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Guerilla Games Hires Dead Island 2's Game Director to Work on Horizon: Zero Dawn

We’re not entirely sure how far along Guerrilla is in terms of the game’s development, but we do know that some new blood has been injected into the studio by way of Bernd Diemer.

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DarkOcelet3139d ago

I doubt he will be directing the game since it is far in development and already confirmed for 2016. Maybe he will assist in directing some things.

HaydenJameSmith3139d ago

confirmed for 2016 ? Well they said UC4 was to be released this year but was then delayed till march, I think it is definetly a possibility that this game see a similar delay to maybe Q1 or Q2 of 2017 especially considering the size and scope of this game. Nobody really knows how long this game has been in development (I dnt think its as long as everyone thinks) but considering this year is the first time we've heard about it (granted we got see a small piece of gameplay), I just don't think its far enough in development. I see some others games lined up for 2016 possibly getting delayed as well not just this one...

DarkOcelet3139d ago (Edited 3139d ago )

The game has been in development for almost 5 years now btw so i am pretty sure they are in the end phase unless they work at Square Enix :P

http://venturebeat.com/2015...

HaydenJameSmith3139d ago

@Dark
Yeah but the first few years of that game was probably design, concepts, storyboards and they were working on Shadow Fall for PS4 launch before that. If they launch the game at Q4 of 2016 then they'll have had 100% man power on Horizon for about 3yrs... so maybe they'll have it done in time to meet 2016 deadline and I hope so but I just remain skeptical after seeing a lot of AAA games delayed this generation. I see a lot of games facing the same challenge...

NewMonday3138d ago

could be to get extra polish and hindsight from fresh eyes.

the game still over a year away, plenty of time

jb2273138d ago

They started development work for Horizon before Killzone SF even began, I believe not long after Killzone 3 launched. The first time we saw Fallout 4 was a couple months before it launches in November so there's no reason to believe a similar situation won't happen here. I think the first couple years on a console were tough & Sony wants to ensure a quality launch takes precedence over a games launch window so maybe it does get delayed but I think devs are at the point where they've cracked the architecture and delays should be more rare. At any rate Guerrilla in particular have always hit their release dates so no reason to expect any differently here, if they have confirmed 2016 then 2016 it should be.

I honestly hope we are past the age of the delay because it's getting pretty regular these days for games to not hit their dates. I sincerely hope this trend isn't some marketing tactic because if so it is not working for me. I get hyped for the first release date, but every delay after effectively pushes me onto other games. It may give more people time to notice titles and put preorders in but for the hardcore that stay up to date it actively diminishes excitement. I'm glad that devs are receiving the time to ensure these games release in a smooth state but I'd prefer it if we stopped getting release dates until the games are close to going gold. Hoping that trend will quit and at this point I have no reason to think GG will fall victim to that.

Either way I do give Sony kudos because aside from some bugs in lbp3 & drive clubs launch issues, every other title has ran as smooth as silk for me, and Horizon is looking fairly flawless at this point.

_-EDMIX-_3138d ago (Edited 3138d ago )

@Smith. - How don't you know this game is 2016?

"Yeah but the first few years of that game was probably design, concepts, storyboards"

No..just no. "years"? LOL! No they are spending "years" in concept phase. This game has been CONFIRMED to have been in development for over 4 years.

"this year is the first time we've heard about it"

And? DO you not get that many, many games are being made RIGHT NOW AS WE SPEAK? Do you not get that during Uncharted...a part of them where working on The Last Of Us? I mean..you have no clue just how many gamers are currently being made or really for how long.

You "hearing" of it is just that....you've "heard" of it, that has nothing to do with development time. Consider the first time you saw it...it was a moving playable thing and has been for some time.

@Jb- "I honestly hope we are past the age of the delay because it's getting pretty regular these days"

I hope so too, but that will always be in gaming. They don't know when the release is a sure thing or if they might want to change stuff. Sooo many things can change in development, even with a working title.

Get_A_Job_Foxtrot3138d ago

How does the delay of a game made by different developers have ANYTHING to do with THIS game? There's always a few of you types of guys when it comes to faulty logic, huh?

MysticStrummer3138d ago

I see… A+B=C even if A has nothing to do with anything related to this game...

Noted.

HaydenJameSmith3138d ago (Edited 3138d ago )

I dunno why everyone is so defensive with my comment, all I said was this game could definetly see a similar delay like UC4 and rightly should if it has too. Considering the size and scope of this game and this year is the first year we've heard about it, I just expect it to be a while before it releases. Maybe this year is the start of a turning point with F4 and Horizon being announced but I doubt it.

