{"id":35380,"date":"2024-08-13T18:18:48","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T09:18:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=35380"},"modified":"2024-08-23T16:53:57","modified_gmt":"2024-08-23T07:53:57","slug":"tango-gameworks-founder-shinji-mikami-expresses-relief-about-krafton-taking-in-staff-after-closure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/tango-gameworks-founder-shinji-mikami-expresses-relief-about-krafton-taking-in-staff-after-closure\/","title":{"rendered":"Tango Gameworks founder Shinji Mikami expresses relief about Krafton taking in staff after closure\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It was recently <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/tango-gameworks-taken-over-and-revived-by-pubg-publisher-krafton-with-plans-to-expand-hi-fi-rush-ip\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">announced<\/a> that South Korean publisher Krafton would be taking over Tango Gameworks, saving the studio from demise after Microsoft announced its closure in May this year. Krafton also stated that they would be welcoming Tango\u2019s former employees, with Microsoft supporting the transition.\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\">\u30bf\u30f3\u30b4\u30b9\u30bf\u30c3\u30d5\u306e\u5f15\u53d6\u308a\u624b\u304c\u898b\u3064\u304b\u3063\u305f\u3088\u3046\u3067\u826f\u304b\u3063\u305f<\/p>&mdash; \u4e09\u4e0a\u3000\u771f\u53f8 (@shinji_mikami) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/shinji_mikami\/status\/1823268927029567631?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Shinji Mikami, the original founder of Tango Gameworks, addressed the news in a brief comment on his personal X account, expressing relief that his former colleagues have found a new employer. Mikami left Tango Gameworks in 2023, two years after the studio\u2019s parent company was acquired by Microsoft. This was not an easy decision for the creator either, as he previously mentioned <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/resident-evil-director-shinji-mikami-explains-why-he-left-tango-gameworks-and-founded-kamuy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wanting to leave for eight years<\/a> before finally doing so. A feeling of responsibility towards the young creators under his wing prolonged his stay.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite his departure, Mikami <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/shinji_mikami\/status\/1787977411449270600\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">seemed shaken<\/a> by the sudden news of Tango\u2019s closure, which Xbox executives have vaguely hinted at being related to the loss of leadership.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, with Krafton\u2019s decision to take in the studio, the development staff have not been abandoned, and what\u2019s more, they get to work on a new title in the Hi-Fi Rush IP, which Krafton has acquired the rights to.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tango Gameworks founder Shinji Mikami made a brief comment in response to Krafton&#8217;s acquisition of the studio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":35382,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-35380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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