Hello-Fi Rush and Ghostwire: Tokyo developer Tango Gameworks has revealed that it is nonetheless seeking to make “distinctive and fascinating” video games following its acquisition by PUBG writer Krafton earlier this 12 months.
In an interview with Japanese information platform 4Gamer (with further reporting and translation by Automaton Media), Tango Gameworks execs Colin Mack, John Johanas, and Kazuaki Egashira focus on their studio’s future and its strategy to creativity.
As a reminder, Microsoft washed its palms of Tango (alongside Redfall developer Arkane Austin) earlier this 12 months, main many to consider that the studio’s days have been executed. Nevertheless, Krafton then swept in to buy Tango Gameworks, in addition to the Hello-Fi Rush IP.
Within the interview, Egashira confirms that Tango Gameworks’ total purpose is “nonetheless IP creation”, and that somewhat than making artistic choices, Krafton’s half in issues is to assist Tango “develop”.
That seems to be a sentiment echoed by Krafton itself, by the way. Again in September, CEO Changhan Kim stated he did not suppose Hello-Fi Rush 2 can be a worthwhile endeavor, however that his firm desires to “attempt one thing new” and take dangers, which is a somewhat refreshing outlook.
Johanas chips in by saying that he desires Tango to be someplace folks consider video games as “their child” somewhat than as “some job to be executed”, and Mack says Tango’s purpose is to proceed to create “distinctive and fascinating video games” for the studio’s followers.
In brief, in case you have been apprehensive that Krafton would rework Tango right into a sequel mill or a DLC producer for PUBG: Battlegrounds, then it appears such as you needn’t fear; the purpose for the time being seems to be to let the studio retain its distinctive id.
In fact, the interview stops in need of Tango saying precisely what it is engaged on subsequent, though we do know that there are plans to develop Hello-Fi Rush, so we could effectively get a sequel announcement within the subsequent couple of years.
For now, although, relaxation assured that no matter Tango does subsequent, it is more likely to come out of leftfield in an analogous method to their earlier tasks. Keep tuned for extra.