Mikami left Tango Gameworks- the ZeniMax owned studio he founded in 2010 - in February last year.
Then, earlier this year, hefounded a new company called Kamuy.
Tango Gameworks encountered financial difficulties soon after it was founded and was swiftly acquired by ZeniMax Media.
The name of the company is ZeniMax Asia K.K."
As such, Tango Gameworks was simply a brand within the company.
So why did he eventually leave?
That would mean shorter cycles between projects, as well as unique, smaller-scale games.
A second reason is to move away from the survival horror genre for which he’s best known.
He therefore decided to start a new company, Kamuy, with which to achieve his plans.
Tango Gameworks created games such asThe Evil Within,Ghostwire: Tokyo, andHi-Fi Rush.
As ZeniMax was acquired by Microsoft in 2021, Tango is the first Japanese studio in its portfolio.
03, and God Hand among others.
