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Guerrilla Games Working On Killzone 4, New IP and Killzone PS Vita Rumored

Killzone 4, new IP and Killzone for Vita coming your way from Guerilla Games.

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remanutd554463d ago

isnt Sony Cambridge working on Killzone vita ?

Colwyn4463d ago (Edited 4463d ago )

the best video gaming company that people can rely on for making games for the core and hardcore is sony.

im so excited and cant wait to see what these devs have in-store .it seems like every week there are always info on several new games being worked on by sony devs. to each his own, im a gamer and these guys are the best for gaming

Colwyn4463d ago (Edited 4463d ago )

if you are a coke-head you dont feed your habbit by drinking pepsi. sony is supplying majority of the core and hardcore gamers with what they like. GAMES. they had already set a precedent since 1995 by releasing a lot of games for core and hardcore over the years and theyll continue doing it or i hope they do. their record speaks for itself.

i dont want a sales station or a talk station, i want a PlayStation

da_2pacalypse4463d ago

is KZ4 really necessary? I'm tired of all the sequels.... the story of KZ3 was kind of weak anyways, why not start a new universe?

killerhog4463d ago

Isn't core and hardcore the same thing?

-Alpha4463d ago (Edited 4463d ago )

^ 2pacalypse

I am highly anticipating K4, so long as it is more like K2 than K3. Yeah, it's another shooter and another sequel, but I don't think K3 did K2 any justice.

Story in K3 was indeed weak, but the universe has lots more they can get into if they decide to present it properly. Killzone's got a lot of juice left, IMO, they just need to get it back on its old track

MySwordIsHeavenly4463d ago

I'm sorry...

Killzone 2 barely even had a story.
Killzone 3 had a fantastic story!

What games were you guys playing?!?

PinkFunk4463d ago

The Killzone series has yet to really shine in the story category.

Gameplay has always been great, and graphics were great as well.

I would have been more excited to see a different IP from GG, but that would be wishful thinking. Thing is, I'd love to see what GG could do with that engine, in a completely different game.

BattleAxe4463d ago (Edited 4463d ago )

Killzone has had 3 games to get its crap together, but even after the 3rd game, Guerrilla Games has yet to create a real hit. I played quite alot of Killzone 2, but only played Killzone 3 for a couple of months. Here is what I think is wrong with the series:

- story telling has been weak since Killzone 1
- Guerrilla Games doesn't support their games with much content if any, three months after the game is released
- Matchmaking in Killzone 3 was horrible mainly because you got stuck on the map pack maps all the time
- Custom matches in Killzone 2 were horrible because every damn game was at least 45 minutes - an hour long
- Custom matches in Killzone 2 were horrible because half of the rooms were always Radec Academy

I think the bottom line is that GG has never balanced their games properly, and when it comes to game menus and matchmaking systems, GG just plain sucks.

NewMonday4463d ago

the setting and characters of Killzone vers is just not interesting.

GG should:
-take the cool name and great gameplay to a new setting, something like the near future in earth, this will bring in many plaers who like a more realistic setting
-forget about 3D
-bring back 32 player matches.
-mix up Warzone a bit, like making the best players assassination targets.

NeoTribe4462d ago

Did u really need to reply to ur own comment with more sony praise? Article is about killzone. Go find one of the many "sony has tons of exclusives" articles and troll ur sony compassion.

Gazondaily4462d ago (Edited 4462d ago )

Oh gosh Colwyn, please give it a rest. You are such a sellout. EVERY FRIGGING SONY ARTICLE man. Why are you so desparately lubing yourself up? It makes me cringe lol.

*shudder*

And the 30 agrees...I respect Sony and all but come on. You guys have no integrity!

kneon4462d ago

@BattleAxe

Long matches is something that was very right with Killzone 2. After playing so much of Killzone 2 and MAG all these other games with 10-15 minute long matches seem like a joke.

The single greatest online experience I ever had was a 4 hour long match in Killzone 2 on Beach Head.

kramun4462d ago

Killzone 1 and 3 were crap, KZ2 was pretty good, but still not as great as many claim on this site.

sikbeta4462d ago

If it's similar to KZ3 = 3-to-4hs of gameplay, no thanks, time to move on I think, FPS are not something SCE devs do that well, why don't try WRPGs? heck, even JRPGs from SCEJ! hope the new IP is not another FPS...

