Split Fiction’s Director Speaks of Electronic Arts Criticism

Electronic Arts is one of many companies the players usually dislike and criticize, specifically for its monetization campaigns and cancellation of single-player titles in favor of online video games.

But, according to Josef Fares, who is the founder of Hazelight Studios, Electronic Arts is not that bad. EA has been the publisher of three Hazelight Studios ’video games—A Way Out, It Takes Two, and last year’s Split Fiction; therefore, two studios definitely have a special connection. In the interview with The Game Business, Fares has spoken more about the relationship with Electronic Arts, and you can check his words below:

“There are a lot of great people at EA. They know how we work. They respect it and they leave us be. Let’s be honest, there’s not a publisher in the world that hasn’t fucked up now and then. Sometimes I feel that EA is getting more shit than they deserve. I mean, come on, Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony, everybody’s done something that’s not good. But for some reason, EA has become this bad guy.

“For us, it’s a super good collaboration. I’m very open about. If it was bad, I would’ve said that in this interview as well. But we have a great relationship. I’m not saying that they haven’t done any mistakes like every other publisher.

“All the people I am surrounded with at EA are gamers. They love games. It’s not like I’m sitting with corporate people with suits. It’s not like that. And people should not worry, because Hazelight will do always what it wants.”

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