Killzone 2 confirmed for E3?

  • By thorsen-ink, GameSpot
  • Posted Jun 25, 2007 4:45 pm PT

Source: An anonymous invite for a Sony event at next month's E3 Media & Business Summit. What we heard: After months of uncertainty, plans for the forthcoming E3 are finally gelling. Hard evidence of that fact has been emerging in the form of invitations to after-hours events being held in...

Source: An anonymous invite for a Sony event at next month's E3 Media & Business Summit.

What we heard: After months of uncertainty, plans for the forthcoming E3 are finally gelling. Hard evidence of that fact has been emerging in the form of invitations to after-hours events being held in conjunction with the expo.

One such invite all but officially confirmed that one of the most talked-about games from a prior E3 will be resurfacing this year. This morning, selected editors at select games press outlets received a semimysterious invitation for a function on the night of July 10.

Sent through an external media company, the black invite (pictured above) was a simple card with the event locale and serial number on the back over the PlayStation logo. On the front, the invite has a picture of a Hellghast, one of the Nazi-like villains in the PlayStation 2 sci-fi shooter Killzone--and its still-unnamed sequel on the PlayStation 3. (The Hellghast also appeared in Killzone: Liberation for the PlayStation Portable.)

Many are taking the invite as proof that the new Killzone will be at this year's E3. Any further doubts were largely dispelled by the fact the Federal Express envelope the invitation came in bore the words "Killzone 2 Invitation" on the front.

If true, it will be the first public showing of the new Killzone other than its controversial E3 2005 trailer and a brief tech-demo trailer at the 2007 Game Developers Conference, where Sony promised more details about the game at E3. According to European press reports, the Guerilla Games-developed shooter is the most expensive entertainment project in Dutch history, with a budget of over $20 million.

The official story: Despite mounting proof that the new Killzone will be shown at E3, Sony Computer Entertainment America remains tight-lipped. "We have not relayed any news about Killzone 2 for E3 at this point," a rep told GameSpot. "The invitation you saw is for a very exclusive media event."

Bogus or not bogus?: Almost assuredly not bogus, but the world won't know for sure until July 10.

551 Comments

  • parvyb

    Posted Dec 7, 2008 2:35 pm PT

    hi

  • wars45

    Posted Jul 24, 2007 7:01 am PT

    kill zone 2 looks so good

  • Ben2006_420

    Posted Jul 10, 2007 11:34 am PT

    I cant wait for this game to come out. i havent bought a ps3 yet but i will later just to play mgs4 killzone 2 and sum other titles that look good. for now my 360 keeps me entertaind

  • argengamer

    Posted Jul 8, 2007 1:42 am PT

    el primer Killzone fuen un juegazo!.. no puedo esperar para ver este... necesito comprar una PS3 lo antes posible!..

  • darkhand44

    Posted Jul 7, 2007 3:40 pm PT

    This game makes me nervous that they are putting this much money in it. I played the first game and it really was not that great. Definitely not Halo and I am not a Halo fan. I just hope that it really does live up to all the hype that has been mounting for the game.

  • ahgseh

    Posted Jul 7, 2007 7:18 am PT

    take your time sony , as long as you gonna make the game look like the trailer , dont let us down and make the best FPS game ever ......... this time it will really gonna be a "Halo Killer" .

  • ukxxboi

    Posted Jul 6, 2007 5:25 am PT

    this is gonna be totally awesome

  • xPaStorTroyx

    Posted Jul 5, 2007 2:00 pm PT

    NEXT.

  • AceCometh

    Posted Jul 5, 2007 12:49 am PT

    I hope it's better than the first one. It totally sucked and wasn't anything like Sony promised. Even the guys working on the first game said all the cool stuff was changed for undisclosed reasons. Sounds like someone in an authoratative position screwed around with things he or she had no business messing with. Could Killzone 2 actually be the "Halo Killer" everyone was promised in the first game? Don't count on it.

  • adam2987

    Posted Jul 4, 2007 8:19 pm PT

    Another thing

    How can you say 'too late for this' what do you mean? because of Halo3? You shouldn't dismiss something before its even out.

    Its a game coming out for a console which has only been out for a comparably short amount of time and its a devoted game to PS3 meaning the graphics could be better. I'll reserve comment on that till its out...but too late??? Never! Xbox 360 fanboys stay out.

