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As Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 makes Split Fiction boss concerned about a AA takeover, former Assassin's Creed lead says don't worry, it's an "absolute wasteland" for mid-budget funding

The Ubisoft veteran responds to Hazelight's Josef Fares

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Josef Fares Says EA Is Unfairly Cast as Gaming’s Villain

Everyone's favorite punching bag has a defender.

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Split Fiction director Josef Fares praises Nintendo, Rockstar and Naughty Dog for 'pushing the envelope of innovation with a AAA budget'

Split Fiction and It Takes Two director Josef Fares has commented on other AAA developers, saying that big-budget experiences can still be used to push innovation forward.

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Rockstar, Naughty Dog, and Nintendo are "pushing the envelope of innovation with a AAA budget," says Split Fiction director: "You can do a big AAA title but also take innovative risks"

"People are more scared. It's understandable. But it's proven that you can do it"

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"You can't do GTA for $10 million": Split Fiction director worries “AA games are taking over” after Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's success, as he “would not be able to live without a AAA title"

The industry should have Sandfall Entertainment and Rockstar Games

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In yet another victory lap for Hazelight Studios, Split Fiction just became the first videogame to get a design award from Swedish royalty

Josef Fares and co. took home the Excellent Swedish Design award to throw on their giant pile of accolades.

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Hazelight's Split Fiction sells over 4 million copies in 2 months

Josef Fares and team have certainly found a big niche.

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We Can Guess Exactly Who Sydney Sweeney Is Playing In The Next Big Gaming Film

Sydney Sweeney is cast for the just-announced TV spin off the the immensely popular co-op game 'Split Fiction'. We can already guess which player she is.

Inverse

'I'll believe it when I see it' says Josef Fares about a Split Fiction movie: 'There’s a lot of talks, but nothing happens'

Fares also doesn't know the status of the movie version of another Hazelight game, It Takes Two.

PC Gamer

Split-Fiction's Secret Level Has Been Beaten — Here's How To Try It Yourself

Split-Fiction's secret level, "Laser Hell," has been conquered by two speedrunners. Here's how to try it for yourself.

Inverse

A pair of Split Fiction players will be heading to Sweden for an early look at Hazelight's next game after completing a secret challenge so tough, some developers can 'barely' beat it

Hazelight boss Josef Fares said it, and apparently he meant it.

PC Gamer

Split Fiction players defeat secret challenge so tough that some of the devs themselves can "barely" complete it, and get rewarded with the promise of an early peek at the director's next game

With a free flight to Sweden thrown in, too

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'People like to hate EA, I don't know why': Split Fiction's Josef Fares says he has a good relationship with his publisher, but 'nobody believes' him

"Every publisher f**ks up now and then."

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Split Fiction and It Takes Two director is already "fully focused" on Hazelight's next game, which the studio started work on around a month ago: "It's quite early"

Josef Fares is already "super, super excited" about the studio's next project

GamesRadar

It Takes Two sold over 20 million copies and won GOTY, but Hazelight's Josef Fares says "all the numbers looked really, really bad" before the co-op studio became "this really big developer"

Don't give up on your dreams

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EA gets "so much s*** they don't deserve" according to Split Fiction director who says the oft-maligned publisher has always been "super good" to his studio

Josef Fares is a big EA fan

Inverse

2025's Unexpected Hit Game Takes Aim At Gaming's Most Controversial Trend

Like in many of feted indie developer Josef Fares’ games, the two characters find themselves linked together, through forces out of their control. It’s all symbolism for AI, Fares confirms to Inverse during our Game Changers interview.

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GamesRadar

"What the f*** is this?": Split Fiction's Josef Fares shuts down players upset by the game's two female protagonists

The It Takes Two director doesn't "care what's in between your legs"

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Split Fiction director says he'd "really appreciate" winning GOTY again, but if GTA 6 comes out in 2025 "it's going to be really tough" and he's fine with that because he's "a huge fan"

The It Takes Two studio's new co-op game is the highest rated game of 2025 so far

Evening Standard

Farting pigs, cyber ninjas and sand sharks: how a gaming studio from Stockholm conquered the co-op market

We chat to Hazelight’s founder Josef Fares about the biggest game of 2025 so far

Inverse

Game Director Josef Fares Calls Live Service And Micro-Transactions "Sad"

The game director has choice words for games that keep trying to get money from the player with small transactions, despite working in an industry where those business models are common practice.

GamesRadar

Split Fiction's Josef Fares thinks game devs should embrace AI: "I can understand the fact that some people could lose their jobs, but that goes for every new technology"

Fares has AI on his mind

PC Gamer

Josef Fares doesn't care what EA thinks, he'll never make a live service game: 'It will not happen with a Hazelight game, ever'

The Hazelight chief knows companies have to make money, but wants to see more developers focusing on "what they believe in."

International Business Times

Swedish Video Game Maker Wants Industry To Stop Chasing Money

Swedish-Lebanese filmmaker-turned-game-developer Josef Fares is on a mission to put storytelling first in video games, slamming money-driven designs for stifling creativity.

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