#Tango Alpha Tango

[gremlins-hotel]

Hallelujah! Holy shit! Where's the Tylenol!?

[nbdotav]

Seriously fucking devastated to hear about Bethesda and Microsoft closing down Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks and Alpha Dog Games. These studios have made some of my favourite games of all time and have always put out unique and interesting games. Fuck all this God damn corporate greed and I hope that everyone affected by this can quickly get back up on their feet quickly. </3

[demifiendrsa]

Bethesda Softworks will close Redfall developer Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi RUSH and The Evil Within developer Tango Gameworks, as well as Alpha Dog Games and Roundhouse Studios, according to a companywide email sent out by Microsoft Gaming president of game content and studios Matt Booty this morning.

Full email

Today I’m sharing changes we are making to our Bethesda and ZeniMax teams. These changes are grounded in prioritizing high-impact titles and further investing in Bethesda’s portfolio of blockbuster games and beloved worlds which you have nurtured over many decades.

To double down on these franchises and invest to build new ones requires us to look across the business to identify the opportunities that are best positioned for success. This reprioritization of titles and resources means a few teams will be realigned to others and that some of our colleagues will be leaving us.

Here are the changes going into effect:

Arkane Austin – This studio will close with some members of the team joining other studios to work on projects across Bethesda. Arkane Austin has a history of making impactful and innovative games and it is a pedigree that everyone should be proud of. Redfall‘s previous update will be its last as we end all development on the game. The game and its servers will remain online for players to enjoy and we will provide make-good offers to players who purchased the “Hero” downloadable content.

Alpha Dog Studios – This studio will also close. We appreciate the team’s creativity in bringing DOOM to new players. Mighty DOOM will be sunset on August 7 and we will be turning off the ability for players to make any purchases in the game.

Tango Gameworks – Tango Gameworks will also close. We are thankful for their contributions to Bethesda and players around the world. Hi-Fi RUSH will continue to be available to players on the platforms it is today.

Roundhouse Games – The team at Roundhouse Games will be joining ZeniMax Online Studios (ZOS). Roundhouse has played a key role in many of our recent game launches and bringing them into ZOS to work on The Elder Scrolls Online will mean we can do even more to grow the world that millions of players call home.

With this consolidation of our Bethesda studio teams, so that we can invest more deeply in our portfolio of games and new IP, a small number of roles across select Bethesda publishing and corporate teams will also be eliminated.

Those whose roles will be impacted will be notified today, and we ask that you please treat your departing colleagues with respect and compassion. We will provide our full support to those who are impacted in today’s notifications and through their transitions, including severance benefits informed by local laws.

These changes are not a reflection of the creativity and skill of the talented individuals at these teams or the risks they took to try new things. I acknowledge that these changes are also disruptive to the various support teams across ZeniMax and Bethesda that bring our games to market. We are making these tough decisions to create capacity to increase investment in other parts of our portfolio and focus on our priority games.

Bethesda remains one of the key pillars of Xbox with a strong portfolio of amazing games and thriving communities. As we look to the future, there is an impressive line-up of games on the horizon. In 2024 alone we have Starfield “Shattered Space,” Fallout 76 “Skyline Valley,” Indiana Jones and The Great Circle, and The Elder Scrolls Online‘s “Golden Road.” As we align our plans and resources to best set ourselves up for success in this complex and changing industry, our teams across Arkane Lyon, Bethesda Game Studios, id Software, MachineGames, ZeniMax Online Studios, and the Bethesda publishing and corporate teams will be well-positioned to build new IP, explore new game concepts, and expand on our existing franchises.

—Matt

Messages from each studio

Arkane Austin

Tango Gameworks

Alpha Dog Games

[shisasan]

Naked Tango - Slaughterhouse Dance Scene

[spankymerve]

I think Phil Spencer should go jump off a bridge.

[hardcoregamer]

Awful News As Microsoft Closes Several Bethesda Studios

Well, yet again we have some extremely depressing news surrounding layoffs in the gaming industry, and with news that somehow hits even harder. Remember Hi-Fi Rush? You know, one of last year's most highly-acclaimed games that was nominated for several awards and surpassed three million players by the middle of the year? You know the studio behind it, Tango Gameworks, who put a ton of hard work into such a success and who we even selected as one of the year's best developers because of it? 

Read more!

[mayjackmayhem]

I contributed to this god awful fandom finally and it's only because I was pressured into it

Enjoy I guess, I plan on doing something else that isn't awful istg

[calpalsworld]

does anyone ever struggle with making the same character over and over again

[happywebdesign]

Alpha Tango

[mocktortis]

can't wait to name myself Alpha.

if you're transgender and need name ideas, may I direct you toward the nato alphabet because like. delta? november?? echo?? romeo is like the butchest name. please consider foxtrot. being named whiskey would be cool as hell. I know multiple transmascs who were a bit too into english lit and are named victor now. I've met people named sierra who were trans in every direction. maybe don't name yourself golf

[gremlins-hotel]

a return to form

[mercuriallily]

Not the person on the phone saying i for eye

[gremlins-hotel]

why's this russia so short? :thinking:

Your Ivan and Um... Grem's Alfred? ',:)

@the-gremlins-hotel

the art collab happened

[lethal-liability]

I wish tumblr would tell me why my audio file won't upload instead of giving me their stupid "oopsie-loopsie! Looks like we made a widdle error trying to upload this!"