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Microsoft's mystifying mismanagement | This Week in Business

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MAY 10, 2024

The big news this week was Microsoft taking an axe to the ZeniMax studio system , shutting down Hi-Fi Rush developer Tango Gameworks, Redfall studio Arkane Austin, and Mighty Doom maker Alpha Dog Studios. Roundhouse Studios will also cease to exist, with Microsoft saying the team will join ZeniMax Online Studios. Read more

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Tango Gameworks' founder Shinji Mikami to leave the studio

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FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Tango Gameworks' founder and CEO Shinji Mikami is leaving the Evil Within studio. Mikami's departure was announced by Bethesda's senior vice president of development Todd Vaughn in a company-wide email. "I The news was reported by True Achievements , and then confirmed to the publication by Bethesda. Read more

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As Microsoft shuts down Tango Gameworks, I wonder why they shut it down instead of sell it / divest themselves from the company and let them be on their own. Why is shutting it down the first choice in this situation?

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MAY 8, 2024

Studio founder Shinji Mikami left Tango Gameworks about a year ago after shipping Hi Fi Rush; there may have been difficulty finding studio leadership to take over. Maybe they found a buyer, but that buyer couldn't get the money together fast enough and bailed. Maybe the studio leadership didn't want the studio to be sold.

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Microsoft's mystifying mismanagement | This Week in Business

Tango Gameworks' founder Shinji Mikami to leave the studio

As Microsoft shuts down Tango Gameworks, I wonder why they shut it down instead of sell it / divest themselves from the company and let them be on their own. Why is shutting it down the first choice in this situation?

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