Resident Evil creator thought the studio he helped form "would be safe as long as they continued to make Hi-Fi Rush games," but Microsoft shut it down anyway
Sep. 6, 2024He feels “it worked out well in the end” after the studio was resurrected by Krafton
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Resident Evil creator and Tango Gameworks founder Shinji Mikami has spoken further about the closure and resurrection of the studio he created, which he thought “would be safe” following his departure as long as it continued making Hi-Fi Rush games.
“I had thought the studio would be safe as long as they continued to make Hi-Fi Rush games. That’s one of the reasons I left Tango Gameworks,” he explains. “So I was surprised when the studio was closed down.”
However, good news came last month when it was announced thatPUBG publisher Krafton had struck a “strategic deal"to acquire both Tango Gameworks and the Hi-Fi Rush IP, resurrecting the studio and re-hiring around 50 members of staff. With that in mind, Mikami feels “it worked out well in the end.”
He adds: “I was reminded that if you make a good game, someone will pick it up. The hard work of the Hi-Fi Rush development team led to a new chapter for the company. I think that for a development studio, making a good game is more directly related to survival than making a popular game.”
Xbox says Hi-Fi Rush was a success “in all key measurements” amid rumors of poor sales.
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