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Killzone Shadow Fall new multiplayer trailer and season pass details

As you can tell we’re pulling out all the stops for Killzone Shadow Fall multiplayer, and we already have a several forms of downloadable content planned for extensive post-launch multiplayer support. In addition to new competitive multiplayer maps – which, as we mentioned before, will be released for free – we’re also working on paid expansion packs that will further enhance your online experience.

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xHeavYx3860d ago

Not a big fan of FPS, but I played this game at PAX and it looks amazing, so I'll have to get my hands on this

black0o3860d ago

600+ hours on KZ2
200+ hours on KZ3 -didnt like it that much-

cant wait for this one and i'm sure i'll hit the 500h mark at less

lastofgen3860d ago

600 hours??
Dang. Honestly, I could never spend that much time on any one game.

Hatsune-Miku3860d ago

wowy wowy wowy. best shooter confirmed for this year, imo. i cant wait. im sorry ive been KILLZOWNED by those graphics gameplay and sounds. i cant wait. graphics looks better than reality

first day, first hr,first minute.

FATAL1TY3860d ago

looks amazing ★ True Next Gen ★

ZBlacktt3860d ago

When I earned this.

http://i29.photobucket.com/...

I was here.

http://i29.photobucket.com/...

When I plated KZ3, I went and ordered KZ3 online off the PSN and Plated that as well. I know those feels.

black0o3860d ago (Edited 3860d ago )

@lastogen trust me back then KZ2 MP had something new everyday ''pistol only, eng vs eng, med vs med ...etc'' it was challenging and refreshing everyday, and we could do the same in the clan matches as well Ooh man the fan we had

KZ2 MP was the best MP this gen in my opinion

@zblacktt respect sir

NarooN3860d ago

@lastofgen

I clocked in around 5,000+ hours total on KZ1 online, but that was over a period of 4+ years, and it was one of the main games I played at the time.

Eonjay3860d ago (Edited 3860d ago )

Deepest graphical detail of a console game to date by a mile. Best looking console game ever.
Imagine this on the big screen display at 60FPS... chills!

TheOneEyedHound3860d ago

Off Topic: but I spend 2376 hours on MGO2 not counting single player.

600 hours is alot for a game like killzone, but I am sure I'll get close to that.

cell9893860d ago

Killzone 2 changed my life in regards to FPSs, I never saw Call Of Duty the same again, and I was about to finally try Halo 3, but I played this game and my FPS career has never been the same

AlexanderNevermind3860d ago (Edited 3860d ago )

Black,
I'm sure I put in almost the same (470 hrs on K2 - just checked). I maxed out 2 accounts on K2. I didn't quite max out my K3 account as I didn't care as much for it. K2's hour long warzones were effin amazing. My favorite FPS.

rezzah3860d ago

To this day I still wait for an MP exp like that of KZ2s.

I don't recall my hours but I know my personal best was in the top 900s.

My younger brother who is generally better at FPSs was somewhere between 600 - 200.

Magicite3860d ago

I believe thats multiplayer, single for FPS usually is 10-15h

NukaCola3860d ago

I remember when I got the 1%. Longest week of my life.

LOL_WUT3860d ago

That spawn camping with rockets good times ;)

King-u-mad3860d ago

@lastofgen You can't play a single game for more than 600 hrs? Do you need a new game every month or something? Spending 600+ hrs on a game you like is completely normal for most real gamers.

Themba763859d ago

i spent close to 1000 hours on bf3

NewMonday3859d ago

I keep saying this, the best thing about the PS4 is the lightning quick loading, going from the OS to a MP game and start shooting in 8 seconds

the long load times stooped me from switching games and I just kept on plying BF3 on and on, but next gen we can switch games and start playing faster then changing maps on a single game this gen.

lsujester3859d ago

@King

So you're saying you have to be near OCD about particular games before you can be a "real" gamer? I've put in a good bit of time to mp in games like Killzone, BF, COD, etc. But I also try to play a lot of games. I could have spent this entire year playing BF3, but instead I played Tomb Raider, Ni no Kuni, DMC, Sly Cooper, MGR, MLB 13, SimCity, TLOU, Remember Me, GTAV, and a hell of a lot more that I can't remember right now. Maybe I didn't platinum any of them, but I did beat every story and experienced what that game had to offer mp-wise, if any.