  • adam2987

    Posted Jul 4, 2007 8:11 pm PT

    I was REALLY surprised when people on GS said that Kilzone 1 was no good. I personally loved the game, especially the multiplayer against bots. If they release in-game footage then I will be pleased but if its more rendered video then I'll be dissapointed.......but will buy it anyway because its the game I wanna play not the videos.

    Can't wait.

    ps. HMV.co.uk state it will be released on 8/8/2007 in UK but I'm not sure. We'll see on E3 hopefully...

  • ahgseh

    Posted Jul 3, 2007 2:15 pm PT

    i've been waiting for a long time to see more of killzone 2 ....... i hope that the gameplay is like the trailer we've seen , besides i hope to see some new playable characters , i hated Templer

  • tom22580

    Posted Jun 30, 2007 7:15 pm PT

    is this real or it just a fake

  • ndombi

    Posted Jun 30, 2007 2:20 pm PT

    i had this dream where i was playing killzone on the playstation 3, but instead of being a FPS, it was a 3rd person shooter kinda like gears of war, but i also had the option of switching to FPS mode. Talk about killing two birds with one stone *ducks*. it was just a dream! damn does the real world sucks or what, anyway i hope that dream becomes true

  • cookie_the_shed

    Posted Jun 29, 2007 1:13 pm PT

    this is going to be the biggest game contest ever. PS3 v X360 will come down to killzone 2 v halo 3 and its too close to call. it will decide the fate of PS3.

  • xPaStorTroyx

    Posted Jun 29, 2007 10:40 am PT

    seeing the track record for sony so far, I'd honestly have to wait and see what they show before saying anything. I hope it does come close to the trailer but if not looks like I'm getting COD4 HOLLA!!

  • MichaeltheCM

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 8:40 pm PT

    looks good. cant wait till it comes out

  • GreenC4T

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 4:47 pm PT

    Finally! Too bad we still have to wait till July 10!

  • svenop

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 4:37 pm PT

    god hurry up already... how long can it take!

  • vbdevpro

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 3:23 pm PT

    "But like everything in life, the machines have come and it's been over a year (about 2 years) now and yet we still haven't seen any NEXT GEN games."

    If you haven't seen any "NEXT GEN" games on the 360, you aren't playing the right games.

  • xAngelxDustx

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 2:51 pm PT

    I have a feeling that this game is going to be awesome...can't wait till it finally comes out

  • SPANNER-MAN

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 2:45 pm PT

    Just to let u all know this game will look just like unreal tournament, not that cg intro u saw at e3 last year. but at this point people won't care they just want something to play. Realize sony is not saying anything about the game because they know they put there foot in there mouths. Too cocky.

  • _NinjitsU_

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 2:42 pm PT

    Sorry to say but too little too late that's was the only real reson to buy a ps3 and now that we didin't the X Box 360 already has me in the halo 3 and GTA 4....

  • Cablestein

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 2:20 pm PT

    too late for this

  • ghost_shot

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 12:47 pm PT

    I liked the first killzone, even though it had some annoying problems with it. I'm not sure what an actual good game's budget is ( Halo 3, MGS4) but over 20 million sounds good, I hope it pays off. I have my finger's crossed

  • criminalowen

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 12:37 pm PT

    snap

  • Shtinky

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 12:34 pm PT

    yeah can't wait to see how much it doesn't look like that trailer.

  • R3DN1N3

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 12:05 pm PT

    Merodach Ah yes the great white hope of the PS3. Several things have to happen to make this game succesful.
    1: Graphics have to prove PS3 is more powerul than 360. That whole argument hinges on this game, if it's doesn't look better than gears or call of duty 4 that claim goes out the window
    2. If it doesn't look exactly like the trailer fanboys wont ever let PS3 live that down, public perception is at stake.
    3:It has to be more fun than bioshck, halo 3, haze, and call of duty 4 combined. Lets face it, FPS fans have already seen and heard great things if KZ2 doesn't bring something new to the table it'll be reduced to an honorable mention at best.
    Good luck Sony
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    Now, this is a wild guess at best but here's the way I think this is gonna play out:

    The day will come when we FINALLY see KillZone 2 on store shelves.
    However, it won't look as beautiful as the trailer portrayed it to be.
    Yes go ahead and flame me but when things don't go as planned the Sony Fanboys will start spitting out excuses like:

    1. Graphics: "thats because developers can't unlock the awsome power of the PS3!"
    -and ofcourse that's rediculous because this game would have had 3 + years with the PS tech which is MORE than enough time to utilize the power potential.

