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Killzone 2 maps chambered for April 30

Last week, Guerrilla Games spoke out for the first time about Killzone 2's upcoming downloadable map pack, Steel and Titanium. Today, Sony nailed down a date for the add-on, saying it would arrive on the PlayStation Network April 30. Unfortunately, pricing for the map pack has not yet been...

Last week, Guerrilla Games spoke out for the first time about Killzone 2's upcoming downloadable map pack, Steel and Titanium. Today, Sony nailed down a date for the add-on, saying it would arrive on the PlayStation Network April 30. Unfortunately, pricing for the map pack has not yet been announced.

The first map is set aboard the ISA tech cruiser New Sun, with gameplay focusing on vertically oriented firefights between multiple decks and walkways. The second map takes place aboard two high-speed Helghast freight trains, with gamers needing to navigate the precarious routes between the two speeding locomotives.

This is by no means the only downloadable content Sony has planned for its PS3-exclusive shooter. Guerrilla has teased that the next DLC pack will revive a number of maps from the original Killzone, released for the PlayStation 2 in 2004 to middling reviews .

54 Comments

  • Lexaeus775

    Posted Aug 29, 2009 7:05 am GMT

    haha well they gotta make money on it sumhow, right?

  • dbd333

    Posted Apr 25, 2009 3:31 am GMT

    Thanks Guerrilla Games to show your appreciation by NOT making a free DLC!

  • shadowhunter0

    Posted Apr 22, 2009 9:08 pm GMT

    its 6 bucks 4 it i got some thinking 2 do be4 i decide 2 get it or not 6 bucks is kinda high 4 just 2 maps

  • Legendary_Ross

    Posted Apr 21, 2009 12:17 pm GMT

    Sounds cool and I just noticed new trophies which brought my Killzone 2 100% trophy completion to 87% just days after I finally got it.

  • Supericano2

    Posted Apr 20, 2009 10:56 am GMT

    @ marcopolo4212

    and that's why you go to delete billing information,there's also PSN cards...they have $20 & $50 cards

  • B-SNiZ

    Posted Apr 18, 2009 9:25 pm GMT

    I hope they bring terminal back, the best level in Killzone. This is pretty great news, I haven't actually even gotten familiar with the current available maps. It'll keep things fresh.

  • Tora_Kuo

    Posted Apr 18, 2009 4:08 am GMT

    I agree. I don't have the game myself, but speaking from an economic, and a customer appreciation standpoint for marketing, they should expand the game play experience for people with a small DLC of this sort for free, simply because the pack isn't adding anything uber hefty to the individual experience, just the group experience. 2 maps isn't anything, really. If you compare that to LatD for GTAIV, for $10, you got a whole new gaming experience, that in it's own right was a whole new game, for 20% the cost of the parent game as a DLC. So GG needs to consider that, when they finally decide on what to charge. In my opinion, two maps, that they were likely just polishing up and couldn't get on the disc on time for launch, should be a bonus, or at the minimum, be given at a serious undercut "addition" price, like $1 a map in the pack. The point is, to give people more value. Game companies, and Sony and MS tend to forget that it's about what you do for your customer, not what your customer can do for you. Only when doing for your customer do you become successful in the first place. They shouldn't forget their roots. I'm not saying give them the store, but I am saying make sure that you provide a higher play value than the customer is paying for. Something that so far, Killzone seems to have done, but that GG can totally jack-up with their DLC strategy if they're not careful.

  • marcopolo4212

    Posted Apr 17, 2009 11:13 pm GMT

    they should be free....i know for a fact i won't buy them because i can't use my parents credit card after i "accidently" bought burnout paradise off psn and 3 rock band songs so i think way more people would like killzone if they were free

  • CROSSFIRE5000

    Posted Apr 17, 2009 6:53 pm GMT

    wow thats good for kz2 new maps

  • mattcarlo

    Posted Apr 17, 2009 1:45 pm GMT

    Two maps, wooh! Yeah, not really.

  • novapkp161

    Posted Apr 17, 2009 1:05 pm GMT

    I'm sure these maps will be sick KZ2 is def the Gears or Halo3 of the ps3 world looking fwd to the DLC when it's out

  • da_illest101

    Posted Apr 15, 2009 6:10 pm GMT

    i don't think i'll pay for the new maps, i need more then just new maps, the way way game online plays is right now is fine with me

  • thekey

    Posted Apr 15, 2009 2:28 pm GMT

    This game looks and plays incredible! I can't wait for the other maps.

  • mnia786

    Posted Apr 15, 2009 1:52 pm GMT

    If they are a about a fiver and include new game modes, will be well worth the buy.

  • THORINATOR

    Posted Apr 15, 2009 12:37 pm GMT

    Not a chance these maps are gonna be free! but then again they can't expect people to pay much for just 2 maps! i'll be getting them anyway, they look sweet!

  • Generalmojo

    Posted Apr 15, 2009 12:16 pm GMT

    woot! cant wait!

  • brendanhunt1

    Posted Apr 15, 2009 11:33 am GMT

    the maps wont be free as sony charges $0.16 per gigabyte for the developers

  • brendanhunt1

    Posted Apr 15, 2009 11:31 am GMT

    Sony invests money in first party games, microsoft invests in 3rd party. Sony has more studios than microsoft and wii combined.

  • Ewangotkool

    Posted Apr 15, 2009 11:24 am GMT

    great news, looking forward to kicking other gamers butts.

  • Ewangotkool

    Posted Apr 15, 2009 11:22 am GMT

    great news, more maps to kick other gamers butts.

