It Takes Two News
April2022
News It Takes Two Movie Officially Underway at Amazon, and The Rock Is Involved Too
What's he cooking this time
It Takes Two, the hit co-op action game from EA and Hazelight Studios, is being turned into a movie. That's according to a new report from Variety, which states that several production studios are now involved in the project. Seven Bucks Productions, co-founded by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Dany Garcia, is onboard, as...
December2021
Soapbox EA Originals Was the Publisher's Secret Weapon in 2021
EA's indie push is where it's at, says Stephen
Electronic Arts gets a very bad rap these days. While I'd agree that the publisher isn't quite what it once was — and it certainly has made a bundle of mistakes over the last five years or so — it isn't quite as negative as all that. I'm not here to defend it for any missteps or misfires; that's a...
News Publisher Take-Two Forces It Takes Two Dev Hazelight to Abandon Title Trademark
You've been tango'd
Hazelight, developer of It Takes Two, has had to abandon ownership of the game's title trademark in a dispute with publisher Take-Two. The studio was hit with a claim by the publisher shortly after the co-op title's release earlier this year, according to a report from Eurogamer. Obviously there are similarities between the two...
November2021
News Superb Co-Op Game It Takes Two Hits EA Play on Thursday
Only one subscription needed
It Takes Two is bringing its wonderful co-operative adventure to EA Play later this week, meaning anyone with an active subscription can download the game from the Vault and start playing either the PlayStation 5 or PS4 version. Access is granted from Thursday, and the best part is you will only need a single membership...
October2021
News Colourful Co-Op Adventure It Takes Two Has Reached 3 Million Copies Sold
"Co-op adventures are here to stay"
If you've yet to play It Takes Two, we'd highly recommend you do. It's a fantastic co-op action platformer with oodles of imagination, and levels that continually introduce new stuff to see and do. You don't have to take our word for it, though — developer Hazelight Studios has today announced the game has now...
June2021
News Great Co-Op Game It Takes Two Sells Two Million Copies
Tango time
Hazelight Studios has issued a sales update for the wonderful co-op title It Takes Two, confirming the PlayStation 5 and PS4 experience has now sold two million copies across the globe. This doubles the sales statistic shared by the team towards the end of April when it was announced the game surpassed one million sales in less than a...
April2021
News Awesome Co-Op Game It Takes Two Tops One Million Sales
Josef Fares celebrates
Here's a pleasant bit of news to see the weekend in with: It Takes Two has already sold more than one million copies after less than a month on the market. Confirmed with a tweet from developer Hazelight Studios, the co-op only game has proven popular with both veteran gamers and newcomers. The studio said: "Just found out It...
News We'll Be Blown Away By It Takes Two Dev's Next Game, Says Josef Fares
Forward thinking
We distinctly remember Josef Fares, the confident and outspoken game director, hyping up It Takes Two ahead of release. Even in the earliest videos about the game, he was saying the game would "blow your f***ing mind away". Well, the cocky creator is at it again, already talking up Hazelight Studios' unannounced fourth game. In an...
Exclusive Josef Fares Discusses the Infamous Elephant Scene in It Takes Two
An elephant never forgets
Spoiler Warning! This feature openly discusses moments within It Takes Two that are best experienced first-hand. If you haven't already, go play the game, it's great. It Takes Two is a wonderful co-op game. The latest effort from Hazelight Studios is a joyous adventure packed to bursting with variety, endlessly bringing...
March2021
News Check Out the Latest Trailer for Crazy Co-Op Game It Takes Two
Not long to go
Electronic Arts recently released another trailer for It Takes Two, the latest game from Josef Fares and his team at Hazelight Studios. The developer specialises in co-op experiences, having previously brought us Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and A Way Out. This new title builds on what worked in its predecessor, but it looks like...
Hands On Co-Op Puzzle Adventure It Takes Two Offers Outrageous Variety
Toy story
After the grounded reality of his co-op prison break game A Way Out, film director and game designer Josef Fares is returning to the bright fantasy of his studio’s debut game, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. It Takes Two follows May and Cody, soon-to-be divorcees who find themselves enchanted into dolls by their daughter. The distraught...
February2021
News Josef Fares Talks Up the Variety of It Takes Two in New Gameplay Trailer
Many different levels detailed
We're hurtling towards the release of It Takes Two on PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4, which means it's time for some raw gameplay footage narrated by Josef Fares himself. The charismatic creator really talks up the variety on offer in his follow-up to A Way Out, detailing a couple of different co-op scenarios in the...
News It Took More Than Two, But Madcap Co-Op Romp It Takes Two Is Finished
Game goes gold ahead of release
We weren’t sure about It Takes Two when it was first revealed, but we’ve really come around on the title with subsequent showcases. The game – created by Hazelight and directed by Josef ‘Eff the Oscars’ Fares – is billed as “pure co-op perfection”, and looks to explore the idea of how we can overcome...
December2020
News It Takes Two Is PS5, PS4 Co-Op Relationship Counselling for Couples on a Budget
Out on 26th March
We’ve absolutely no idea how Josef Fares and his team at Hazelight convinced EA to publish It Takes Two, but it’s shaping up to be something both strange and special. You’ll play as a clashing couple transformed into dolls due to a magic spell. Despite not being on the best terms, they’ll need to work together to return to...
June2020
News It Takes Two Is the Next Game from A Way Out Dev Hazelight
Josef Fares returns
Hazelight, the studio making co-op adventures like A Way Out, has announced its next game. Once again helmed by the outspoken Josef Fares, It Takes Two is a cooperative action platformer in which you'll need to work together with your partner. It didn't really get a trailer, but the above video teases some details when it's not...
