After Expedition 33's success, Split Fiction's Josef Fares warns publishers not to "only do" double-A

Expedition 33 was 2025's GOTY, but Split Fiction and It Takes Two's Josef Fares warns triple-A devs not to obsess over it.

Split Fiction director Josef Fares praises Nintendo, Rockstar and Naughty Dog for 'pushing the envelope of innovation with a AAA budget'

Split Fiction and It Takes Two director Josef Fares has commented on other AAA developers, saying that big-budget experiences ...
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„They get more hate than they deserve.” Josef Fares comes to EA's defense and points the finger at Sony and Nintendo

Josef Fares still believes that players are greatly exaggerating their criticism of Electronic Arts compared to other ...
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Split Fiction Director Defends EA, Saying "Everybody’s Done Something That’s Not Good"

Speaking to The Game Business, the Split Fiction director said that there are "a lot of great people at EA" who "respect" ...
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It takes two director says EA gets more flak than it deserves

Josef Fares' experience with Electronic Arts has been very positive.
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„I would not be able to live without AAA titles.” Josef Fares doesn't want Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 to set a new trend, because „you can’t do GTA for $10 million”

The creator of A Way Out, It Takes Two, and Split Fiction fears that the success of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 will turn big ...
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Josef Fares vows to never take Hazelight public

Josef Fares, the CEO and founder of developer Hazelight, has said that he will never take his company public. Speaking to The ...
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'You Can't Do GTA for $10 Million': Split Fiction's Josef Fares Champions Diversity in Games and Budgets

It leads to periods of time dominated by very similar titles; just look at the rise of Souls-likes, or how many free-to-play ...

Split Fiction and It Takes Two director Josef Fares doesn't see AI taking over, but admits who knows what happens in the future

Josef Fares, known for his outspoken and often expletive laden thoughts, has now shared his opinion on one of the moment's ...
Video Games Chronicle

‘EA is getting more shit than they deserve’: Split Fiction director Josef Fares defends Hazelight’s publishing partner

Hazelight Studios founder Josef Fares has defended Electronic Arts, saying he believes the publisher has been vilified more than others. EA has published all three of Hazelight ‘s games to date – A ...

Hazelight Founder Josef Fares On EA: "Let's Be Honest, There's Not A Publisher In The World That Hasn't F****d Up"

Electronic Arts has been in the headlines for all sorts of reasons over the years, but Hazelight Studios founder and director ...
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Josef Fares Says EA Has Always Been ‘Super Good’ To Split Fiction Dev Hazelight Studios

Josef Fares, the outspoken founder of Split Fiction developer Hazelight Studios, has commented in EDGE’s Knowledge newsletter that he feels Electronic Arts gets a lot of unfair flak, noting that the ...