Thu, Oct 28, 2010 | 15:26 BST
Boom: Zenimax buys Tango and Shinji Mikami
Zenimax just confirmed it’s bought Tango Gameworks and, with it, Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami.
“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.”
The studio, based in Tokyo, will stay under Mikami’s direction.
“Shinji Mikami has earned a stellar reputation as one of the industry’s finest game developers,” said Zenimax chief Robert Altman.
“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.”
Nothing was mentioned in the press release of any specific dev project. Mikami’s most recent title is Sega shooter Vanquish, developed at Platinum.
The move is the latest in a string of high profile buys for Zenimax, which include id Software and Arkane Studios.
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Tags: Shinji Mikami, Tango, ZeniMax
14 comments
#1
Blerk
28/10/10, 12:02 pm
Blimey. You know when you’ve been Tangoed.
#2
Johnny Cullen
28/10/10, 12:04 pm
#3
Robo_1
28/10/10, 12:04 pm
Good stuff, I’m glad to see the talent does still rise to the top.
#4
mescalineeyes
28/10/10, 12:05 pm
Does Zenimax have some sort of money-well?
#5
LePlatypus
28/10/10, 12:07 pm
Zenimax really are becoming big
#6
The_Red
28/10/10, 12:09 pm
Beware the Zenimax, your town could be next!
#7
Patrick Garratt
28/10/10, 12:16 pm
That is a seriously great buy for Bethesda.
#8
freedoms_stain
28/10/10, 12:17 pm
ZeniMax are well on their way to joining the ranks of the super-pubs.
It’s only a matter of time before we see yearly updates and shitty games put out “because we can”.
#9
pukem0n
28/10/10, 12:30 pm
how does that render the chances for a Vanquish sequel? is mikami still aloud to work with SEGA?
#10
Psychotech
28/10/10, 12:31 pm
does this mean Mikami has left Platinum?
#11
Michael O’Connor
28/10/10, 12:56 pm
This should be interesting.
#12
Erthazus
28/10/10, 1:15 pm
I don’t understand where Zenimax get so much money… Not much releases from them.
#13
Aimless
28/10/10, 1:23 pm
@12 They get money from outside investors, like these guys.
#14
freedoms_stain
28/10/10, 1:39 pm
If you look at the (scant) news section on the Zenimax website 2 of the 4 news stories relate to a total of $450 million outside investment in the company (the other 2 are their acquisitions of id and Arkane).