Tango Gameworks Founder Shinji Mikami Finally Speaks Out About His Departure
Shinji Mikami has finally broken his silence on why he left the studio he founded, Tango Gameworks, last year. According to Mikami, it was for a variety reasons–and he actually wanted to leave much earlier than he did.
In an interview with Byking (translated by Automaton), Mikami stated he actually wanted to leave back in 2015 but only stayed because he felt responsible for fostering young talent in Tango Gameworks. This meant creating smaller games with shorter development cycles.
Mikami explained that when ZeniMax acquired Tango Gameworks all the way back in 2010, he was only the CEO for half a year. With the acquisition, Tango Gameworks became more of a department within the wider company rather than its own entity. As a result, he held a producer title, but wasn’t the executive producer of anything.