Army_of_Darkness4462d ago

And personally, I still think its also the best move game available, aside from House of the dead overkill and sports champion:D

Gamer-Z4462d ago (Edited 4462d ago )

@Colwyn

As someone who owns both consoles i agree with you 100% PS3 caters to the hardcore. The only games i play on my xbox are Gears and Halo those are the only two hardcore titles left everything else i can play it on my PS3 including all the great first party exclusives.

Muffins12234462d ago (Edited 4462d ago )

I think they just need to get different developers for resistence and killzone because those games are just bah at times.I love killzone but i wihs they could get a different developer its just held back and they wont be able to make to much more because there losing money on those games!I mean i knwo i will get alot of disagress for this but its true,its losing money,its a money loser and while the idea is good sony should either try harder in shooter ip's or just drop them and stop trying to get a halo jackpot

PamPoovey4462d ago

SPOILERS

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So we'll finally get to see who came out of the pod at the end....

"Welcome home Sir"...

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DidYouRikeIt4463d ago

Already Killzone 4? What is this, Call of Duty? They really need to take more time making these games. 3-5 years is a good amount.

BlackTar1874462d ago

It sucks that i have no interest in anything killzone. When stuff gets to #4 like this makes me wish this series wasn't nonsense to me

snipes1014462d ago

Yea cant say i disagree. The market is already saturated with fps's, why do we need another product that is not only another fps, but a sequel?

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Beast_Master4462d ago

This is a report from the bitbag so this is probably not true. I am pretty sure the sales of Killzone 3 did not warrant another sequel. I think GG will be moving on, vita version perhaps but I see a GOW vita before a Killzone one.

The_Devil_Hunter4462d ago

I'm not a developer but I highly suggest they release KZ4 for the PS4.

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AnotherProGamer4462d ago

Cambridge studio moved into Guerrilla Games

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Majin-vegeta4463d ago (Edited 4463d ago )

Take KZ4 back to KZ2 gameplay i hate how KZ3 was dumbed down for the freaking babies who said it was to hard>:|.

thedude444463d ago

I agree. Killzone 2 was my favorite.

Its also time for gamers to be blown away with graphics so good, you could not imagine them on a console. hell Killzone 2 is still the best looking fps to this date!

JellyJelly4463d ago

Killzone 2 is def one of the best looking console fps's, but not the best. RAGE holds that spot.

SJPFTW4463d ago

yah because the only thing generated are 2 guys and a wall. better be the best looking FPS

A-Glorious-Dawn4462d ago

Killzone is the best looking console fps. Im still blown away by it. It will be great to see a new ip from them

Mr Tretton4463d ago

Heck, KZ4 could use some of the good things about KZ1! Alt fire and better characters.

kaveti66164463d ago

I don't think people complained that KZ2 was hard. They just didn't like the input delay.

-Alpha4463d ago

Those guys were gone after a week. Killzone 2's input delay was tweaked and was fine the way it was, there was no need to change them even more and lower the health and make it all twitchy.

K3's controls were the least of my problems with the game, anyway. There's a lot in K2 they abandoned and failed to improve on

Ghost2504463d ago

exactly people complain too much just cause it ain't like call of duty.

Outside_ofthe_Box4463d ago

If KZ4 plays like KZ2 it'll be a day one buy for me. I hated that KZ3 was dumbed down. It looks like Guerrilla Games learned their lesson though as they hired back the lead KZ2 MP designer.

GraveLord4463d ago

They better "dumb it down" more. Those controls aren't fast enough.

Liquid_Ocelot4462d ago

Go play something else that it is ["fast enough"] then, otherwise put up and shut up.

Outside_ofthe_Box4462d ago (Edited 4462d ago )

Then game isn't for you. The game shouldn't adapt to you, you should adapt to the game. Killzone isn't a twitch shooter. All FPSs doesn't have to be fast paced. It isn't a rule. Play the shooter which the controls suit you best. You don't have to change other unique games and make them generic.

I prefer slower paced shooters, but you don't see me blabbering about how CoD should change their controls. I just simply don't play that game. CoD is a twitch shooter and always will be because that is what the game at its core is. CoD gained it's fanbase with its controls and KZ has its own audience. Games don't HAVE to appeal to EVERYONE as it's impossible to do so in the first place anyway.

Gamer-Z4462d ago

Ok GraveLord we get it, you like COD -___-

Majin-vegeta4462d ago

Sorry Gravelord if your brain doesn't compute enough to make it actually work xD.

