{"id":1492778,"date":"2026-02-10T13:56:24","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T13:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/hazelight-next-new-game-in-development"},"modified":"2026-02-10T13:56:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T13:56:24","slug":"after-the-blinding-success-of-split-fiction-josef-fares-confirms-hazelights-next-game-is-officially-in-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/after-the-blinding-success-of-split-fiction-josef-fares-confirms-hazelights-next-game-is-officially-in-development\/","title":{"rendered":"After the blinding success of Split Fiction, Josef Fares confirms Hazelight&#8217;s next game is officially in development"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/after-the-blinding-success-of-split-fiction-josef-fares-confirms-hazelights-next-game-is-officially-in-development.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Josef Fares, founder of Hazelight Studios, has revealed that he and his team are at work at yet another video game. This should come as little surprise, given the success of Hazelight&#8217;s last game: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/split-fiction\">Split Fiction<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/hazelight-next-new-game-in-development\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/hazelight-next-new-game-in-development\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Josef Fares, founder of Hazelight Studios, has revealed that he and his team are at work at yet another video game. This should come as little surprise, given the success of Hazelight&#8217;s last game: Split Fiction. 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