.Tango Gameworks was closed by Microsoft in May, and a lot of regreted the reduction of a center that had actually run for nearly 15 years and produced video games such as surprise 2023 hit Stereo Thrill. Seoul-based author Krafton Inc. has spared the time, having said that, as the company declared that it has acquired both Tango Gameworks and the Hi-Fi Thrill internet protocol from Microsoft.The deal will certainly allow Tango to "proceed cultivating the Hi-Fi-Rush IP as well as explore potential ventures" depending on to Krafton's official news of the technique. The statement likewise verifies that there are going to be "no influence" on various other Tango projects like The Wickedness Within and Ghostwire: Tokyo, which will stay along with Microsoft.We bet there will certainly be a lot of fistbumps at Tango when they return into the office.Krafton introduced the acquisition Monday early morning in Seoul-- Sunday evening for North America-- as well as stated that the action "strengthens Krafton's commitment to growing its own worldwide footprint and also enhancing its own collection along with impressive as well as high-quality material." Speaking To Microsoft Window Central, a Microsoft spokesperson pointed out that the business is actually "collaborating with Krafton to enable the group at Tango Gameworks to remain to create activities with each other and also we expect playing their next excellent activity." Tango Gameworks was one of four workshops closed down through Microsoft back in Might, with the other three being Alpha Pet Gamings, Roundhouse Games, as well as Arkane Austin. At the time, Microsoft said in a company-wide e-mail that the closures were actually "hard choices to create capacity to boost investment in other parts of our collection and pay attention to our concern games." Hi-Fi Rush initially released in January 2023 for Xbox and also PC as a surprise launch after the Xbox and also Bethesda Programmer Direct. The activity was actually then released on PlayStation 5 earlier this year, together with various other Microsoft-Studios-developed video games like Pentiment, Grounded, and also Sea Of Criminals.