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Opposite Day? | "We don't think Hi-Fi Rush 2 is going to make us money," Krafton boss says, possibly winning the award for the strangest thing to come out of a CEO's mouth in 2024

"I know it's not a game a lot of studios were making, and we have to keep trying [that approach]."

Sept. 19, 2024 Mark Warren

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Good News | Huzzah! PUBG's publisher has saved Tango Gameworks and Hi-FI Rush - but The Evil Within and Ghostwire Tokyo are sticking with Microsoft

The Tango team - expected to meet unemployment - have all had their jobs saved.

Aug. 12, 2024 Connor Makar

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Sigh | Wondering why Xbox shut down Hi-Fi Rush's studio? Matt Booty says he won't say, then implies leadership change might be a factor

"I won’t get into the real nitty-gritty details on what went into the decision", says man about to allude to things that might have gone into a decision.

June 21, 2024 Mark Warren

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Tough Decisions | Phil Spencer: "Running a sustainable business" the reason why Xbox closed multiple beloved Bethesda game studios

"We will continue to invest in what we're trying to go do in Xbox."

June 10, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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Halo Again | Looks like Xbox is making Halo: Combat Evolved again, but this time it might also come to PS5

A fresh remaster is reportedly in the works.

June 7, 2024 Mark Warren

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THE BAND PLAYED ON | Hi-Fi Rush encores with final update featuring bug fixes and smoother rhythm for its bittersweet, farewell performance

Sing a song, play along, boost your spirits, come on, let's hear it!

May 15, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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TONGUE TIED | As Xbox shutters studios, old documentary clips that highlight problems with how Microsoft handles its developers are resurfacing

Following a week with plenty of foot-in-mouth c-suite moments at Xbox, some older ones are returning to the fore.

May 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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LOVE BOMBING | Hi-Fi-Rush and The Evil Within games being "positive" review bombed on Steam in wake of Microsoft's closure of Tango Gameworks

Review bombs are usually a bad thing, but this is different.

May 10, 2024 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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A RUSH, A PUSH | Xbox's Hi-Fi Rush has that Dreamcast era vibe, and it was one of the best games of 2023

Last year's Xbox Game Pass surprise drop has a really retro feel to it – and it was something fresh, bold, and exciting for the industry.

May 9, 2024 Alex Donaldson

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THROW THE BABY OUT | Xbox reveals desire for smaller award winning games shortly after closing studio behind Hi-Fi Rush

Revealed to staff during an internal town hall- Matt Booty points to the companies' future goals.

May 9, 2024 Connor Makar

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MICROSOFT | Microsoft to shut down Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, and more due to a "reprioritization of titles and resources"

Those two studios and more to be shuttered in a shocking and sudden development.

May 7, 2024 Connor Makar

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THE SHIITAKE SHOW | The problem with Xbox is that you don’t need an Xbox, and that's a hard circle to square

Xbox Anywhere, except under your TV where it's supposed to be.

Feb. 26, 2024 Jim Trinca

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GETTING PHYSICAL | Both Pentiment and Hi-Fi Rush are getting physical versions soon!

Whether you're on the PS5, Xbox Series X/S, or Switch, one of these shiny new editions could be yours.

Feb. 22, 2024 Connor Makar

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ZOMB-EEE, LOOK HERE | Surprise, Dead Island 2 has quietly landed on Xbox Game Pass

Just in case there wasn’t enough Xbox news this week.

Feb. 22, 2024 Mark Warren

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YES, AN XBOX THING | Grounded is coming to Nintendo Switch in April this year

Ooh, Xbox thing!

Feb. 21, 2024 Mark Warren

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DIRECT TO YOUR EYES | Watch today's Nintendo Direct here

Tune in for a look at some games coming to Switch soon.

Feb. 21, 2024 Mark Warren

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IT NEVER ENDS | Yes, a Nintendo Direct is coming tomorrow, so of course everyone's talking about Xbox again

Oh, and there’s also a Pokemon Presents coming next week, which is cool.

Feb. 20, 2024 Mark Warren

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EVERY SCREEN | Xbox stands by its hardware while pushing its games can be "accessed across any screen"

Every screen is an Xbox, as reports stated was the message earlier this month.

Feb. 15, 2024 Mark Warren

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VERY PODDERS | Good news, Phil Spencer's very important Xbox business update is coming this Thursday...via a podcast

Here comes the big news we’d been promised by Microsoft, in a format we all expected.

Feb. 13, 2024 Mark Warren

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SOON(TM) | Don't worry, Phil Spencer says Xbox will address all your very urgent questions about exclusivity...next week

No time like the present, eh Xboxers?

Feb. 6, 2024 Mark Warren

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JUST BREATHE, OK? | Even this Baldur’s Gate 3 dev thinks that Xbox porting games to PS5 is a good thing, so calm down

That video game box you bought is going to be ok, even if someone else gets to play Indiana Jones too.

Feb. 5, 2024 Mark Warren

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ROCK ON | Hi-Fi Rush on PS5 and Switch looks more likely, and for once it's not Phil Spencer's t-shirt that gave it away

It would be mighty night if 2023's Game of the Year made its way to other platforms. Just saying.

Feb. 2, 2024 Connor Makar

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WHAT A RUSH | Xbox exclusive rumor suggests Nintendo Switch is getting 2023's Game of the Year

No, it's not Starfield.

Jan. 8, 2024 Oisin Kuhnke

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B-COME AS YOU ARE | Forget triple-A GOTYs, 2023 was year of the ‘B game’

2023 is the year B games became comfortable being themselves, and confident enough that there’s an audience who wanted just that.

Dec. 31, 2023 Sherif Saed

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TANGOED | Bethesda's masterpiece is our Game of the Year 2023

That's right, it's Hi-Fi Rush!

Dec. 24, 2023 Connor Makar

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ENCORE | Hi Fi Rush struck a chord with its Game Pass stealth drop – here’s how Tango Gameworks made music matter

Director John Johanas speak to us about the origin of the idea, the gruelling task of using licensed music , and Game Pass.

April 17, 2023 Connor Makar

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HORROR LEGEND | Resident Evil creator, Shinji Mikami, is reportedly leaving Tango Gameworks

Mikami founded Tango Gameworks in 2010.

Feb. 23, 2023 Kelsey Raynor

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PIVOT | VG247's The Best Games Ever Podcast – Ep.38: The best game you'd never believe was from that developer

Sometimes a game developer just goes off-piste, and the results are wonderful.

Feb. 10, 2023 Jim Trinca

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Feel. The. Beat. | Hi-Fi Rush is a rhythm-action game from Tango Gameworks and it's out now

Beat up your enemies to music.

Jan. 25, 2023 Stephany Nunneley-Jackson

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