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IGN Killzone 2 Multiplayer Preview

A few months ago, when you said first-person shooter and PlayStation 3 in the same sentence, people started talking about Killzone 2. Then, Resistance 2 popped up on the radar and started flexing its multiplayer muscle as well as a sooner release date, and the buzz about Killzone 2 seemed to taper off.

Guerrilla Games is trying to change that this E3. IGN just got out of an hour-long presentation from the company's Senior Online Game Designer Eric Boltjes, and the stuff Killzone 2 has planned is pretty sick. More after the jump...

BigBaehr5910d ago

KZ2 = COD4 Multiplayer Killer + '09 GOTY

TheExecutive5910d ago

well COD4 was so great because of the leveling up and all the stuff you could unlock. It wasnt too hard to level up and doing so got you all kinds of cool stuff. It looks a little harder to level up in KZ2 and that may be a problem for many. We will see.

I would like to point out I am being a little critical but the MP looks frickin fantastic

Chris Bosh5910d ago

Those vehicles, look sweet.
Esspecially the flying one!!!

Wildarmsjecht5910d ago

OH CRAP!!!! The spawn points, the multi mission rounds, the different badge setup....this game is shaping up to really set a new standard in MP.

BigBaehr5910d ago

...and you get to gamble your valor points too. Sweet!

Wildarmsjecht5910d ago

OH I AM THERE. Point system where massive points show just who is the top of the top..I'll be gunning for that spot with my clan from MGO/COD/Resistance. After Socom, you'll see us there.

Overr8ed5910d ago

And people say this game is a Generic FPS.

CViper5910d ago

Sony's 09 lineup is already badass. Talk about planning ahead.

PirateThom5910d ago

Yeah, but they only get FFXIII as a multiplat.

LOL 360 FTW

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PirateThom5910d ago

Sarcasm is a dead art form....

Bonsai12145910d ago

sarcasm doesn't translate over the internet well. most of us jokers learned that the hard way :-/

QuackPot5910d ago

@Pirate

you should have put the LOL after the FTW, then it would have been more obvious...

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hotshot1275910d ago

are there going to be more then those 5 multiplayer matches that they said? for example, 1 on 1?

is coop already confirmed and they just dont know if it will make it so it will have to come as dlc?

whoever answers first gets bubbles............

Ghoul5910d ago

"Guerrilla team said that they're investigating online co-op as a DLC possibility as well as the tanks I got to see yesterday."

its 5 game modes that are confirmed, and presented. lets see what we get in 09 ;)

wildcat5910d ago

"To begin with, let's verify that Killzone 2's going to support online matches for two to 32 players and, according to Boltjes, look as good as the single-player campaign."

Ghoul5910d ago

did i just read the most awesome multiplayer concept for a shooter in ages ??? guess so

i REALLY cant wait any longer for this game

Kleptic5910d ago

I'm going to go ahead and agree with you...I am actually a little happy that its focus seems to be more on foot fighting...with vehicle support, but unmanned...ala cod 4...that was one thing I really enjoy about CoD4...vehicles are great, but can really mess up a games pacing...and as long as the shooting itself is near perfect (great hit detection, great signaling that you are landing shots, etc.), that is my favorite way to have it...

I also like the idea of med-packs again...Return to Castle Wolfenstein did this perfectly...there are no med packs just laying around...a medic has to give them to you...and almost forces team-work, which the only way to get it across to some people...what is still unknown though is how the health system works...the single player appears to be the now standard auto-regenerate stuff...as in take cover until the screen returns to normal and you are ok...med packs for multiplayer may just instantly heal you back to normal...or there could be a numerical 'old school' health system...either of which sounds cool to me...having the ability to be revived is also awesome, forcing the enemy to focus on your medics at times...

I don't know...all this stuff just makes it sound really awesome...every once in a while a game comes out with nearly everything in the right spot...cod 4 online is a blast...but I only really play TDM mostly...can't wait for this though...

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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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OtterX197d ago (Edited 197d 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-ro196d ago

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

darthv72196d 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_196d ago

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

Cacabunga196d ago

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

Profchaos196d ago (Edited 196d 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

seanpitt23196d 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!

Iceball2000197d ago

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

Father__Merrin197d ago

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

InUrFoxHole197d ago

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

Marcus Fenix197d ago

A Resistance reboot will be awesome

Michiel1989196d ago

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

1Victor197d ago (Edited 197d 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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Michiel1989196d 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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SullysCigar501d ago

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

1Victor501d ago

Can’t wait for their next franchise

SullysCigar501d ago

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

jznrpg500d ago

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

badz149500d 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!

Vengeance1138501d 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 Kim501d ago

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

VersusDMC501d 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?

Vengeance1138501d ago

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

solideagle501d 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.

Phoenix76501d 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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REDGUM500d ago

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

thesoftware730501d ago (Edited 501d 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.

blacktiger500d ago

thank you fps lover, I'm with you

talocaca501d ago

Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.

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

OzzY-waZZy501d ago (Edited 501d ago )

Kinda wish they move on from Horizon tbh.

potatoseal500d ago

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

Imalwaysright500d 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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shinoff2183872d ago

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

shinoff2183872d 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

badz149872d 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.