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Two New Maps, Two New Weapons For Killzone 2

Sure, the game's not dominating the PS3 scene like it was probably hoped it would, but Guerilla are still banging away on updates for Killzone 2, the latest of which appears to take the form of some new DLC.

Reader Corey sends us this list of trophies for the game, which were updated today to include mention of stuff not previously spoken of by Sony or Guerilla. It appears there'll be two new maps - "Suljeva Cliffside" and "Arctower Landing" - along with two new weapons, a Boltgun and a Flamethrower.

No idea on when these will actually appear, or how much they'll cost, but if they're turning up on official trophy lists, they can't be too far away.

LiquifiedArt5836d ago

A journalist isn't supposed to be a Fanbot! geez. And my reasons to never use kotaku grow by the day!

LordMarius5836d ago (Edited 5836d ago )

yeah, he even post on the comments to "explain" himself

Edit: Bubbles4u

rodrz345836d ago (Edited 5836d ago )

Yes, don't click on the link to give those kids credit. With the 360 fading a bit more every day, Kotaku is one of the last Xbox 360 fanboys websites, along with Edge and Eurogamer.

Waste of time. All you'll find there is their jealousy and their frustration.

rbluetank5836d ago

i believe the power switch is broken because it turns off after turning on... my 42inch tv had the same type of problem. i will be getting this DLC after sony fixs my ps3... i am glad i have my third in four years "long green mile" running 360 in the living room to tie me over.. i just hope my 360 stays alive until then...lol

WTF the host paused the game in gears2 in horde mode for 5 minutes then quits... forget this shiat.. i am going back to true gaming. i am dusting off my ps2 and going to play shadow/colossus.

PirateThom5836d ago

I have a feeling the bolt gun is going to be either ridiculous overpowered or ridiculous weak. In the game, it was basically one hit kill/attached to a wall.

The flamethrower will, probably, turn into a close quarters death trap at a spawn point, but be useless for any long range fighting, maybe it will combat the shotgun a bit.

IVYvsTAKI5836d ago

What classes will be able to use the new weapons?

SnuggleBandit5836d ago

ya i have a feeling a lot of people will be censoring it in their games just like the rocket launcher

phosphor1125836d ago

Considering there is NO spawn protection anymore..(which I don't like). I wonder how they'd balance out the ammo and such with the new weapons.

RememberThe3575836d ago

I love the spawn points now. I hated it when people would spawn and be invincible for that one second. You could do a damn thing if they got you in their sights. Now that crap doesn't fly and you have to be more on point.

phosphor1125836d ago

It would give the person spawning a fighting chance. Since it spawns you in random directions, the spawned will have to FIND the enemy, while the enemy always knows that smoke is in front of them..camping for someone to pop up.

PirateThom5836d ago

Direction is usually based on where people throw the thing though.

People always spawn facing the direction the point was thrown, which is why I always do a 180 before deploying the point, so people are, at least, facing the objective. It annoys me when people throw it in such a way that, when you spawn, your back is at the enemy/objective.

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Hudahudahuda5836d ago (Edited 5836d ago )

These have got to be free or atleast the weapons. I can't imagine how they would seperate people by giving those who pay more an advantage in weapon selection.

If they cost money i'll buy them anyways. I love this game, play it more than CoD4 now.

I think they will give the engineer the bolt gun since he lacks another main weapon and the bolt gun is a workers weapon. They will probably have a new class for the flamethrower. Pyro time anyone? HUDAHUDAHUDA

Finalfantasykid5836d ago

They'll probably do it like Warhwawk handled new weapons. The weapons were handled by free firmware updates(Like the wrench and biofield generator), but the maps were by DLC.

LordMarius5836d ago

ah finally I cant ditch my rocket and shotgun :)
This should be good, hopefully its free

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Why Guerrilla Games Shouldn't Abandon the Killzone Series

Hugely disappointingly, it seems that Guerrilla Games, developers of the Killzone and Horizon series, may be done with Killzone for good.

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IAMRealHooman251d ago

1 was fine, overhyped as a " halo" killer
2 was a graphical beast at the time, and felt heavy
3 was good a refinement of 2 but not much else. weird audio issues environment were to quiet
shadow fall was pretty but bland

OtterX251d ago (Edited 251d ago )

Shadowfall had great Multiplayer though. Too bad the campaign was meh at best. It did have the occasional great moment sprinkled in.

TheNamelessOne251d ago (Edited 251d ago )

I played through 2/3 multiple times. I played through the original once, but it felt pretty lukewarm for me. I couldn't be bothered to beat Shadow Fall. I got a couple hours in and just went "I'm done". Never touched it again. It was awesome on the tech side, being a launch title, but it didn't even match up to the first game when it came to actually having fun playing it.

Rude-ro251d ago

3 in 3d was an amazing experience to be had.
Although not many experienced it as intended for good reasons.

just_looken251d ago

You forgot the ai advancements on the playstation 2 killzone one you could have a full team of bots doing everything even playing the objective that was a big thing.

In killzone 2 they always flanked you and when available used the high ground.

Playing killzone 2 no hud 5.1 audio was/is awesome

MDTunkown251d ago

They should finish Horizon story first

darthv72251d ago

I dont mind if someone else takes up the mantle for the KZ franchise. We are several years removed from the first game. It certainly could use a remake to gauge interest in the rest of the series. I know it has its fans... Im thinking of how a proper reboot can rekindle that old dormant flame and bring in a new generation of fans in the process.

just_looken251d ago

You forgot killzone mercenaries on the ps vita but it was the worst selling sony game for awhile there.

Yui_Suzumiya250d ago

Yeah, a remake would be pretty awesome

anast251d ago

They should let it go or sell it. No use spending millions on this project.

LucasRuinedChildhood251d ago

Would like a new IP before Horizon 3. Just because games take so long to make these days.

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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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OtterX480d ago (Edited 480d 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-ro480d ago

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

darthv72480d 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_480d ago

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

Cacabunga480d ago

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

Profchaos480d ago (Edited 480d 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

seanpitt23480d 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!

Iceball2000480d ago

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

Father__Merrin480d ago

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

InUrFoxHole480d ago

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

Marcus Fenix480d ago

A Resistance reboot will be awesome

Michiel1989480d ago

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

1Victor480d ago (Edited 480d 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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Michiel1989480d 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

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SullysCigar784d ago

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

1Victor784d ago

Can’t wait for their next franchise

SullysCigar784d ago

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

jznrpg784d ago

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

badz149784d 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!

Vengeance1138784d 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 Kim784d ago

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

VersusDMC784d 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?

Vengeance1138784d ago

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

solideagle784d 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.

Phoenix76784d 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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REDGUM784d ago

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

thesoftware730784d ago (Edited 784d 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.

blacktiger784d ago

thank you fps lover, I'm with you

talocaca784d ago

Such a wonderful studio. They deserve all their success.

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

OzzY-waZZy784d ago (Edited 784d ago )

Kinda wish they move on from Horizon tbh.

lukasmain784d ago

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

Imalwaysright784d ago

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

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