“It Takes Two is Hazelight Studios masterpiece. A near perfect co-op experience that never gets stale, and maintains it’s excellence from start to end,” Rectify Gaming wrote for our review of It Takes Two – scoring the game a 9.5 of 10. And it did not take long for the success of the game to reach more players as developer Hazelight Studios celebrated 1 million units sold roughly a month after launch.

And more is ramping up for the Game of the Year recipient as well. In February 2022, it was reported that dj2 Entertainment is piecing together a movie or show for It Take Two. Sonic the hedgehog writers Pat Casey and Josh Miller are both attached. However, the game does face now downfalls as well. From Take-Two Interactive, it did issue a lawsuit for the titling being similar to the firm’s name as well.

Awhile there is no development on the standing of the case, Hazelight Studios did reveal that It Takes Two has officially sold more than 20 million copies. The firm has went on to tease that work on the next game is already happening with details to share fairly soon.

“Getting a lot of questions about the next game. Here is a tease. It is a BRAND NEW IP called S**** ******N. Can’t wait to show it soon,” studio head Josef Fares shared in one post on X. Additionally, the official X account for the game studio also revealed a script for the redacted title as well. However, there is little detail to derive from what was shared. 

Despite that, known leaker @billibilli_kun on X did elaborate on the new title. Via an dealabs article, the leaker disclosed the new game is actually titled ‘Split Fiction’. Similar to predecessors A Way Out & It Takes Two, the new game continues this emphasis on split-screen, local-play experiences. Sources say the game offers a “dynamic split screen” which alternates between both vertical & horizontal.

Are you interested in the new IP from Hazelight Studios?