Tango Gameworks developer documents the studio’s final day

Tango Gameworks staffer Takeo Kido has documented the Hi-Fi Rush developer's last day.The Tokyo-based studio was shuttered by parent company Microsoft in May. Other studios including Arkane Austin and Alpha Dog Games were also closed. Microsoft announced 1,900 layoffs in January 2024 following its $68.7 billion merger with Activision Blizzard. Those studio closures followed shortly after.A sobering X thread shared by Kido revealed the Tango team spent their remaining hours together feasting on pizza in studio that resembled an apartment on moving day. His final post was a photograph of the Tango logo on an office wall. "Farewell," he wrote.The thread is a brief window into the lives of those who dedicated themselves to making games before having the rug yanked out from under them. A gimpse at the very real, human impact of the layoffs and closures that have become all too commonplace across the game industry.Boxes filled with Tango Gamesworks work machines"I realized today that I had sent the remote equipment back to the company with the Bluetooth adapter plugged in, but I don't know where it is, so I'm not sure…" / Image via Takeo Kido

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