EA might be "f**ing up" other studios, but not Hazelight, Fares says

Split Fiction's Josef Fares Has "Already Started" Next Game, Clarifies Relationship With EA

EA might be "f**ing up" other studios, but not Hazelight, Fares says

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Fares has directed four games so far, including Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, A Way Out, It Takes Two, and Split Fiction. It Takes Two has been the biggest success of the bunch, selling 23 million copies. Split Fiction had almost double the budget and has sold 2 million copies in its first week.

GameSpot's Split Fiction review scored the game a 10/10. The game is published by EA through its EA Originals program; it's the first EA-published game to reach 90 or above on Metacritic since 2012's Mass Effect 2.

All of Hazelight's games so far have been co-op titles. Fares said co-op will always be part of Hazelight's DNA, but he didn't rule out the possibility of the studio changing things up. "You never know what happens in the future. It's not impossible we look into single-player as well. But it would be done in a Hazelight way, with a Hazelight twist. It's not going to be your typical single-player game."

Also in the interview, Fares shed some light on Hazelight's relationship with EA. He confirmed that Hazelight does not pitch to EA. Instead, Hazelight says to EA, "We're going to do this," Fares said. "That's it. They have zero to say about what we are doing next."

Fares said it might be true that EA is "f**king up" its partnerships with other companies, but not Hazelight. They respect us. They respect what we do. I am very clear with them that they cannot interfere with what we do."

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This story originally appeared on: GameSpot - Author:UK GAG