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pandaboy4463d ago

I don't think it's fair to say that KZ3 was dumbed down in its controls. For some crazy reason people think twitch controls are for CoD noobs when in fact these twitch controls are where you will find some of the best gamers ever on Quake and CS. What's more KZ3 didn't even have CoD or twitch controls at all... just better controls. I actually liked the controls in KZ2, but trying to appeal to a wider audience doesn't necessarily mean it's a dumbed down game.

Liquid_Ocelot4462d ago

Some, and I'd say MOST of us want Killzone to feel and play like Killzone. To have it's own soul and personality.. those who CAN'T play it because of the controls and aren't willing to try something different.. well, bye-bye. Won't miss them.

Excuse my English.

Outside_ofthe_Box4462d ago (Edited 4462d ago )

No. KZ3 was not dumbed down because of the controls. KZ was dumbed down because:

-You regenerate health fully. In KZ2 you only regenerated health partially and needed health packs to get full health

-The recoil/bullet spread/bullet deviation and accuracy of the guns resembled CoD. In KZ2 there was a good amount of recoil that required you to shoot in bursts instead of spray. This leads to the next one...

-Because of the increase in accuracy and less recoil/bullet spread/bullet deviation in guns, people died fast like in CoD. In KZ2 people did not die as fast which required you to keep a steady aim on your target for a longer amount of time.

-They reduced the amount of variables taken into consideration when calculating bullet damage. In KZ2 is was 24. In KZ3 it's 7.

-The classes are unbalanced. While KZ2's classes weren't perfectly balanced it was more balanced than KZ3's. KZ3 has the over powered marksman that can't be detected and has an assualt rifle... the overpower infiltrator with an over powered shotgun, taction has a wallhax, and the medic has a bot flying around protecting him. In KZ2 the only truly over powered class was the assault class and that was mainly because it had boost which increased his speed.

-Tactical Spawn Points is a dumbed down version of Spawn Grenades. Spawn Grenades required tactical placement while TSPs are just a capture and hold game...

-KZ3 has match making which is dumbed down from the custom games KZ2 had. Guerrilla Games' reasoning for removing custom games was that "people couldn't read server lists" ._.

-The removal of server lists also led to no custom clan matches.

-KZ3 also has a lot of removed features from KZ2 such as: Only 24 players in a match instead of 32, No Squad Leader Spawning, No weekly honor rankings, etc.

I could on and on. I've been making lists like these on the Killzone Forum since the KZ3 PS+ beta back in October 2010. So excuse me if I don't feel like typing anymore @_@.

Hicken4462d ago

Try again pandaboy. Twitch controls ARE for COD noobs, because that's the only thing they want to play. They bash Battlefield for being too slow, or Killzone for having "lag input."

I interpret these things as having "weight," and I prefer that. The controls felt a lot better in KZ2 than in KZ3, and I want em that way. As opposed to KZ2, KZ3's controls WERE more like CoD's in respect to whether or not they were "twitch," and these controls are not what made KZ2 such a hit.

Philoctetes4462d ago (Edited 4462d ago )

Agreed. KZ3 was the most disappointing game I've played in a long time. It was a huge step backwards from KZ2.

Edit: It wasn't just the controls. It's that they reduced the player count, made horrible and tiny maps, gave you little health, got rid of spawn grenades, got rid of squad spawning, and basically killed off any semblance of teamwork.

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TheFirstClassic4463d ago (Edited 4463d ago )

It isn't really a rumor that a Killzone is in development for Vita, wasn't it already announced? And didn't they have some gameplay in a trailer for Vita?

Edit: Yep here it is, short though.

Pandamobile4463d ago

That would be spreading the studio pretty thin, wouldn't it?

K26sephiroth4463d ago

Yeah but knowing Sony making mostly quality games, I wouldn't be surprised even if the studio is spread thing that it would be nothing short of great!

JakemanPS319944463d ago

Sony europe did some restructuring of there european studios early this month. I think they merged sony london with gurrilla.

killerhog4463d ago

Isn't Sony London responsible for eye-pet, and singstar? Why would they be merged with GG? Doesn't make sense, but it could explain the new ip being something GG hasn't done before, adventure. But the word now is its going to be another fps game.

SweatyFlorida4463d ago

Well...it is still a rumor. I don't think their making the KZ vita port, but rather helping Sony Cambridge with it when they can.

