Split Fiction crosses massive sales milestone in just 48 hours
The game has likely been played by over 4 million players
EA has announced that Hazelight’s latest co-op adventure has crossed a huge sales milestone.
Split Fiction, the latest game directed by Josef Fares, has sold over 1 million copies in 48 hours, according to EA.
The game, which is played entirely in co-op, follows two writers as they play through levels based on stories that they have attempted to get published.
It’s worth noting that every copy of the game allows the player to share the game with someone else for free. This means that it’s possible that the total number of players who have played the game may be closer to 2 million.
“Split Fiction is visually streets ahead of its predecessor It Takes Two, but mechanically the two games are very similar,” reads VGC’s 4-star Split Fiction review.
“The game is occasionally in danger of verging into repetitive territory with its constant shifting between two main environments, but its healthy selection of varied side-stories and its constantly changing mechanics ensure its gameplay remains engaging and entertaining throughout, even if the same can’t always be said for its story.”
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Ahead of the game’s release, VGC spoke to the game’s director about the game’s anti-AI message and what he thinks of the advancement in technology.
Speaking to VGC, Fares said that he believes advancements in AI could have a bigger impact on the world than the internet.
“We need to adapt to it,” Fares said when asked about the risk of AI in development. “If it’s part of the industry we should see how to implement it to see how we get better games. I can understand the fact that some people could lose their jobs but that goes for every new technology.
“Bad stuff and good stuff will come out of it. You can’t just close your eyes. I believe AI will have a bigger impact on the world than the internet had, eventually. It’s a long time until you can use it in an actual development, at least not at our place, maybe others can do it.”
