‘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 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.
Here’s how you can play GOTY-candidate Split Fiction for free
Split Fiction offers a special program that allows a user to play the entire adventure without paying a single dollar.
‘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.
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 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.
I played Split Fiction with my brother, and I found that it's a must-play co-op game
Hazelight Studios follows up It Takes Two with another stellar co-op experience, delivering genre-bending fun in Split Fiction.
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 ...
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.
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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 has been Steam Deck Verified
Hazelight Studios dropped the full PC specs and requirements for Split Fiction, including low-end settings and Steam Deck ...
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Is Split Fiction Denuvo protected?
While this increases the game's chances of being cracked at launch, Split Fiction will be launched without Denuvo. Looking for Crossword hints & solutions? Check out latest NYT Mini Crossword Answers, ...
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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 ...