  • lilmp89

    Posted Apr 15, 2009 11:00 am GMT

    Great stuff, though, I kinda think it's still a little early to release maps for purchase when the game came out under 2 months ago. I suppose it's better to reduce the wait rather than have'm sit around for a few months if the maps are ready. cool stuff =]

  • flameducky

    Posted Apr 15, 2009 9:49 am GMT

    Finally, more ways for me to pwn my friends.

  • lowkey254

    Posted Apr 15, 2009 9:43 am GMT

    Well... looks like I have something to blow my money on.

  • thekey

    Posted Apr 15, 2009 9:28 am GMT

    I'm so getting this!

  • xXZak-ataKXx

    Posted Apr 15, 2009 8:50 am GMT

    This will b cool. Caint wait!!! :{

  • apathy126

    Posted Apr 15, 2009 6:54 am GMT

    price for only two maps should be around £4!Anymore than that then you know they've got a winner in KILLZONE2!I may make an exception if it's a fiver coz this game is so damn AWSOME!

  • Erik729

    Posted Apr 15, 2009 6:20 am GMT

    Awesome! I'll pay for this, I think it is one of the only multiplayer experiences where I won't regret my purchase either! *cough*no one ever played the new maps in MGO*cough*

  • ej1041

    Posted Apr 15, 2009 5:39 am GMT

    yay!!

  • mamkem6

    Posted Apr 15, 2009 5:01 am GMT

    Would DLC be region locked?

  • crunchb3rry

    Posted Apr 15, 2009 1:00 am GMT

    Don't know if I'm prepared to spend more than $5 for two maps. There's so much content to download for so many games that publishers forget gamers are not all made of money. The idea is to charge less than the norm, especially when it comes to such a fickle consumer group. $10 for any kind of DLC that isn't Shivering Isles or The Lost is starting to become a real problem. Everything costs $10 now. At least with Warhawk you got a radical change to the experience, not just a fresh map to run around on.

  • SypherDivine

    Posted Apr 14, 2009 11:56 pm GMT

    X madsin it's pretty tough to say what to choose b/w on SF4 and KZ2, both are great games, really a matter of preference of fighting games or fps.

  • dark_spawn627

    Posted Apr 14, 2009 11:42 pm GMT

    Likes the video. I like that they take the time to actually play their own game and get feedback. They know what they want in the game. A lot more developers need to have a Friday Frag-Fest

  • x_madsin_x

    Posted Apr 14, 2009 11:01 pm GMT

    I *dont even have the game yet.Which one shoul I get, killzone 2, little big planet or STREET FIGHTER 4??

  • EmkayXx

    Posted Apr 14, 2009 11:00 pm GMT

    Games like this, would be awesome on PC
    Mouse + Keyboard = Even better FPS than on any other console..
    and yes I know you can probably get a mouse and keyboard for PS3, but it still isnt the same

  • Ghoul_et_OMC

    Posted Apr 14, 2009 10:06 pm GMT

    Was the setting of the first Killzone based on an Earth type map? If it was it's going to be a nice change in setting for the next DLC.

  • ripoli

    Posted Apr 14, 2009 9:41 pm GMT

    Its going to be great when they release the KZ1 maps, playing beach head and park terminal among others, with improved visuals.

  • ColdfireTrilogy

    Posted Apr 14, 2009 8:48 pm GMT

    im having a tough time commenting with that bo*** avatar all in my face and making me angry I think this might be my first DLC purchase ... i dont usually support it and I may skip on this as well.

  • bubnux

    Posted Apr 14, 2009 7:49 pm GMT

    I can't see it being more than 4.99$ as there are only two maps, I'll probably get 'em.

  • KrzyJoe

    Posted Apr 14, 2009 7:46 pm GMT

    are there some pictures of the maps?

  • FLYEboi50

    Posted Apr 14, 2009 7:23 pm GMT

    i think i may skip out on this map pack and wait for the price to drop.

  • Doolz2024

    Posted Apr 14, 2009 7:01 pm GMT

    @gnrlstuart: Did you read the article? "Unfortunately, pricing for the map pack has not yet been announced."

    Sorry, they're not going to be free....

  • Doolz2024

    Posted Apr 14, 2009 6:55 pm GMT

    Oh they aren't going to be free? Oh well, I don't even play KZ2 online anymore anyway. It got boring pretty quick....

  • gnrlstuart

    Posted Apr 14, 2009 6:46 pm GMT

    it is going to be free.

  • EPaul

    Posted Apr 14, 2009 6:43 pm GMT

    these new maps looks really sweet

  • GhostfaceL94

    Posted Apr 14, 2009 5:49 pm GMT

    I won't be getting it if it's not free. If it was more than those 2 maps I would've consider it.

  • r-teest

    Posted Apr 14, 2009 5:38 pm GMT

    looking forward to it

  • REA24409

    Posted Apr 14, 2009 5:33 pm GMT

    First off when is DLC ever free? It might be free for some other crappy games, but usually with good games they make the first pack of DLC a certain price. I can't wait to get the DLC I love Killzone2 and some new maps would be nice

  • kkevguy47k

    Posted Apr 14, 2009 5:30 pm GMT

    if they call it DLC it will probably be priced (which they are).
    if it was free i think they would say that their 'adding'' maybe, but thats just what i see it as. not the devs, so it could be either.

  • T-Machine99

    Posted Apr 14, 2009 5:21 pm GMT

    I don't think they will be free...

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