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Tango Gameworks

Japanese video game development company

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January 1 2025	Tango Gameworks is incorporated as Tango Gameworks Inc. to formally join Krafton. Krafton CEO Reveals Reason For Buying Tango Gameworks gamerant.com Krafton acquires Tango Gameworks and Hi-Fi Rush IP from Xbox \| GamesIndustry.biz www.gamesindustry.biz
August 12 2024	Krafton acquires Tango Gameworks, bringing back around 50 of the original 105 staff members and acquiring the rights to Hi-Fi Rush. KRAFTON Strengthens Global Presence Through Strategic Integration of Tango Gameworks and Hi-Fi RUSH IP \| KRAFTON www.krafton.com KRAFTON acquires Tango Gameworks, Hi-FI RUSH IP - Gematsu www.gematsu.com
June 14 2024	Tango Gameworks is officially closed by Microsoft. mezha.media Hi-Fi Rush studio saved from Microsoft shutdown \| The Verge www.theverge.com
May 2024	Microsoft Gaming announces plans to close Tango Gameworks, sparking widespread criticism. Microsoft Closes Tango Gameworks Studio - News - Anime News Network www.animenewsnetwork.com Microsoft Closes Redfall Developer Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi Rush Developer Tango Gameworks, and More in Devastating Cuts at Bethesda - IGN www.ign.com
February 2023	Bethesda Softworks announces that Shinji Mikami will leave Tango Gameworks in the coming months. Resident Evil Creator Shinji Mikami Reveals Why He Left Tango Gameworks gamerant.com Resident Evil director Shinji Mikami explains why he left Tango Gameworks and founded Kamuy - AUTOMATON WEST automaton-media.com
January 25 2023	Tango Gameworks announces and releases Hi-Fi Rush during the Xbox and Bethesda Developer_Direct. Hi-Fi RUSH \| Xbox www.xbox.com famiboards.com
March 2022	Tango Gameworks releases the mobile game Hero Dice, which is shut down five months later. Tango Gameworks is shutting down its mobile game, Hero Dice - www.videogamer.com ‘Hero Dice’ From ‘Ghostwire Tokyo’ Developer Tango Gameworks Is a New Mobile Game Coming to Japan This Spring – TouchArcade toucharcade.com
March 2021	ZeniMax Media is acquired by Microsoft, making Tango Gameworks Microsoft's first Japanese development studio. Microsoft to acquire ZeniMax Media and its game publisher Bethesda Softworks - Stories news.microsoft.com Microsoft Announces Plan To Acquire ZeniMax Media, with Deal Set to Close in 2021 www.prnewswire.com
September 2019	Ikumi Nakamura resigns from Tango Gameworks after nine years. Ikumi Nakamura won E3. Now she wants to fix the games industry www.inverse.com Ikumi Nakamura Talks About Her New Studio While Exploring Spooky Buildings kotaku.com
June 2019	Shinji Mikami and creative director Ikumi Nakamura announce Ghostwire: Tokyo at E3. 'Ghostwire Tokyo' Latest Title From Shinji Mikami Studio Tango Gameworks variety.com The star of E3 2019 is leaving her big Bethesda game, GhostWire: Tokyo \| Polygon www.polygon.com
2017	The studio releases 'The Evil Within 2', the sequel to their debut game, published by Bethesda Softworks for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. The Evil Within 2 E3 2017 Experience bethesda.net The Evil Within 2 review: Open-ended fright - Ars Technica arstechnica.com
2014	Tango Gameworks releases their first game 'The Evil Within', a survival horror game published by Bethesda Softworks across multiple platforms including PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox 360, and Xbox One.
August 2014	Tango Gameworks moves from Aomi to the Shibaura district in Tokyo.
November 2010	Composer Masafumi Takada, artist Naoki Katakai, and programmer Shinichiro Ishikawa join Tango Gameworks.
October 28 2010	Bethesda Softworks and ZeniMax Media announce their acquisition of Tango Gameworks.
May 2010	Shigenori Nishikawa, director of MadWorld, joins Tango Gameworks.
March 1 2010	Shinji Mikami, aged 44, founds Tango Gameworks in Odaiba, Tokyo with a team of twelve developers, moving from his previous office in Osaka.