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Josef Fares May Announce Remake of His Award-winning First Game [Update: Trailer]

Jacob Blazewicz, 07 December 2023, 16:41

Josef Fares' first game may soon be getting a refresh. That's according to a well-known tipster, but that's not the only thing that points to the return of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons.

It Takes Two Hailed Game of the Year by D.I.C.E. Awards

Adrian Werner, 25 February 2022, 11:35

The D.I.C.E. awards were presented. The statuette for the best game of the year went to the co-op game It Takes Two. Awards were also given to such productions as Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, Halo Infinite or Returnal.

It Takes Two Sold 5 Million Copies

Milosz Szubert, 04 February 2022, 16:16

Hazelight boasted another significant milestone achieved by their game It Takes Two. The title has already sold more than five million copies.

It Takes Two Dev Would Rather Get Shot in the Knee Than Bring NFTs to His Games

Miriam Moszczynska, 27 December 2021, 16:14

NFTs in video games sparks considerable controversy, which can be seen from the reactions of players and community in general. Josef Fares, the creator of It Takes Two, is also against the introduction of tokens to video games.

The Game Awards 2021 - It Takes Two Wins Game of the Year

Miriam Moszczynska, 10 December 2021, 11:29

This year's The Game Awards, apart from a decent number of announcements, also brought awards. The most important one, the title of the game of the year, went to It Takes Two.

2 Million Copies of It Takes Two Have Been Shipped to Gamers

Milosz Szubert, 17 June 2021, 19:03

Hazelight announced the sales results of It Takes Two. The co-op action adventure game has sold two million copies since the end of March.

It Takes Two Hot on A Way Out's Heels With 1 Million Copies Sold

Filip Wegrzyn, 23 April 2021, 20:49

A surprising sales result of It Takes Two. The work of Josef Fares and Hazelight sold 1 million copiers in less than a month from launch, At this rate, the game will easily beat the result of A Way Out.

It Takes Two From A Way Out Devs Launches

Bart Swiatek, 26 March 2021, 10:06

Today will see the release of It Takes Two, another game developed by the creators of A Way Out at Hazelight. The title will be available on PC and current and last-gen consoles.

First Reviews: It Takes Two - Hail to the New King of Co-op

Jacob Blazewicz, 24 March 2021, 21:50

It Takes Two has won the hearts of reviewers. The new game from the creators of A Way Out collects excellent reviews, and some journalists compare it to the iconic Portal 2.

It Takes Two Director Calls Cyberpunk 2077 Criticism a Witch Hunt

Jacob Blazewicz, 05 March 2021, 17:31

Not everyone is thrilled with the widespread criticism of CD Projekt RED. Hazelight's Josef Fares believes that while complaints about Cyberpunk 2077 are justified, the reactions of many people are unfair to the developers.

It Takes Two Creator: „Devs Should Strive for Players to Finish Games”

Bart Swiatek, 05 March 2021, 15:06

Josef Fares from Hazelight was interviewed by VentureBeat. During conversation brushed on the topic of replayability. According to the developer, developers should not pay so much attention to this issue and instead focus on making players finish the games they've bought.

It Takes Two is the New Project From A Way Out Devs

Adrian Werner, 19 June 2020, 10:39

During EA Play Live, It Takes Two was announced, a new co-op game from Hazelight, the studio known from A Way Out.

Excellent Sales of A Way Out

Christian Pieniazek, 08 August 2019, 22:57

A Way Out is selling great, as the game's developer, Hazelight, boasted on Twitter. No wonder that the developers have started working on another co-op-focused production, which will be published by Electronic Arts.

A Way Out and Detroit Devs: Twitch and YouTube Do Help Sell Games

Milosz Szubert, 16 July 2019, 15:46

David Cage of Quantic Dream and Josef Fares of Hazelight Studios noticed that streams and gameplays showing complete playthrough of Detroit: Become Human and A Way Out actually helped them sell more copies. Players are looking for unique experiences.