If anything, I'd say someone who wants to play as many as possible is a real gamer. Those who play one game for the entire time are just simply KZ3/BF3/UC3/COD/etc players.

insomnium23859d ago (Edited 3859d ago )

@kingyoumad

LOL i believe my perspective is kinda crooked. I only game for about 5-6 hours per week. I have 2 jobs and my 3 kids (and wife) to attend to. I still consider myself a real gamer though :)

To me putting even 100 hours into one game is much. It takes MONTHS of gaming at my pace but hey we all have our own situations and perspectives. ;)

I just pre-ordered Dragon's Crown YAYYY!

abzdine3859d ago

i dont know how long time i spent on KZ2 but it's TOO many hours, especially for the 1% trophy.

KZ2 platinum is my biggest pride, more than WipEout HD..

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Jaces3860d ago

Is anybody else addicted to that *bleep* after a kill? Gave me chills just now watching the vid, can't wait to jump back online!

jahfen833860d ago

YES! Im loving the bleep!

Sevir3860d ago

That's the Killzone Staple... ;) I absolutely love it. Mercenaries is so awesome. Been getting my fix of KZ with that on Vita.

yaz2883860d ago

bleep bleep bleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep..

6 kill, one shot bazooka. (kz2.. it was chaos)
I will always remember that kill :) that was one of the coolest thing ever happening to me in mp .. the long bleep made me laugh so hard.

I hate the point system in kz3 (how it appear after every kill) I just want the bleep

XisThatKid3860d ago

Yes! Actually it's my text notification ringtone.

Insomnia_843859d ago (Edited 3859d ago )

I recently heard that *bleep* in a dream! >.<

Too much Killzone Mercenary I think. That's all I've been playing in and out of home.

Try close headshots with the M4 in Mercenary and watch half their head be blown to pieces! Effing awesome! Close shotgun headshots blow the whole head, those are the ones I know that blow their brains so far.

Kurt Russell3859d ago (Edited 3859d ago )

I'm new to the world of KZ (only got started on the MP of KZ3 about a month ago) and I am already hooked to that little blip!

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BallsEye3860d ago

I just wish they will tone down the lens flare a bit. It's everywhere and it's blinding.

_FantasmA_3860d ago

You said it looks amazing, but how did it play?? As long as its better than 2, I definitely see this game sucking the life out of me. I need a good shooter that I can play everyday like I used to back in the days on Counter Strike.

solid_snake36563859d ago

PS4 exclusives look so good right now, imagine how sweet they will look in 2-3 years

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Convas3860d ago

No new map footage makes me a sand panda. Looks great overall though and co-op survival modes sounds like it'll be great too.

MasterCornholio3860d ago (Edited 3860d ago )

"No new map footage makes me a (sand panda)"

I know what you mean.

http://www.sultansofsand.co...

DoomeDx3860d ago

Woohoo! Coop mode officially confirmed!

Deadpoolio3860d ago

You know it's not co-op campaign right? It sounds more like Co-op horde mode than anything else

DoomeDx3860d ago

Yeah so? Still a Coop mode isnt it?

TheDivine3860d ago

Nice to see GG catching up to the standard Halo and Gears set a generation ago. I mean that in a good way, I've always loved KZ but 3 and Mercenary are 4-5 hour campaigns and lacking any extra modes like hoard or firefight. Outside of mp there's no longevity.

Also what's up with the season pass if maps are free? Is it going to be pay to win? What else could they charge for?

Angeljuice3859d ago

@TheDevine

Try reading the article!!! The season pass is for the newly announced coop play and maps for it etc.

solidworm3860d ago

Damn those visuals are insane. Can imagine this on my TV with the audio banging. Good times a coming.

Starbucks_Fan3859d ago

Anyone know if this will have 3D?

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Killzone After a Decade in Hibernation

It's been 10 years since Killzone: Shadow Fall arrived for PlayStation 4 early adopters, and there's no sign of another sequel.

Obscure_Observer156d ago

Sadly it was dumped by Guerrilla to focus on Horizon games only. Mainline, VR and Multiplayer.

Vengeance1138156d ago

lmao sadly? Are you pretending to have actually played the series lol Sorry bud, no Killzone on Xbox.

Cacabunga155d ago

With the downfall of COD and BF, Killzone def. has a chance to make a groundbreaking comeback

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Notellin155d ago (Edited 155d ago )

What a low-functioning reply here typical of the fanboy N4G community.

Rimeskeem155d ago

“Dumped”

I think it’s called moving on.

Barlos155d ago (Edited 155d ago )

They brought out 4 main games and 2 spin offs: one on PSP and one on Vita. That's a decent run for any series. I also understand that Shadow Fall wasn't a success commercially despite it coming out at PS4 launch, and as a big Killzone fan even I couldn't get into it, so I think Sony/Guerrilla could see it was time to move on.

