When Hazelight starts in the next game, Split Fiction Dev calls EA a “good companion”

Hazelight Director Josef Fares took the time to clear the air of his studio relationship with EA while promising Need two and Split novel The developers are already working on the next game.

The creativity behind it The infamous “Oscar” line In an interview, talked about Hazelight's past, present and future Every podcast friend. For those who love split novels, the studio’s recently acclaimed collaborative adventure, he said the team is already putting together some of the early ideas.

“For me, every time the game comes up, I’m kind of like ‘Okay, that’s the next thing.” “It’s a little special.

Fares refuse to share too much about Hazelight's mysterious next title title, what it means or what kind of game it will be, mainly because the work started about a month ago. Hazelight is known for its marks left in the co-op games, but for the moment, we have to wait at least a few years before we hear how it plans to focus on the split novel.

“There’s a reason I can’t talk about the next game because it’s still early.” “You know, on Hazelight, we’re not over three or four years.

The story of two studios

Over the past seven years, Hazelight has collaborated with publisher EA for several titles. While like a way out, two games are needed to secure the studio’s position as an industry-leading developer, Fares said the company has a “zero” opinion in games developers choose to develop.

“It's something people don't understand: EA is a supporter we don't sell to them,” he explained. “We said, 'We're going to do that.' That's it.

While EA has a different reputation as a publisher, Fares said his experience with EA was largely positive, as Hazelight offered a charge for what was next.

“With that being said, I have to say, they are a great companion,” Fares added. “No one believed me, they said, yes, yes.’ Look, I don’t know about other developers, they respect our work.

Split Fiction can easily cement its position as another hazy success story in more ways. Although it quickly pushed critics' high ratings (IGN's Split Novel Review Returns 9/10), it also managed to sell 1 million copies in just 48 hours 2 million copies In just one week. This means that More than the previous one Title, two, two 20 million copies sold As of October 2024.

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