As Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 makes Split Fiction boss concerned about a AA takeover, former Assassin's Creed lead says don't worry, it's an "absolute wasteland" for mid-budget funding

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The Ubisoft veteran responds to Hazelight's Josef Fares

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 lead Gustave faces a gommage
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Games like Rematch and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 last year proved that developers can create big hits and find success with moderately-budgeted projects not running on the power of a billion-dollar publisher. But it's not a sign of things to come, according to Ubisoft veteran Alex Hutchinson.

All the discourse was kicked off by the ever colourful director of Hazelight Studios, Josef Fares, who's no stranger to AA games thanks to his work on Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons and It Takes Two. This week, the Split Fiction boss worried that investors would look at Clair Obscur: Expedition 33's huge success and subsequently go all in on funding AA games.

Kaan Serin
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Kaan freelances for various websites including Rock Paper Shotgun, Eurogamer, and this one, Gamesradar. He particularly enjoys writing about spooky indies, throwback RPGs, and anything that's vaguely silly. Also has an English Literature and Film Studies degree that he'll soon forget.

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