Tango Gameworks has now been renamed to Tango Gameworks Inc. The announcement comes as the company formally joins KRAFTON, who saved the studio from closure in 2024. The acquisition includes the rights to the Hi-Fi Rush IP, and does not include The Evil Within or Ghostwire: Tokyo. Check out the announcement post from the newly christened Tango Gameworks Inc. below:
— Tango Gameworks (EN) (@TangoGameworks) January 1, 2025
Recently, Maria Park, the KRAFTON head of corporate development, teased their plans for the upcoming release of Hi-Fi Rush 2. She states that, before KRAFTON saved Tango Gameworks from closure, they were already working on a six-month build of the sequel.
While it is currently on-hold as Microsoft transfers all the appropriate assets, Park says that they want to make sure that the sequel honors the anticipation from fans, according to Park’s interview at Gamesindustry.biz.
Specifically, she states that “some of the feedback about Hi-Fi Rush was that some people felt it was [just] going through factories, so now they want to give a more open world type of experience. I don’t think it’s going to be completely open world, but a more dynamic environment [that] you play in. Also, having more advanced technology applied to the rhythm action so that it feels more synchronised.”
She also states that there’s a chance that the original Hi-Fi Rush could receive more DLC. Further, it might also be available on the Nintendo Switch, since Tango Gameworks really wants this version to release. Lastly, Hi-Fi Rush is available now on PC, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5.
