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Seems like another success for Hazelight.

Hazelight Studios really seems to have found their groove in these co-op releases. Together with Electronic Arts, Hazelight announced that their latest co-op adventure, Split Fiction, has already sold over 1 million copies in its first 48-hours of availability. That sounds like a decent start for the game. It follows word from Hazelight that their previous game, It Takes Two, sold over 23 million copies in total since its release in 2021. Sp...

The latest co-op adventure from Hazelight.

Hazelight Studios is back again with another co-op adventure. The studio that brought you It Takes Two, the game that sold over 23 million copies and won multiple Game of the Year awards, is back today with Split Fiction.

Split Fiction is available for $49.99 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam, Epic Games Store, and EA app. While this is a co-op only game, both players do not need to own the game. Thanks to the Friend's...

Steam Deck and potato PC certified.

Hazelight Studios' new co-op adventure is nearly here. With a March 6 release date, you've probably been wondering what sort of PC hardware you would need to run this game on your personal home computer entertainment system.

Thankfully, the system requirements are extremely reasonable. The CPU minimum requirements include either the Intel i5 6600K or the AMD Ryzen 5 2600K. The minimum GPU requirements are just as forgiving, with players...

Friends play for free!

A new trailer for Split Fiction is available today. Hazelight shows off the Friend's Pass that allows players to share the co-op game with a friend for free. Yep, you just need one copy of the game between the two of you. ...

Another potential co-op banger is coming soon from Hazelight.

Hazelight founder Josef Fares announced that their newest co-op adventure, Split Fiction, has officially gone gold! This means that the game is feature complete and ready for its release on March 6. Fares made the big announcement early in the afternoon on January 27th.

To go along with this milestone, Hazelight released a trailer for Split Fiction. This is the second time we've gotten a look at the game that...

Another peak into the creative mind of Josef Fares.

Josef Fares, founder of Hazelight, took to the stage at The Game Awards to unveil his newest upcoming action-adventure cooperative title. If you liked the award-winning It Takes Two or their previous title, A Way Out, then get ready for Split Fiction.

Split Fiction will put players into the shoes of contrasting writers Mio and Zoe as they work together through a mix of sci-fi and fantasy worlds. Each character is trying...

Hatelight says that they are "absolutely stunned" at the game's success.

It Takes Two has surpassed 5 million copies sold. This includes over two million sales since October, meaning that about three million copies were sold between the game's launch on March 26, 2021 through October 2021. The continued strong sales through the end of the year were probably helped a bit after the game won Game of the Year at The Game Awards.

In addition to the GOTY win, It Takes...

A complete list of all of the winners from TGAs.

The Game Awards 2021 were held this past Thursday. If you missed some or all of it, I can't blame you. The show, including pre-show, came near the four-hour mark. It featured a bunch of new trailers for games, TV shows, and movies. It included some musical performances that I largely zoned out on while they were going on. It also featured some awards here and there.

It also featured a lot of Geoff Keighley. One of the first...

Developer Hazelight has been forced to abandon their trademark.

The stellar co-op title, It Takes Two, has been caught up in a trademark claim from Grand Theft Auto's parent company, Take-Two Interactive. It Takes Two is the latest release from Hazelight, the studio founded by Josef "Fuck the Oscars" Fares.

It Takes Two is a widely acclaimed co-op puzzle adventure title that focuses on parents who are getting divorced. Putting it that way is really doing the...

It takes two to make a thing go right.

Hazelight Studios and EA just released their co-op adventure game It Takes Two on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Origin and Steam. It Takes Two ups the co-op ante by allowing two people to play locally or online together through a unique platforming adventure.

Players will play as either Cody or May, a couple on the verge of divorce that must learn to work together, overcome their differences,...

The core team behind Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons has formed a new studio, Hazelight Studios. The studio will make use of Unreal Engine 4 for...