{"id":32454,"date":"2024-06-14T19:28:04","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T10:28:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=32454"},"modified":"2024-06-14T19:34:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T10:34:04","slug":"tango-gameworks-staff-spend-last-day-at-studio-before-closure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/tango-gameworks-staff-spend-last-day-at-studio-before-closure\/","title":{"rendered":"Tango Gameworks staff spend last day at studio before closure\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At the beginning of May, Microsoft announced that it would close Tango Gameworks- sending shockwaves through the gaming industry. Today, the Japanese studio behind acclaimed titles including Ghostwire: Tokyo and Hi-Fi Rush closes its doors for the final time. Tango Gameworks\u2019 employee Takeo Kido took to X to document the studio\u2019s final day and confirmed that ZeniMax Asia K.K. is also closing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kido worked on the visual effects in The Evil Within and Hi-Fi Rush. His series of photo posts on X give a glimpse into Tango Gameworks office in Tamachi, Tokyo. It seems that employees <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KidTak\/status\/1801460369971679402\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ordered in pizzas<\/a> on their last day.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u4eca\u65e5\u306f\u6700\u7d42\u51fa\u793e\u65e5\u306a\u3093\u3067\u3059\u3088\u3000\u4eca\u65e5\u3092\u6700\u5f8c\u306b\u30b9\u30bf\u30b8\u30aa\u306f\u9589\u3058\u3089\u308c\u308b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/MSLR0aqYGx\">pic.twitter.com\/MSLR0aqYGx<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Takeo Kido (@KidTak) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KidTak\/status\/1801458786189947139?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Post translation:<\/strong> <em>Today is the last day of work. Today the studio will finally close.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u30d0\u30f3\u30c0\u30a4\u30ca\u30e0\u30b3\u672a\u6765\u7814\u7a76\u6240\u304c\u30e1\u30c1\u30e3\u8fd1\u3044\u3093\u3067\u3059\u3088\u3000\u6211\u3005\u304c\u7530\u753a\u306b\u5f15\u3063\u8d8a\u3057\u3066\u304d\u305f\u8fba\u308a\u304b\u3089\u30d3\u30eb\u5efa\u8a2d\u304c\u59cb\u307e\u3063\u3066\u3044\u305f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cohQ0w4HH3\">pic.twitter.com\/cohQ0w4HH3<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Takeo Kido (@KidTak) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KidTak\/status\/1801481871022559718?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 14, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Post Translation: <\/strong><em>(Top): Reception- this 808 plushie is not in good shape. (Bottom): The Bandai Namco Future Research Center is very close by. Construction on the building started around the time we moved to Tamachi.<\/em>&nbsp;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The shock of the seemingly successful studio\u2019s closure reverberated through the video game industry, with fans, industry professionals and even other studios sending messages of support and condolences. For example, New Blood Interactive\u2019s billboard in Los Angeles <a href=\"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/los-angeles-billboard-shuttered-game-studios-tribute-summer-game-fest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">paid tribute<\/a> to recently closed studios including Tango Gameworks in the hours before Summer Game Fest kicked off last week. We <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/tango-gameworks-devs-express-regret-at-studio-closure-encourage-you-to-play-hi-fi-rush\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">previously reported<\/a> on how Tango Gameworks devs were expressing regret at the studio\u2019s closure while encouraging more people to play Hi-Fi Rush. It seems like the team really poured all their passion and creativity into what would be Tango Gamework\u2019s last ever award-winning game.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tango Gameworks was part of Microsoft-owned ZeniMax Asia K. K. and was located inside their office. The whole of ZeniMax Asia K.K, which published games under the Bethesda Softworks brand, has been shut down. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tango Gameworks closed its doors forever on June 14 2024. 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