Don't get me wrong, I'd love another Killzone game in the vein of KZ2 but it's just not happening. Hell, I'd even take a remake or remaster of the first 3 games.

I'd hardly say it was "dumped" though, it spanned 3 console generations and 2 handheld generations.

1Victor155d ago

@obscured:”Sadly it was dumped by Guerrilla to focus on Horizon games only. Mainline, VR and Multiplayer”

Happily it was dumped by Guerrilla to focus on Horizon games only. Mainline, VR and Multiplayer( edited to reflect the writer true feelings and allegiance)
Kill zone was a FPS far ahead of its glitched competitors with nauseating bad camera angles, 10 years old screaming curses like a drunk sailor and bot aiming assist.

ChasterMies155d ago

“Sadly”?

The Horizon games were among the best games of all time. Killzone Shadowfail wasn’t.

Shane Kim154d ago

True, but damn the memories of KZ2 multiplayer. Still no MP as fun as that to this date.

Mr_cheese155d ago

Dumped and shelved are two different things

Tacoboto155d ago

And Sony as a whole dumped the FPS genre so they wouldn't have products competing with COD and (until purchase) Destiny.

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GoodGuy09156d ago

I loved the KZ2+3 campaigns and MP in 2. There could be so much more done with the franchise. Horizon although good, I wish they'd go back to this wonderful IP. Take a break from Horizon please.

Flawlessmic155d ago

Agreed dude, I would absolutely love a reboot of the series, one can only hope that either resistance or killzone makes a return.

Have nothing but great memories, especially of the first 3 games, but all 4 were show stoppers graphically.

blackbeld155d ago

To making it a successful reboot they have to change that buttons layout! Make it playable like the cod button layout. Otherwise I’ll skipping it again.

Rynxie155d ago

And that's the reason why many fps games failed. Instead of being original and catering to it's fans, they tried to make it like cod. No, kz doesn't need cod button layout. It needs to be like it was on kz2 or balanced liked kz3.

Lightning77155d ago

I think Kill Zone would do great in Sony's LS push. As well as MAG reboot and bring back Resistance into LS.

Sharky231154d ago

@Lightning77

I think WarHawk would have been a great Live service game.

thorstein155d ago

Killzone games were so polished. The gameplay was just simple joy. MP was one of the best experiences.

I remember KZ3, just staring at how awesome they animated the water and then getting wasted because of it.

P_Bomb155d ago

It’s been a decade? Now I’m sad.

LiViNgLeGaCY154d ago

I hear ya bud. We're due for a revival.

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20 Years of Guerrilla: The Story of a PlayStation Studio

The Amsterdam-based studio reflects on its humble beginnings, beloved franchises, and growth through the years.

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SullysCigar346d ago

Up there with the top tier in the industry. Love Guerrilla Games - Horizon Burning Shores is simply STUNNING.

1Victor346d ago

Can’t wait for their next franchise

SullysCigar346d ago

Same. They nailed it with Horizon. The trouble is I also want a new Killzone! Can't I just have it all?!

jznrpg345d ago

I’m with you I want Horizon 3 , Killzone and new IPs

badz149345d ago

I have yet to play Burning Shores as I just started Forbidden West (bought at launch, just unwrapped last weekend LOL) and playing on PS5.

man...I still can't believe the graphics especially now I'm playing it on my LG OLED. that graphics and with stable performance backing it up, GG really is the master of their craft!

Vengeance1138346d ago

32.7M sales in the Horizon franchise! With 8.4M coming from Forbidden West alone! Truly a hugely successful game and franchise as a whole. Looking forward to Horizon III

Shane Kim346d ago

That's kind of a huge drop though. It's only been two games.

VersusDMC346d ago

One year after realease HZD sold 7.6 million.

https://www.noobfeed.com/ne...

So not a drop off.

Unless you're saying a HFW should have sold as much now as HZD sold in 5 years?

Vengeance1138346d ago

It's been 3 games, this includes Call of the Mountain. Also no, its a great improvement over HZD.

solideagle346d ago

lol you are comparing:

HZD: 28 February 2017 - May 2023 (6 years+)

HFW: 18 February 2022 - May 2023 (1 year+)

We will see if it surpass original number.