There has been so many games suffer delays this generation, Batman, Witcher, Watchdogs, The Division etc. I dunno why people get so touchy with me skeptical of it releasing in time like this game is somehow exempt of suffering a delay. I'm still excited fort he game, I also dont think Scalebound will release in time for 2016... among other games...

I think evryone is over reacting...

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fermcr3139d ago

Guerilla Games has been doing a lot of hiring the last few years.

WeAreLegion3138d ago

Still sad about Dead Island 2?

shadowknight2033138d ago

Im over it. The real devs made dying light and that was good enough

ZorinInc3138d ago

Guerrilla are Sony's second-best first party studio after Naughty Dog.

Spectre_StatusN73138d ago

You think so? It's hard to pick a second after Naughty Dog. Santa Monica comes to mind and also Japan Studio.

zeuanimals3138d ago

SCE Japan Studio is crazy. They don't behave like a normal studio since they've got a ton of internal teams fully working on their own projects, so it's like a collection of studios using a single name. I'd prefer if SCE Japan Studio gave each internal team their own name like Project Gravity/Siren has so we can at least get a sense of who's who rather than just a monolithic name.

That's just my industry interested self talking, I really don't mind and at the end of the day, they put out a ton of great games.

_-EDMIX-_3138d ago

Or PD, its hard to pick any top 2, they have some amazing teams.

Cohagen4203138d ago

Japan studios, Media Molecule or Sony Santa Monica beg to differ.

jb2273138d ago

Seems like Bend is likely to come back in a big way as well. I'm pretty partial to Sucker punch myself...jeez Sony has a lot of quality first party devs when you think about it.

S2Killinit3138d ago

I like Sony Santa Monica also.

DragonDDark3138d ago

Sony has so many awesome Devs. End of story lol

scark923138d ago

Well Horizon looks like it will make that statement fact! I wish there was DLC to fight a Metal Gear xD

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porkChop3138d ago

Smart hire. Yager did amazing work on Spec Ops, and Dead Island 2 would likely have been no different.

IamTylerDurden13138d ago

I agree, Yager is extremely talented and Spec Ops was one of the most underrated games i have ever played, it was terrific. It's very opportunistic of GG to aquire such top industry talent from CDPR, Fallout NV & Shadow of Mordor, Yager ect.

It can only help to add manpower and experienced talent to the project. Adding more people will only help get the project out faster, i can't wait to play Horizon Zero Dawn in 2016.

Everything we've seen and heard from this project points to overwhelming success, we could be on the precipice of gaming's next great franchise.

ssj273135d ago

It's like if GG hired Snake to recruit members for their studio. And are only hiring A A+ A++ for themself lol i guess I'm playing to mutch mgsv and I'm barely on like 30%

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DF Weekly: Do we actually need The Last of Us Part 2 and Horizon Zero Dawn remasters?

With the details we now have in terms of features and pricing, I don't think there are any significant concerns remaining - just that perhaps that the term 'remastered' in the title is a little misplaced. Essentially, what we're dealing with here is broadly equivalent to a release along the lines of Death Stranding: Director's Cut. It's the original game with a dash of extra content and additional visual modes that tap into the power of PlayStation 5.

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-Foxtrot146d ago

Bloodborne, Infamous, Killzone, Resistance, Puppeteer, Jak and Daxter etc are all better choices

Even a full on remake of Drakes Fortune I’d take

PrinceOfAnger146d ago

killzone 2/3 definitely a better choice, i have recently finished the games on pc and thought about that, a full remake like demon souls is even better

darthv72145d ago

2&3 are still fine... I'd take the first one as a full remake before the others. They could flesh out more of the backstory that the sequels touch on. Even go deeper into the lore of Helgan.

specialguest145d ago

KZ 2/3 would be amazing. KZ 2 was a graphical masterpiece back then. With today's modern tech, all of those tricks Guerilla Games did to create the effects like the lighting, storm effects, etc, they could now be done in real-time and more realistic

Cacabunga145d ago

Killzone 2-3
Golden Abyss remake
Infamous 2

RaidenBlack146d ago

Uncharted 1 still got a decent remaster for 8th gen ... a remake is not that much of a requirement ...
instead remake candidates should be from 5th or 6th gen
and as for proper remasters (not just lazy res upscale): Killzone 2 & 3 obviously and also Resistance/inFamous (as well as MGS4 :P)

-Foxtrot145d ago

My point with the list is that I’d rather see those titles than what we are getting…titles which are only 3-5 years old and still hold up today

CrashMania145d ago

Sony own the Demons Souls and Bloodborne IP, I wish they'd do something with Bloodborne at the very least.

vfl523145d ago

The way you worded that makes me think you don't realize they already remade demon souls

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GamingSinceForever145d ago

Not one of those will sell more copies than TLOU2 Remaster. The sooner we realize that these gaming sites and their followers are less than 1% of the buying public the better off we’ll be.

