While Hi-Fi Rush created a surprise just a few weeks ago, its Tango Gameworks studio will have to say goodbye to its President and founder, the spirited Shinji Mikami, also known for being the creator of the Resident Evil saga, when he worked at Capcom. The announcement was first relayed by the True Achievements site, which obtained a copy of an email sent to employees of Bethesda Softworks, announcing Mikami’s departure. Faced with this leak, Bethesda Softworks has decided to formalize the news by means of a tweet to confirm that the departure of Shinji Mikami will take place in a few months.
—Bethesda (@bethesda) February 23, 2023
We remember that Tango Gameworks had been bought just a few months after its creation in 2010, which had made it possible to produce the two episodes of The Evil Within, but also a certain Ghostwire: Tokyo which did not have the expected success. . The reasons for his departure were obviously not mentioned, but it could only be that the Japanese game designer wishes to find a new independence after 13 years of collaboration with an American company. We remember that Shinji Mikami had expressed regret for not having made the game he wanted since leaving PlatinumGames where he had worked on a certain Vanquish. At 53, it’s not too late for him to realize his last dream…
