Before being closed by Microsoft, Tango Gameworks had been working on Hi-Fi RUSH 2 for about 6 months

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Before being closed by Microsoft, Tango Gameworks had been working on Hi-Fi RUSH 2 for about 6 months

Last August, Krafton saved Tango Gameworks from disappearing, and in the process the goy the rights to Hi-Fi RUSH. In an interview with GamesIndustry.biz, Maria Park, the publisher's head of development, spoke at length about it all.

She began by stating that Krafton had only picked up the Hi-Fi RUSH franchise. The Evil Within and Ghostwire: Tokyo are still propierty of Microsoft. As for Hi-Fi RUSH 2, at the time of the takeover, the South Korean publisher saw a six-month-old version of the game.

Development was then put on hold following the acquisition of the license and in order to transfer tools and assets between Microsoft and Krafton.

Source: gamesindustry.biz

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