Bethesda Softworks
This may finger like an unexpended weekend to make for Xbox Game Pass because it has been such a devastating week for Xbox . Itshuttered four studiosthat strike under Bethesda ’s umbrella , with Arkane Austin and Tango Gameworks being the most notable closures . Although it can be knotty to enjoy playing games during a time when the biz diligence is so clearly hurting , it also offers us an opportunity to search back at what these developers make and appreciate hard work . That ’s how I pick out the three statute title I ’m spotlighting today .
First is the last game from Tango Gameworks , a critically acclaimed rhythm - natural action biz that had the potential to be a fresh franchise for Microsoft had it not shut the studio apartment down . Then there ’s a Tango Gameworks title that ’s more in line with the studio apartment ’s repugnance roots and shows just how wide-ranging the studio ’s game turnout could be . While Arkane Austin ’s repute has been smirch byRedfall , the last first appearance on this list is a much good game from the company . It ’s a sci - fi immersive sim that play right into the studio apartment ’s bully strong suit before it tag the multiplayer game tendency .
Bethesda Softworks
Hi-Fi Rush
Tango Gameworks kick off 2023 with the surprise discharge ofHi - Fi Rush , a calendar method - action game unlike anything the studio apartment had made before . It follow a boy named Chai as he takes on an evil megacorporation called Vandelay Technologies after being cybernetically enhance and commingle with a medicine player by accident . It ’s a fun Saturday dawn cartoon romp with a quirky mold of characters , butHi - Fi Rushshines because of its vibrant visuals and combat . To be successful during combat , player ask to hit enemies on the beat , and it ’s surprisingly nonrational to get on the biz ’s rhythmic wavelength .
It ’s one of the practiced single - player first - party games Microsoft has released over the retiring decade . There ’s nothing else that plays quite like it out there , and the full risky venture is full of memorable moments , fantastic songs , and originative gameplay theme that are novel to see from a AAA publishing house like Bethesda . It ’s a disgrace Microsoft ’s management did not see the note value and potential ofHi - Fi Rushas a potential new pillar dealership , but you could by hand the game a shot on Xbox Game Pass this weekend .
Hi - Fi Rushis useable through Xbox Game Pass on PC and Xbox Series X / S. It ’s also available on PlayStation 5 .
Ghostwire: Tokyo
IfHi - Fi Rushdidn’t already bear witness how big of a personnel casualty shuttering Tango Gameworks is for Microsoft , thenGhostwire : Tokyoshould . This game , set in the titular metropolis after a supernatural consequence causes a flood of spirits to invade the metropolis and whisk aside the souls of its universe , is more in crinkle with Tango Gameworks ’ roots . The studio was ground in 2010 by Shinji Mikami , the creator of Resident Evil . The first two game it worked on wereThe Evil Withinand its sequel , which follow in Resident Evil ’s footsteps as survival of the fittest horror title . Ghostwire : Tokyo , on the other hand , was a risky play .
It is more of a revulsion action title with magical combat that plays out from a first - person view . First - person shooters where magic is the primary form of fighting are surprisingly rarefied , andGhostwire : Tokyois quite fun to play and a visual smasher to see at . It once again demonstrates how talented the developers at Tango Gameworks are .
Ghostwire : Tokyois uncommitted on PC and Xbox Series X / S through Game Pass . Originally a timed PS5 scoop , it ’s also usable on that platform .
Prey
Prior to its disastrous 2023 lamia multiplayer shooterRedfall , Arkane Austin made a fantastic sci - fi immersive sim plot . That plot wasPrey , which was unblock and became a bit of a rage classic in 2017 . Like any good immersive sim , Preygives players a mountain of dissimilar gameplay selection in terms of how they want to explore the exquisitely handcraft spaceship the biz is set on . Prey’seerie atm and worldbuilding are also immaculate , and the roguelike Mooncrash substance gives it some more rematch value .
This was a studio apartment that made top - notch single - histrion adventures , but Bethesda end up tasking it with chasing the multiplayer hot inspection and repair game vogue withRedfallrather than makingPrey 2or another original single - player immersive sim . The failure ofRedfalland the studio ’s subsequent law of closure will in all likelihood tarnish how Arkane Austin is remembered , but playing throughPreythis weekend can serve wait on as a admonisher that the studio apartment was still very capable of making neat games .
Preyis usable personal computer and Xbox One via Xbox Game Pass . you could also pick it up on PS4 .