Sure we prefer newer titles but this is business and a business is what Sony is running.

JackBNimble145d ago

Don't you think they could be doing something better with their time and money, like maybe making something new? Or have they become lazy and just reliving the past with the same old games over and over.

Gez ... do something fresh and new already .

notachance145d ago

I'd rather for them to go Square Enix route and remake/remaster their PS1 libraries instead of these unnecessary remaster

come on, legend of dragoon..

Gamingsince1981145d ago

What's with the "need" anyway ? This is video games, no one needs them at all, we need water , we need air, we don't need games.

Barlos145d ago

I would love a remake/remaster of KZ1. For its time it really pushed the PS2 hard and because of that it had a few issues. This is begging to be given the Bluepoint touch and brought up to date. I'd love to see an updated Killzone trilogy collection for sure.

Yi-Long145d ago

Sony killed the game and the studio behind it, but a Remaster of the excellent Driveclub would absolutely be my favorite release if it happened. Just a delicious racing game.

FinalFantasyFanatic145d ago (Edited 145d ago )

So many better choices, I can't fathom why reasonably recent games are getting picked over Classics that are more deserving.

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Battlestar23145d ago

Well I want a Horizon Zero Dawn remaster especially if it's an upgrade to Forbidden West Graphics and Animation.

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Duke19145d ago

Nope. But HD remasters are an easy cash grab that the masses shovel cash for because while they complain about remakes, they still buy them

PRIMORDUS145d ago

Not if they release on a platform that never received the original in the first place like PC.

46player145d ago

No complaint here, I want the updated graphics.

Ra3030145d ago

My thoughts on this is do we need Richard Leadbetter's or Digital Foundry's opinion on anything........ever? I know I don't they do nothing for me and never have.

specialguest145d ago

You may not, but tons of people do since the video has 4,700 Likes to 112 Dislikes

Chocoburger145d ago

That guy is a buffoon, DF Direct is the best gaming podcast around. I look forward to it every week.

BehindTheRows145d ago

By that same token, some may not NEED remasters, while others may/do.

Amplitude145d ago (Edited 145d ago )

DF videos are typically absolutely amazing game reviews first and foremost. They have great intros, explain the mechanics well, tell you if they enjoyed it or not (I usually vibe well with John's games personally), and then they have the best tech breakdowns of a game's performance which is very very important to me. I want to know what settings to run at on PC, and on PS5 I wanna know if the 60fps mode runs well or not because if it doesn't... well I'll just get it on PC (If it isn't completely broken there too). DF Retro is also always unbelievably interesting and super well edited and inspired my YouTube channel which just crossed 1200 subs (wooo!). They helped me a lot with understanding game development and got me interested in goofing around with game engines and PC building in general back in the day.

I don't mean any offence by this but you sound like somebody who skims their analysis videos, selectively scrolls to the stats, says "who cares?", and then closes it. Or possibly somebody who watches (stolen) cut clips on TikTok? Even if you are somehow unaffected by blurry images and fluctuating frame rates (some people are and I envy you) I recommend watching a full DF episode one day. They're extremely interesting and I watch literally all of them even if I have no interest in the game.

VonAlbrecht145d ago

"I personally don't enjoy this extremely well-presented and highly informative content so it shouldn't exist."

-Ra3030, Nobel Peace Prize Nominee

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Joris de Man on composing music for the Horizon series

In the video game industry, where visual design and game mechanics typically grab the limelight, the significance of music in enhancing the overall gaming experience is often underestimated. Music can be a key component in the player’s emotional connection with a game. It amplifies emotional impact, heightens tension, and can be a powerful driver of narrative. We’ve had the chance to speak to Joris de Man, a renowned Dutch composer best known for his work on the Killzone series, Horizon: Zero Dawn, and its sequel Horizon: Forbidden West. During the Game Access conference in Brno, we talked about the process of composing music for video games and how he created the harmonies that have shaped some of our most beloved gaming experiences.

Sonic1881311d ago (Edited 311d ago )

To keep using him as the music composer in their games.

ChronoJoe311d ago

Joris seems like a great guy. I spoke to him briefly once about how much I loved his music and he was really friendly/humble.

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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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REDGUM350d 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.

blacktiger350d 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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