The new IP was in the works after KZ3 (maybe even during), and perhaps the artist or some people who weren't so active with the new IP when on to start KZ4. I'm sure most of the focus would be on the new IP however, as that was revealed during GDC, while the news of KZ4 got talked about in November.

thedude444463d ago

Unleash Hell Guerilla Games.

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Gamers seek legal win that would stop devs from rendering online games unplayable

The organizer of "Stop Killing Games" hopes to get France and other governments to examine the legality of live service shutdowns. Scott has launched a new website, Stop Killing Games, to rally opposition to the games industry's "assault on both consumer rights and preservation of media," as he puts it.

-Foxtrot13d ago (Edited 13d ago )

Should probably get them to implement offline mode when it comes to games you can play single player

It's shitty playing something solo and having to be connect despite being offline within the game.

It's worse when you get the games which can't be paused, I remember the doorbell going during a huge fight in Monster Hunter World, it took me ages but realised you couldn't pause. I ended up getting slaughtered after spending so long almost killing it.

Yi-Long11d ago

Driveclub is one of my favourite games of all-time, but once Sony killed it, it's barely playable in offline; Leaderboards are obviously gone so one of the things I liked to do most in the game, Time-attack, is now pretty pointless, and every race you start there's a red text on thr screen telling you you're offline.

There honestky was no need to keep the offline so integrated with the online stuff, and it's made me wary of other games which are now 'always online'.

purple10112d ago

should do what gran truismo on ps54 did, after severs shut, they unlock everything in the campaign to be played offline

there's no need for anti-cheat 'always online' which was always their excuse, thats and updating gamer progression

neutralgamer199212d ago

I didn’t know that. That’s awesome

Jingsing11d ago

and put out a physical version at the end, it is extra money for them at the end of the day.

blacktiger12d ago

Ppl get confused about this lawsuit, this guy has a point, if you don't want to pay for server cause no one is playing that's fine, at least make it PVP, that isn't hard and people paid for the game. So there for it shouldn't be unplayable. Offline is not what he's fighting for but that would be single player. He just fighting for PVP as to dedicated if you going to take it down.

I agree with this one! I hope he wins!

SimpleSlave12d ago

"Offline is not what he's fighting for but that would be single player. "

Always Online does include fully fledged Single Player Campaigns as well. And that's why I think The Crew is being used; The Precedent that covers it all.

Games like The Division 1 and 2 also have Single Player Campaigns, and Ghost Recon Breakpoint is a fully fledged Single Player game but always Online. Which mean that unless uBeSawft patches them they will all cease to exist once uBeSawft pulls the plug.

Again, I think this is why The Crew is being used as the precedent, because it covers all the Online Only bases; Not just the usual Multiplayer PvE and PvP like an MMO or Shooters and their Servers, but also actual Single Player Campaigns that are sadly always online.

Inverno12d ago

Should pin this to let it be on top for a while. This sort of stuff should get some good amount of attention, could actually make some good change in the industry.

HyperMoused12d ago

SP games yes, MP games, its a question of whos maintaing the servers etc and keeing them online.

blackblades12d ago

PvP games it should work. I remember playing black ops offline with AI opponents but of course its funner with real and AI bots. I know some games are server base but I imagine if hard work put in to it that, it can work offline.

PRIMORDUS12d ago

At least on the PC side I say if a company doesn't want to support a game anymore just give it to the fans. They will keep it alive for years and years. Like UT2004 for example you can still play it today, or BF1942. For any SP games I just torrent and keep it forever if they pull the plug. 😊

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Square Enix Already "Hard At Work" On Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3

Development on the next game in the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy might be further ahead than we thought. In a video discussing the series, the project leads say they are "hard at work" on the finale, right after launching Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.

This comment was made by Remake and Rebirth director Tetsuya Nomura, who says that he and the scenario writer Kazushige Nojima are already working on the next game. Better yet, composer Nobuo Uematsu says that he'd be "honoured" to return for the finale, despite previously fearing that he doesn't have the "strength" for another game.

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just_looken18d ago

So i take it they won't be fixing there last game with the visual/movement problems.
https://youtu.be/B2rHUbqauU...

Just keep tossing them out

Barlos17d ago

Nothing worse than a grammar nazi

_Decadent_Descent17d ago

@Barlos

Nothing worse than those that let others keep on making a fool of themselves and say nothing to correct them. That's why they continue to keep making those mistakes.

