Ghostwire Tokyo developer has a new game in development from The Evil Within 2 director

The Evil Within 2
(Image credit: Tango Gameworks)

Ghostwire: Tokyo developer Tango Gameworks is already working on a new game, even before its current project is out.

Appearing yesterday on Xbox's Tokyo Game Show 2021 presentation, Tango Gameworks co-founder Shinji Mikami casually revealed that the developer is already working on its next game. Specifically, Mikami revealed, The Evil Within 2 game director John Johanas is heading up this brand new project at the developer.

"Right now John is in the middle of working energetically on a new game," Mikami said during the presentation (via IGN). The long-time horror developer didn't elaborate at all on what this new game under The Evil Within 2 director could potentially be, however.

Still, it's nice to know that the director behind the excellent Evil Within 2 is back at Tango Gameworks. The Evil Within 2 was a genuinely brilliant horror sequel, combining open world adventures with violent combat and tense survival horror themes.

As for Ghostwire: Tokyo, the first-person horror-adventure game, is still on the horizon for PS5. Previously, Tango Gameworks's new project was slated to launch as a PS5 timed exclusive at some point in late 2021, but was delayed to launch at an unspecified point in early 2022 earlier this year in July. Ghostwire: Tokyo might be a timed PS5 exclusive, but it's hard to imagine Tango's next game under Johanas launching on PlayStation consoles, after Xbox's acquisition of Tango parent company Bethesda last year in 2020.

Check out our upcoming PS5 games guide for a complete overview of everything else on the way for Sony's new-gen console.

Hirun Cryer

Hirun Cryer is a freelance reporter and writer with Gamesradar+ based out of U.K. After earning a degree in American History specializing in journalism, cinema, literature, and history, he stepped into the games writing world, with a focus on shooters, indie games, and RPGs, and has since been the recipient of the MCV 30 Under 30 award for 2021. In his spare time he freelances with other outlets around the industry, practices Japanese, and enjoys contemporary manga and anime.

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