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'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 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.
REVIEW: Split Fiction Brings True Video Game Co-op to PS5, PC and Xbox
Now out on Xbox Series S|X, PlayStation 5, and PC, you can play Split Fiction either locally via couch co-op or online with a friend. One player controls Mio, the other Zoe. Both are struggling writers who unwittingly sign up to a shady publishing agency that, it turns out, steals ideas using mind-invading technology.
Split Fiction review: "Cements Hazelight as the master of co-op games"
Hazelight has created another brilliant adventure that's going straight into our best co-op games list. Split Fiction is quite the opposite of industry trends right now; amidst everything, it's a bastion of ingenuity and gives me hope that creativity isn't quite as in danger as I feared.
Review: Split Fiction
Another two-player co-op adventure, Split Fiction follows two aspiring writers as they are transported into the many worlds of their own stories, forced to work together as they find a way to escape the simulation they are now trapped in.
Split Fiction game review: A fantastic co-op combination
Playing through Split Fiction's mix of fantasy and sci-fi worlds is a refreshing experience in the often-lonely world of gaming.
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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Only One Person Has To Buy Split Fiction To Enable Cross-Play With Friends, Here's How
What happens if neither of you own the game? No problem. The Friend's Pass offers a free trial for both players which ...
Split Fiction’s loopy fun co-op will make or break your relationship
Hazelight Studios’ two-player sci-fi fantasy game is a medley of video game homages ...
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 Review
By the broadest definition, Split Fiction is a platformer. To simply label it as such without further explanation, however, ...
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Top co-op dev open to returning to single-player experiences. Josef Fares reveals new details of Split Fiction
Josef Fares shared new information about the highly anticipated Split Fiction and revealed that he may develop a ...
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Split Fiction: Friend Edition Is the Silliest Game Promo We've Seen in Ages
Split Fiction, the new co-op adventure from Josef Fares' Hazelight Studios, launches this week on PS5, and it can only be ...
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 ...