Josef Fares, the founder of Hazelight Studios, has come to the defense of the publishing house Electronic Arts, claiming that the company is unfairly criticized more than others.
Publishing house Electronic Arts for years it had the status of the worst company in the USA. Today there are far worse copies, and EA occasionally releases good and even great games. Last year it was the games Split Fiction and Battlefield 6, but the creator of this first game is not yet convinced that EA has lit up his face and feels the need to stand up for them.
Speaking to The Game Business, Josef Fares stated that his Hazelight Studios’ relationship with Electronic Arts is great and that he hopes that will continue with the fourth game.
“There are a lot of great people at Electronic Arts. They know how we work, they respect us, and they let us do our job. Sometimes I think Electronic Arts gets more crap than they deserve. I mean, come on—Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony—they all did something that wasn’t right. But for some reason only Electronic Arts got to be the villain.” – says Fares and continues:
“For us, cooperation with them is super good. And I’m happy to talk about it. If it wasn’t like that, I would say so in this interview. We have a great relationship. All the people I’m surrounded by at Electronic Arts are gamers and love games. It’s not like I’m hanging out with corporators in suits. It’s not like that at all.” Fares explained.
Hazelight Studios is currently working on its fourth game after the co-op titles A Way Out, It Takes Two and Split Fiction. All of their games have sold millions of copies, and it is to be expected that Electronic Arts is also willing to continue cooperation with them.