{"id":788175,"date":"2025-12-03T01:04:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T01:04:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/it-takes-two-celebrates-third-anniversary-with-new-sales-milestone?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed"},"modified":"2025-12-03T01:04:59","modified_gmt":"2025-12-03T01:04:59","slug":"it-takes-two-celebrates-third-anniversary-with-new-sales-milestone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/it-takes-two-celebrates-third-anniversary-with-new-sales-milestone\/","title":{"rendered":"It Takes Two celebrates third anniversary with new sales milestone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/it-takes-two-celebrates-third-anniversary-with-new-sales-milestone.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>It Takes Two &#8211; the co-op platformer from Hazelight and Josef Fares (yes, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/josef-fares-sweary-oscars-rant-hidden-in-it-takes-two\">of <em>that<\/em> Oscars rant<\/a>) &#8211; celebrated its third anniversary earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>To commemorate the occasion, Hazelight shared a new piece of artwork and the news It Takes Two had now sold 16m copies. This is an increase of six million sales over the last 12 months.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HazelightGames\/status\/1772631014918979985\">The developer<\/a> said its game has now been played by over 30 million people, a statistic it called &#8220;mind blowing&#8221;. It Takes Two is also available on Game Pass.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/it-takes-two-celebrates-third-anniversary-with-new-sales-milestone?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/it-takes-two-celebrates-third-anniversary-with-new-sales-milestone?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It Takes Two &#8211; the co-op platformer from Hazelight and Josef Fares (yes, of that Oscars rant) &#8211; celebrated its third anniversary earlier this week. To commemorate the occasion, Hazelight shared a new piece of artwork and the news It Takes Two had now sold 16m copies. This is an increase of six million sales over the last 12 months. The developer said its game has now been played by over 30 million people, a statistic it called &#8220;mind blowing&#8221;. It Takes Two is also available on Game Pass. 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