The developers at Hazelight Studios pointed out via In the wake of the tweet, those responsible also hinted at a new announcement coming soon.
On the occasion of the awards presented this week BAFTA Game Awards 2024 The team at Hazelight Studios looked back at the origins of the indie studio.
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The developers pointed out that Hazelight Studios is celebrating its tenth birthday in November. However, it didn't stop at this point. Instead, the “It Takes Two” makers spoke again about their next project and spoke of a planned announcement in 2024.
“Sure, we cooked up some new (really good) stuff that we’ll talk more about later this year,” said Hazelight Studios. “But right now we want to take you on a trip down memory lane and show you some of the unprecedented moments that got us here.”
Release possible this year?
Hazelight Studios left it open when the unveiling of the project in question can ultimately be expected. It would be conceivable that the title will be presented as part of the Summer Game Fest 2024 in June. The release, in turn, could take place in November of this year to coincide with the tenth anniversary of the indie developers.
All that is certain so far is that Hazelight Studios has big goals for their next project. In an interview conducted in 2021, studio boss Josef Fares announced that he wanted to once again exceed the quality of the Coop hit “It Takes Two”. Given the success of “It Takes Two”, this is quite an ambitious goal.
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On Metacritic The friendly co-op adventure achieved an average rating of 88 points. With a user score of 8.9, “It Takes Two” was also very well received by the community.
Developers have big prospects
“To be honest, I'm not that surprised [über das positive Feedback]. I always believe strongly in what we do. I can tell you now about our next game, it will be even better than It Takes Two. It's getting so crazy […] and blow people away,” Fares commented on the work on Hazelight Studios’ next project at the time.
Last month, Hazelight Studios confirmed that “It Takes Two” was not only convincing in terms of quality and gameplay. The Coop title also became a commercial hit. “It Takes Two” has now sold more than 16 million copies worldwide.
If we add subscription services like PlayStation Plus or Xbox Game Pass, then the number of players of “It Takes Two” actually grows to more than 30 million at.
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