Comment
Bethesda and Tango Gameworks' latest game Hi-Fi Rush is a nice hybrid of character action and rhythm game mechanics. You fight mechas as Chai, who has a robot arm and fights with a metal guitar, and your hits deal more damage when they're in sync with the background music. It's similar to 2020's No Straight Roads. Hi-Fi Rush is fun, but it can g...
By Jonathan ToyadVerified|January 26, 2023|2 Comments
The latest action game from Bethesda and Tango Gameworks, Hi-Fi Rush, is getting rave reviews on Steam's community side due to its lovely music-rhythm action gameplay and tight controls. And yes, the game looks gorgeous with its lovely cel-shaded look. You can thank Malaysian game studio Lemon Sky Studio for contributing to the game's character ...
By Alleef AshaariVerified|January 26, 2023|1 Comment
During the Xbox Bethesda Developer Direct live stream earlier today, Tango Gameworks announced their next game, the action rhythm game Hi-Fi Rush. The developer is best known for previously releasing horror or horror-adjacent titles such as The Evil Within, The Evil Within 2 and last year's Ghostwire Tokyo (check out our review of that here). Th...
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