ZeniMax Media has announced the acquisition of Tango Gameworks, a deal that included hiring the venerable game developer Shinji Mikami. The well-known developer behind Resident Evil will continue to run Tango Gameworks, but under the banner of the ZeniMax Media group.
“It’s refreshing to find a publisher who understands, trusts, and supports the development of blockbuster games and works to make it a collaborative effort,” said Mikami. “The library of AAA franchise titles ZeniMax owns speaks for itself. We are very excited to be joining ZeniMax and working with a company that is dedicated to creating the best games ever made.”
“Shinji Mikami has earned a stellar reputation as one of the industry’s finest game developers,” said Robert Altman, Chairman and CEO of ZeniMax Media. “He has repeatedly created hit titles that have earned praise from fans and critics around the world. We share his vision for innovative, genre-defining games and look forward to working with Shinji and his team at Tango.”
Mikami founded Tango back in March of this year; the goal was to develop triple-A titles. The new deal will still keep Mikami as creative lead for all future projects within the studio.
Tango joins Bethesda, Arkane and id Software under the ZeniMax flag. Tango has yet to announce a current project at this time.
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October 28, 2010
Nice find. Mikami should breathe some variety into Zenimax & Bethesda.