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Killzone 2 Pre-Orders Rise Following Impressive Reviews

PlayStation Gamer UK Writes: "Following the large amount of positive reviews released earlier today for Killzone 2, it appears that the title has seen a large increase in sales over at amazon.com.

At the time of posting Killzone 2 has jumped from sales rank 4o to number 2 on overal video game sales which according to amazon represents a 1900% increase."

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Snake Raiser5564d ago

19x the preorders it had before?!?! By tomorrow it will be No1.

Serjikal_Strike5564d ago

I didnt need to read any reviews to get me to pre order or want to buy this game...
my mind was made up back a long time ago...
now were only a month away from this awesome title

RememberThe3575564d ago

I just wrote a blog post about this :)

arika5564d ago

i am shocked! it is no. 2 on amazon right now! how could a mediocre game like killzone 2 be on no. 2 on amazons best selling list and it's not even out yet.........(;-D) sarcasm! hehehe.. lol.

go KILLZONE 2 go!

tomorrow it's going to be numero uno!

sonarus5564d ago

lol sony should celebrate at HQ?

If they don't advertise that game will flop. The 2million pound advertising budget gives em hope sha

pwnsause5564d ago

now that People saw the some of the reviews, they are now believing the hype. This proves that reviews do dictate whether or not a game can sell. Reviewers need to be more responsible on how they review, no Bias, no BSing.

Ace_Shooter5564d ago (Edited 5564d ago )

as much as the good community of N4G (all sony, xbox and the neutral fans) DO NOT rely on reviews that much. its funny how the rest of the world rely so much on a review. crazy.

EDIT: agree with you pawn...they should be more responsible.

QUESTION: I got my pre-order in at gamestop and do we have to ask the clerk for the demo key?? she didn't say anything about the code and i didn't ask because i was high lol does anyone know?? :-)

blackpanther255564d ago

u better go back and get ure key man

GameGambits5563d ago

I can only hope everyone who owns a PS3 in the midget town I live in all pre-order this game from Gamestop, because there is never a midnight release for PS3 games here due to not enough pre orders. Not even MGS4 had one. :(

jammy_705563d ago

good good good
sell billions......... :P

Exquisik5563d ago (Edited 5563d ago )

Yeup. It's number one right now on the US Amazon Bestseller Video Games list. It's also number one on UK list and number six on Canada list, but the KZ2 Beanie is number 2 on Canada list. Why can't US and UK get the beanie as well? :(

Feb. 27 can not come soon enough!

cherrypie5563d ago

How does a wordpress blog about amazon pre-orders get approved?

Just to note; Sony manages access to games for reviews in order to get sweetheart deals.

They did the exact same thing with Haze. The early reviews were all 9 & 10s.

Its called 'quid pro quo', here ya go;
http://search.live.com/resu...

meluvulongtime5563d ago

Until today I was just going to pick it up in stores. Then I got an email from PSN that gets me $5 off of Amazon's preorder price of $56.99 and KZ2 costumes for HOME. Costumes are okay, but $10 off retail price isn't too shabby

FrankenLife5563d ago

@Zlatko:

You live in a midget town? Are your curbs and street signs lower? Do all the midgets drive a around in little smart cars? Have you ever successfully gotten them to sing and dance in the street. "Ding Dong the witch is dead"

pixelsword5563d ago

When they said it would come out in 2007.

The Gamestop order still stands, and they will have a midnight launch.

and I got my killzone 2 demo card yesterday when I checked my order.

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Liquid Snake5564d ago (Edited 5564d ago )

EPIC.

@below, yep that trailer is pretty epic.

slave2Dcontroller5564d ago

Looking at that trailer really makes me want to bone it.

DutyCalls5564d ago

now, that is CGI quality. I can not believe that i will be doing that in real time come feb 27. It is just ridiculous.

rucky5564d ago

Wasn't this the same time Amazon released their $5 off promo code?

actas1235564d ago

True. I pre-ordered today with this code and saved 5 bux. Got it for 52.

Liquid Snake5564d ago (Edited 5564d ago )

I guess the reviews and pre-order sales just answered this article. (also posted on N4G)

"Killzone 2: Will Web Hype Translate into Real-World Sales?"

http://www.gamezine.co.uk/f...

Killzonegamer835564d ago

Maxim gave this game a 3.5 therefore i will not buy this game.. Nevermind the fact that such credible and well respected gaming sites like IGN,Eurogamer,Gamepro gave this game amazing scores.. Maxim is king when it comes to reviews and i trust only them to review video games.

:::please sense the sarcasm::

thebudgetgamer5564d ago

glamour will be the definitive review for me

:)

Liquid Snake5564d ago (Edited 5564d ago )

Lol your name gave it away, before i read the comment.

thereapersson5564d ago

I'm waiting for the Variety review, myself... :)

arika5564d ago (Edited 5564d ago )

there are only two review sites or magazines that i trust and that is.... penthouse and hustler's definitive review. man if visuals are concerned they are the guru's! they will probably make killzone 2 the miss february of 2009 because it is the most gorgeous and sexiest thing that have ever graced their pages.

