Josef Fares Teases New Game With Cryptic Word Puzzle

Josef Fares Teases New Game With Cryptic Word Puzzle

From TheGamer (Written by Jack Coleman) on | OpenCritic

Josef Fares, founder of Hazelight Studios, has teased his studio's next game in a cryptic post on social media. A

subsequent press release has revealed that this new title is another collaboration with EA Originals and will be a cooperative game in the vein of Hazelight's other titles.

In his post, Fares said "Getting a lot of questions about the next game. Here is a tease. It is a brand new IP called S*** ******N [a three-letter word followed by a seven-letter word]. Can't wait to show it soon."

Hazelight Studios followed this up with another cryptic teaser - an image of a folder sitting on a desk with several clues attached. A sticky note in the bottom-right corner is another word puzzle, "Final_final_3" and "_Mdown_13." The top-right has a stairs doodle that reads "Mio Zoe" which could be a hint towards the names of our protagonists.

Another sticky note in the top left is an acrostic poem that spells out 'Cooler' with the words "Co-Op, Ouch(?), Legen-, Rad..." There are also doodles of squares and cuboids of varying heights. No doubt more experienced code crackers will get to the bottom of this...

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