Hazelight Working on Its Next Game
Fares shared the knowledge on the Friends Per Second podcast revealed Monday. The Split Fiction director stated the workforce at Hazelight was blissful and excited by the profitable launch of the sport earlier this month. But Fares is already looking forward to the subsequent sport.
“For me, personally, each time a sport is out, I’m form of carried out with it. I’m form of like, ‘Okay, now it is the subsequent factor,’” Fares stated on the podcast. “But this has been a bit further particular. I might say that it has been the best-received sport we’ve got carried out, however to be sincere, all people is tremendous blissful, however I’m so totally targeted and excited on the subsequent factor that we have already got began. Just wish to say that.”
The studio director stated he could not share particulars concerning the subsequent sport because it was nonetheless very early to disclose any data. But Hazelight is thought for making co-op video games, so the subsequent mission may comply with the identical path. Fares, too, stated on the podcast that co-op would at all times be a part of the studio’s DNA.
“There’s a motive why I can not discuss concerning the subsequent sport; it is as a result of it is fairly early,” Fares stated when requested about Hazelight’s subsequent mission. “You do know, at Hazelight, we do not work with video games greater than three or 4 years. Three or 4 years is just not so distant. Then we will discuss extra about it. I can not discuss it, it is method too early, however simply know this: we’re very, very, very, very excited right here,” he added.
Fares confirmed that work on the subsequent sport started round a month in the past, simply weeks forward of Split Fiction launch.
Hazelight’s Relationships With EA
The Hazelight founder additionally talked concerning the nature of the connection between the studio and its publishing accomplice Electronic Arts. All Hazelight video games — A Way Out, It Takes Two and Split Fiction — have been revealed underneath the EA Originals label. Fares stated that Hazelight would not pitch its initiatives to EA.
“EA is a supporter. We do not pitch video games to them. We say, ‘We’re going to do that.’ That’s it,” Fares defined. “They have zero, and I imply zero, factor to say about what we’re doing subsequent.
“With that stated, I’ve to say they’re a very good accomplice. Nobody believes me. Because no matter I say, they’re like ‘Yeah, yeah, it is EA.’ And look, I do not know something about what EA are doing to others. Maybe they’re f*ing up with different builders. With us, no. They respect us. They respect what we do. And I’m very clear with them that they can not intervene with what we do. Now, we’ve got turn out to be considered one of their most profitable studios,” Fares stated.
Split Fiction launched on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series S/X on March 6. The sport has been a essential and industrial success for Hazelight, changing into the very best rated sport of 2025 on Metacritic and promoting a million copies inside 48 hours of launch. Last week, Hazelight confirmed Split Fiction had bought two million copies in its first week.
