Tango Gameworks’ founder Shinji Mikami to depart the studio

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Tango Gameworks’ founder and CEO Shinji Mikami is leaving the Evil Inside studio.


The information was reported by True Achievements, after which confirmed to the publication by Bethesda. Mikami’s departure was introduced by Bethesda’s senior vp of improvement Todd Vaughn in a company-wide e-mail.


“I’m writing right this moment to let that studio head Shinji Mikami has determined to depart Tango Gameworks within the coming months,” he mentioned. “Mikami-san has been a artistic chief and supportive mentor to younger builders at Tango for 12 years by means of his work on the Evil Inside franchise, Ghostwire: Tokyo, and naturally, Hello-Fi Rush.”

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In a press release to True Achievements confirming Mikami’s departure, Bethesda mentioned: “We want Mikami-san effectively sooner or later and are excited by what lies forward for the proficient builders at Tango.”


Mikami based Tango Gameworks in 2010 after over twenty years at Capcom and a short stint at PlatinumGames.


A producer by craft, he directed the unique Resident Evil and remained concerned within the franchise as much as 2005’s Resident Evil 4, which he additionally directed.


Quickly after Tango Gameworks’ creation, the studio was acquired by ZeniMax in October 2010, earlier than Microsoft bought Bethesda’s mother or father firm in 2020 for $7.5 billion.

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Tango’s debut title, The Evil Inside, launched in 2014, and was directed by Mikami. Sequel The Evil Inside 2 launched in 2017 and Tango Gameworks additionally launched Ghostwire: Tokyo in 2022.


The studio most not too long ago launched Hello-Fi Rush, a shock announcement and launch finally month’s Xbox and Bethesda Developer Direct Showcase.

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