Phoenix76346d ago

@shane, 2 full main games, 2 DLC add ons, 1 VR spin off game, oh and a an official LEGO set.
Not too bad for an ip that's only been on market for 6 years

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REDGUM345d ago

Wow, very impressive. I didn't know the numbers were so high for Forbidden West. Still playing through it myself

thesoftware730346d ago (Edited 346d ago )

Yooo, when I first saw that Killzone 1 footage at E3, my friends my brothers and I were like, Holy shit! When it came out, it didn't look exactly like it, but we sunk so many hours into 1 & 2.

I even liked Killzone: SF, it was a spectacle to look at, and even today it looks good. I hope they make a new one. Can you imagine how that will look, and they can get some modern FPS pointers from Bungie.

blacktiger345d ago

thank you fps lover, I'm with you

talocaca346d ago

Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.

The Decima Engine is absolute 🔥 I'm just mad they have abandoned Killzone.

OzzY-waZZy346d ago (Edited 346d ago )

Kinda wish they move on from Horizon tbh.

potatoseal346d ago

They are probably working on mutiple projects. One of them is Horizon 3, but another is a multiplaer game and probably somehting else.

Imalwaysright346d ago

There were rumours that they were working on a Socom reboot.

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Guerrilla Announces Shutdown of Servers for Killzone: Shadow Fall and More

In August, online servers for several PlayStation games will shut down, leaving their multiplayer functions unplayable.

purple101637d ago

whrere on earth is the next killzone, im soooOOO thirsty for some proper weighted, (but still fast when running/sprinting) fps gamplay, it felt sooso so good on ps3, with that, lets be honest, very small, quite uncomfortable sixaxis dualshock controller, that was just too small for western sized hands, ok for japanese kids i suppose was the point>??

now with PS5 controller, it would be totally masterfull.

ClayRules2012637d ago

I hear you. I want some NEW Killzone, especially on PS5, with the PS5 DualSense controller with that ever so impressive DualSense of an experience Haptic feedback!

Knowing how far Guerrilla has come since Horizon: Zero Dawn, Killzone can only benefit greatly from their ever growing talent!!

Bobertt636d ago

I think Sony has given up on their exclusive shooters. They haven't released a remaster for the Resistance series or a new SOCOM game either. I don't think Guerilla is in a rush to make Killzone since they have Horizon now too :(.

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Outside_ofthe_Box637d ago

All I want is for them to build Killzone 2 with multiplayer included from the ground up, keep the gameplay the same, and I'll be happy.

GG with KZ3 and Shafowfall haven't been able to match KZ2 so I don't really have faith in another sequel.

Unfortunate that KZ2 came out during COD era where every game that didn't pay like Modern Warfare was deemed garbage. KZ2's multiplayer is definitely an all time great.

Michiel1989636d ago

since when was kz2 deemed garbage?

MizHDTV636d ago

Right on dude
KZ2 was just a special game to me

sinspirit636d ago

I'd love KZ2 multiplayer again. I also think they could easily incorporate a mode to compete with Battlefield style game modes

Seraphim636d ago

KZ2 was one of maybe a handful of games I actually put time into online. What a blast!! And the campaign was excellent as well. I certainly miss that dark world. Still ashamed I never buttoned up that Platinum.

Storm23636d ago

A remake of Killzone 2 with the same grittiness and feel on PS5 would be f*cking incredible. The SP and MP were just perfect. I played the sh*t out of that game. Would happily pay a lot of money for that.

DarXyde636d ago

Honestly, I don't like FPS games. They're not for me, but I do agree that there was something about KZ2 multiplayer that even someone like me enjoyed.

Sony really needs to get better about tearing down servers. I don't like that they shut them down.

shadowT636d ago

agree, KZ2 was a masterpiece

Muigi636d ago

KZ3 multiplayer was better imo.

Outside_ofthe_Box636d ago (Edited 636d ago )

@Michiel1989
"since when was kz2 deemed garbage?"

As with anything, things don't get the appreciation it deserves until way after it's release.

KZ2 got a lot of flak for it's weighty controls that many mistook for input lag. People didn't like that it wasn't a twitch shooter like CoD. You also had people saying things like "it feels like you're controlling a midget", "enemies take too long to die" (you can't pray and spray in kz2. You have to shoot in bursts for your shots to be more accurate), people complained about the sniping, etc.

This led to a lot of changes in KZ3 that turned the vets off like reducing the amount of variables for bullet damage, getting rid of spawn grenades, etc.

BISHOP-BRASIL636d ago

@DarXyde

I don't think there's much Sony or any other company in that position can do much different about it... Keeping servers running simply cost money, these gomes don't generate none anymore, so eventually they need to pull the plug.

