‘Split Fiction’ is a dazzling leader in the revival of two-player gaming
Hazelight Studios’ sci-fi fantasy adrenaline rush “Split Fiction” is the most ambitious project yet for Josef Fares, director of inventive co-op games.
Split Fiction director Josef Fares predicts Game of the Year – and it’s not his game
Split Fiction director Josef Fares has revealed the game he expects to win Game of the Year, and it’s not his game.
'Split Fiction' director wants video games to bring people together
Josef Fares is passionate about cooperative video games. The Lebanese Swedish director has built a studio focused on making games that can only be played by two people.
'Split Fiction' Is Peak Co-Op Gaming, But Skip the Cutscenes
Coincidentally, the year Halo Infinite debuted was when the co-op revival truly began. In 2021, It Takes Two—a co-op adventure that I can only describe as Toy Story for the newly divorced—won Game of the Year and put Hazelight Studios on the map.
Split Fiction: the new co-op adventure from Hazelight Studios and Josef Fares that points to be a GOTY contender
Split Fiction, the new co-op game from Hazelight Studios, shows incredible maturity in its gameplay mechanics.
Inside Hazelight at the climax of Split Fiction’s development, you can see how the seeds of a Game of the Year are sown
"The games industry shouldn’t be only about the money," says Josef Fares, drawing a line in the sand regarding how his studio approaches making games.
‘Split Fiction’ Is a Mind-Bending 2 Player Triumph: Video Game Review
When Hazelight Studios founder Josef Fares first announced “Split Fiction” at last year’s Game Awards, he wasn’t exactly humble: “We say, ‘We fuck shit up without fucking up.’ This time, it’s some next-level shit.
Split Fiction doesn’t need to be original when the co-op play is this good
Split Fiction, the new game from It Takes Two developer Hazelight Studios, doesn’t do anything particularly new. The game is a straightforward co-op adventure that strings together disparate sci-fi and fantasy games like links on a chain.
Split Fiction review: "Cements Hazelight as the master of co-op games"
It's something that's at the core of Split Fiction – the latest game from co-op specialist Hazelight (It Takes Two, A Way Out) – where corporate greed is literally sucking inspiration directly from creatives.
Is Split Fiction One of the Best Co Op Games Ever?
Review of Hazelight's Split Fiction
Playing Split Fiction with my mum, I was slingshotted back to the past
For as long as I can remember, I was playing through levels of Crash Bandicoot and Spyro the Dragon, and passing off the controller when it got too hard, or I couldn’t figure out a particular challenge.
Leap Between Sci-Fi and Fantasy Worlds in Split Fiction, an All-New Co-op Adventure From Hazelight and EA Originals
The co-op masterminds are back! Today, Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) and Hazelight Studios invite players to embark on an ...
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Split Fiction: Complete Notebook Walkthrough (Side Story)
The Notebook is the last Side Story in Level 4, portraying Zio and Mio as characters from a drawing inside a notebook. Here’s ...
‘Monster Hunter Wilds’ Dethroned In 2025’s Top 10 List By A New Game
Monster Hunter Wilds had about a week or so as 2025’s best-scored video game, but now a new, much smaller title has come ...
Split Fiction Review
By the broadest definition, Split Fiction is a platformer. To simply label it as such without further explanation, however, ...
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Split Fiction: Farmlife Side Story Guide
The Farmlife side story in Split Fiction revolves around a story inside the head of seven-year-old Zoe. The duo now take the ...
Farting pigs, cyber ninjas and sand sharks: how a gaming studio from Stockholm conquered the co-op market
Josef Fares, head of Hazelight Studios, is a busy man at the best of times. But this week, it’s a surprise he’s even managed ...
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Video game auteur’s latest two-player tale is another bizarre hit
Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Director Josef Fares is most well known for two things: giving improvised and expletive-laden speeches at The Game Awards, and helming ...
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Hazelight Studios Will Never Use Microtransactions in Its Games
It Take Two developer Hazelight Studios comments on the possibility of a sale and makes a firm stance against ...