Pyrofire9517d ago

I appreciate that many more people are agreeing with the grammar correction and disagreeing with Barlos.

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garos8217d ago

yikes talk about nit picking and strawmanning

roadkillers17d ago

This is something most crtics bring up... but they still gave the game 9+ score. As big of a deal as you are making it, a VAST majority of players were just fine with the graphics compared to waht they got with Rebirth

DarXyde16d ago

Dude complains about everything.

I haven't finished the game yet, but I'm having a blast.

Just negative for the sake of being negative.

dumahim17d ago

While I'd guess they're probably not going to do much else about it at this point, just because they're working on the sequel doesn't mean they can't have someone working on the visual issues for Rebirth. Likewise, it also doesn't mean they're not working on a DLC for it either.
Either way, I'd put money on it that they'll update the game for PS5 Pro.

Exvalos17d ago

Keep up the hatred fanboy, and we will keep playing great games

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GoodGuy0918d ago

Sweet....and hopefully can actually answer all the wtfs rather than giving us more questions that has been happening in these games lol. And I hope they just end the game properly instead of trying to milk VII even more. I'd very much like to see remakes of other FF titles on the same level.

-Foxtrot18d ago

God I hope this is it for VII

They’ve milked it far too much over the years, I mean Wikipedia has its own VII specific page because there’s so much media for it

It’s time for other FF games to get some love

gold_drake17d ago

im all for it, remake and rebirth were fantastic, especially rebirth, my god wat a brilliant game.

i mean, we had 16 and 14 still be a thing.
and 9 is getting a remake too, apparently

FinalFantasyFanatic17d ago

As much as I love FF7, they have really milked it to death, 2 compilations of FF7 which includes novels, games, mobile games, movies and animation...

They really need to put more effort into newer FF games.

-Foxtrot17d ago

@FinalFantasyFanatic

Yeah I mean look at it man, why does anyone want it milked even more when other FF games are starving for attention.

https://i.ibb.co/3mT2TRc/12...

Furesis18d ago

Well when you have Tetsuya Nomura hands on something, that is what you get. Whether you like it or not that's another thing.
I don't think they should make remakes like this anymore, and they won't that's what they said also. It takes too long and it just fragments the game too much for my taste. And i'd prefer a more 1 to 1 remake with maybe a slightly smaller budget so that it would actually be made in a reasonable time rather than these 10+ year projects.

gold_drake17d ago

nomura doesnt ely that much of a role in the trilogy, its Nojima u need to blame ha.

as for the og, there are mods u can use for that.

we'll never get an updated og game. it would take them years to finish it, even if its 1:1

fr0sty17d ago (Edited 17d ago )

nobody will buy a 1:1 remake, they already know what is going to happen exactly... and you can't properly remake a 20+ year old game 1:1 anyway, so much needs to be done to bring it to modern standards, that you have to change some things.

Michiel198917d ago

@frosty that's the same thing the execs at blizzard said about WoW classic and here we are. You think you do, but you don't

dumahim17d ago

They did a Remaster for Crisis Core, which seemed near impossible due to a licensing issue not too long ago. I wouldn't be surprised if they do the same for Dirge of Cerberus before part 3.

I do worry what they'll do with part 3 though. They're not just going to abandon the nonsense. Rebirth was like 98% fantastic, but those whispers moments and their take on what is one of the most iconic scenes in video games ever just upsets me.

Hofstaderman17d ago

80 hours into rebirth and loving it. Bring it on Square.

gold_drake17d ago

i had 118h at the end. with everything done minues the queens blood stuff. and i absolutely loved every minute of it

Hofstaderman17d ago

I just want to say bugger mog house level 6. Will return to that later

Shiro17317d ago

Only one thing I hated it and it was the relic hunt for the sand spot next to the flying saucer. I hated that mini game for the relic. Killing those cactus with Aerith was annoying.

fr0sty17d ago

I like the remakes better than the original that I grew up playing back in the 90s... they are doing it right. And that soundtrack... I still jam the Gongaga theme all the time.

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Real-Time Resurgence: The Story of Shadow Tactics, Stealth Strategy, & Mimimi Games

In this retrospective, we'll cover the revival of the Real-Time Tactics genre and the story of the developers who did it, Mimimi Games.

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DaReapa17d ago

Same here. I got it and its expansion. A shame that Mimimi had to close its doors.