Astrokis636d ago

KZ2 was definitely better then KZ3, but the third one still had strong suits. It’s been many years but I remember something about Shadow Fall being made by a team at GG that did NOT do KZ2 and KZ3 multiplayer which is why it felt different. I remember when I found that out it made a lot of sense about Shadow Falls multiplayer feeling so off.

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elazz636d ago

Horizon zero dawn sold more copies than all of the killzone franchise combined including spin offs on handheld. I guess that's the reason why won't see killzone from guerilla soon. There is at least one more mainline horizon coming out and their second team is working on horizon VR I believe. So it's gonna be a while unless another studio takes over.

Profchaos636d ago

I've been playing a lot of Killzone 2 on rpcs3 with a duelsense combined with the ability to remap controls to a modern standard and bump the game to 60fps it shows that we really need a remaster to probably the best killzone game to date although shadowfall technically beats it in the graphics department art style was so different that they are incomparable

MizHDTV636d ago

I’d be happy with a release of KZ2

John_McClane636d ago

Killzone went to the same place as Socom and Mag, more money in 25 hour single player games with no servers to maintain. Socom was literally the reason I bought a PS2, Resistance FOM the reason I bought a PS3, all gone now.

senorfartcushion636d ago (Edited 636d ago )

Killzone has never been weighted correctly, the jumping never worked.

A new properly-weighted shooter in the Killzone series would be great. More like Killzone 1 and 2 than SF.

I think the issue comes from the fact that the Helghast side is sympathetic while looking like Nazi stormtroopers. The Trump age has led artists to avoid this look entirely.

ironmonkey636d ago

I feel something may be announced soon

ManMarmalade636d ago (Edited 636d ago )

The sixaxis felt fine in my hands since they're small, but the ps5 really made me feel the difference. So ergonomic.

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Gardenia636d ago

Killzone 2 was/is so good and it still looks good today. The multiplayer was fun as well. If they make a new Killzone I hope it is the style of Killzone 2.

Hauntedasylum8636d ago

I wish Sony didn’t abandon Resistance and Killzone. Those are some of my favorite series on PlayStation. If they’re not gonna make anymore, then maybe a remastered collection of each could be negotiated.

DefenderOfDoom2636d ago

KILLZONE 2 was my reason for buying a PS3. If a new KILLZONE or RESISTANCE was coming out in 22 I would try to buy a PS5 immediately.

Lightning77636d ago

SSOD2 would be big for Sony. The only reason they would be interested in it is if they can turn it into a live service game.

In which I can see that happening.

Hauntedasylum8636d ago

Hell yeah, brother. You and me both.

VanDamme636d ago

For anyone trying to understand @Lightning77’s comment, they had a typo, this should clarify:

SOD2
Superoxide dismutase 2, mitochondrial, also known as manganese-dependent superoxide dismutase, is an enzyme which in humans is encoded by the SOD2 gene on chromosome 6.

Profchaos636d ago

After 5 killzone games including portable Sony felt it needed a break I wouldn't say its abandoned however I believe we may randomly get a ps5 remaster with improved lighting to test the waters and eventually a full blown new game after all you can't just leave shadowfall on that ending

SeTTriP636d ago

Horizon is priority now its a mega franchise for them maybe after Horizon they might revisit.

Imalwaysright636d ago

I refuse to play for online play but there is one game that would make pay for it and that's Resistance Fall of Man. That's the only game that would make me throw my principles out of the window without feeling ashamed of myself.

jBlakeeper636d ago

Remember in the mid 2000’s when nearly every developer started to do FPS or linear third person? Now nearly every developer wants to do open world exclusively because it’s the easiest type of game to leave things out and then expand upon the world with DLC.

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deleted636d ago

So many fond memories of both Shadowfall and Mercenaries Vita online! Shadowfall's SP may have been weak, but the MP was still a ton of fun. I had a lot of time in both, and it's especially tough seeing the Vita's best mp experience get shut down.

RIP my old friends.

LoveSpuds636d ago (Edited 636d ago )

In my opinion, I thought the single player games was really decent too and was treated quite harshly by the critics, but then, I think the Killzone franchise as a whole was kinda under rated by the critics. I always enjoyed the story in these games and I liked the slower, more deliberate gunplay too.

I remember getting my PS4 on day 1 and the first game I installed was Killzone Shadowfall, my workmates and I would play it for hours on end, the mode whish switched between game modes was brilliant.

P_Bomb636d ago

A world without Killzone Online. That it’s come to this…

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