Split Fiction features Zoe and Mio.

Split Fiction first-look preview: Fast action with a smooth learning curve

Let’s face it. I died a lot in Split Fiction when I played it with a partner at a preview event held by Hazelight and Electronic Arts. But I got right back up and went back into the fray. And I really enjoyed my time with the split-screen co-op action adventure game.

Split Fiction, is coming out on the consoles and PC on March 6, 2025, for $50. But I got to try it out for a few hours and I also interviewed Josef Fares, founder of the award-winning Hazelight studio, after playing the game.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.