Rock Bottom5564d ago

I hate it when someone have to add a sarcasm tag at the end of his post for people to get the sarcasm, it beats the whole "what the... hmm... LOL" purpose of sarcasm.

somekindofmike5563d ago

I know you are all being sarcastic, but I'm actually curious what EDGE give this game! see if they give it a respectable score, or another 6 out of 10!

Not that i'm going to base my purchase on EDGE's review!

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PlayStation 3 Games That Desperately Need a PS5 Remaster

The PlayStation 3 may not have been the strongest generation for Sony, but there were still some diamonds in the rough that deserve a revisit as PS5 remasters.

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OtterX47d ago (Edited 47d ago )

Even if they could just remaster and put on PSVR2, some would still look great as VR titles and could do a whole lot to bolster the headset w these exclusives! I'd imagine the investment of reworking these titles into VR would be way less than building new games from the ground up, and they could be amazing experiences, and VR often makes flat games feel fresh again. The Resistance and Killzone games are particularly what I want to see!!

Rude-ro47d ago

I played killzone 3 in 3d and it really changed the game per being immersive.
In vr, that would be even more awesome.

darthv7247d ago

Funny you mention that... my son wanted to play some PS3 games in 3d on my PS tv and he was blown away by how good KZ3 was. It really was a great addition to the game. Im surprised there have not been more 3d games from that era being ported to the PSVR/VR2.

_SilverHawk_47d ago

resistance 1-3, killzone 1-3, uncharted 1-3, uncharted golden abyss, folklore, socom 4 , motorstorm, twisted metal, MAG, heavenly sword

Cacabunga47d ago

Killzone 2+3
Sly Thieves in Time
Crack in Time
God of War Ascension
Motorstorm
Modnation racer
Infamous 1+2

Profchaos47d ago (Edited 47d ago )

Killzone trilogy in VR would be amazing bonus points if they offer shadow fall.

There was a psvr1 Killzone project that supermassive was working on at one stage which wasn't up to scratch and Sony brand it back in house I was hoping we would see that on psvr2 eventually.

Personally I'd love to see some more love or acknowledgement of psvr2 from Sony in general it was a expensive headset and Sony barely acknowledge it's existence

seanpitt2347d ago

The amount of work needed to remaster these games wouldn't be beneficial on a financial and business sense.. MGS4 would probably be the best bet as it would need the least amount of work!

Iceball200047d ago

YEAAASSSSS! I miss this franchise and wanna play it so bad again.

Father__Merrin47d ago

The time is perfect for a resistance fall of man game campaign coop multiplayer

InUrFoxHole47d ago

The resistance series is str8 trash to me. Socom 3 I would welcome. Or killzone MP.

Marcus Fenix47d ago

A Resistance reboot will be awesome

Michiel198947d ago

That's what Bungie should make, Ill keep saying it until it happens

1Victor47d ago (Edited 47d ago )

Resistance was ok but Warhawk and Starhawk was better and kept me coming back for almost a decade of fun and petty revenge on the loud mouth unskilled players 🤣
Edit I loved capture the flag dropping the pot on the flag carrier was extremely satisfying as well as transforming your plane in bot form and stumping them to death 😱

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Michiel198947d ago

Resistance was the best co-op fps I ever played after L4D2

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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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SullysCigar351d ago

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

1Victor351d ago

Can’t wait for their next franchise

SullysCigar351d ago

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

jznrpg351d ago

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

badz149350d 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!

Vengeance1138351d 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 Kim351d ago

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

VersusDMC351d 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?

Vengeance1138351d ago

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

solideagle351d 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.

Phoenix76351d 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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REDGUM351d ago

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

thesoftware730351d ago (Edited 351d 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.

blacktiger351d ago

thank you fps lover, I'm with you

talocaca351d ago

Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.

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

OzzY-waZZy351d ago (Edited 351d ago )

Kinda wish they move on from Horizon tbh.

potatoseal351d ago

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

Imalwaysright351d ago

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

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Top 20 Best PlayStation 3 Games (20-11)

Alex DS. from Link Cable Gaming writes: "Is the PlayStation 3 retro? This is a surprisingly hard question to answer as the system definitely has the age to be considered retro, having launched in 2006, over 15 years ago now. But with it being home to so many massive games, many of which still hold up today and in fact were released for the PlayStation 4 when that console was released, make the PS3 a retro console that doesn’t feel retro."

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shinoff2183723d ago

No ps3 is not retro. I dont even consider ps2 era retro. All imo.

shinoff2183723d ago

Typically, the term retro is given to items which are at least 20 years old (but not yet 40 years old).

Quick google search

badz149722d ago

No the PS3 is not yet a retro console. But if you're gonna put 1 game from a series in this list, then LBP2 should be there instead of the original, Motorstorm PR is also an overall better game than the 1st game and to put Tools of Destruction over A Crack in Time is a blasphemy when ACiT is the best game in the series.