    2. Trailer/game: "It's just a trailer, u guys take everything literally"
    -yeah we do because if I heard correctly back in 2005, there was talk of how the game would play better than what we all were seeing on that screen straight from the PR's mouth.

    I was amazed by the trailer back in '05 when we all were speculating on what we were gonna be able to play on these new "next gen" machines.
    But like everything in life, the machines have come and it's been over a year (about 2 years) now and yet we still haven't seen any NEXT GEN games.
    I got the machine guys now give me a game will ya?!
    Sigh....by the time we all get the killer games we were all promised, we'll all be gearing up for the next wave of machines.....

  • captfalc

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 11:35 am PT

    The first was a bit deriative and glitchy in its lust to "Kill Halo". I hope the graphics are good enough to satisfy people who saw the prerendered video.

  • laitheybaby

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 11:33 am PT

    It's laughable that people genuinely believe this game will destroy Halo in terms of gameplay and sales. Halo: Combat Evolved has gone down in history as one of the best games ever made, because it revolutionized the FPS genre. Killzone 2 will probably be pretty good, like Resistance: Fall of Man, but it won't be anything more than a graphical showpiece for the PS3. Anyone that expects this game to be the best FPS ever made just from seeing a CG trailer really is in denial.

  • mic12player

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 11:06 am PT

    it better be good

  • NinjaMunkey01

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 9:58 am PT

    YES!!!!!!!!!!!!! Finally some kilzone information. I WANT MORE SCREENS AND FOOTAGE!!!!!!!!!!!

  • buckybuckster

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 9:42 am PT

    It will be a big disappointment if Killzone 2 doesn't come close to it's CG trailer. I think arguably Motorstorm came reasonably close to it's CG counterpart, so if KZ2 can do at least the same it will be a success for a machine that currently lacks in the software department.

    People should realize that if a game trailer looks to good to be true...then it's probably computer generated. As I always say..." I don't believe any trailer is actual in game footage until the disc is spinning away in the machine in front of me, and i'm controlling what's going on on screen".

  • niket527

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 9:41 am PT

    at least this wasn't one of those "bogus...but not bogus that..."

  • snake_6483

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 9:36 am PT

    YES!! FINALLY!!
    I've wanted Killzone stuff since... since last E3!!
    This is gonna help me in my decision on whether to get a PS3 or not. PLEASE BE WORTH IT!!! GAME PLAY FOOTAGE PLZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Ironwulfen

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 9:33 am PT

    I'm away on vacation the whole month of july, so i expect to find loads of KZ:2 screens and stuff when I come home! So that I can die a happy man

  • ManOfTeal

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 9:27 am PT

    Sony, Killzone sucked, what made you think we wanted more?

  • TTDog

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 9:07 am PT

    "Crystall3d: all belief on sony is tied up about this game , if this game cant hold its promises as good or better than motorstorm did , things will get worse for sony"

    Motorstorm didn't live up to all the promises, the clips shown months before release were way better than the finished product, and they've only just added features to the game that should have been there in the first place, this will have to do a lot better than Motorstorm to even consider regaining any respect Sony have lost for treating consumers like something they trod in.

  • Crystall3d

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 8:50 am PT

    all belief on sony is tied up about this game , if this game cant hold its promises as good or better than motorstorm did , things will get worse for sony

  • djord02

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 8:24 am PT

    I hope they show actually gameplay this time around. PS3 really needs this game to be good, but I'm worried they are rushing it for a September release. Looking at all the time Bungie is putting into Halo 3, I hope the Killzone development team isn't going to release an unfinished game.

  • dave1590

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 8:05 am PT

    Xaovagon Killzone 2 will annihilate Halo III, killzone 1 was awesome no matter what

    I think your giving it a little too much credit. Dont get me wrong, i liked the original, but i felt it was just too unpolished. I didnt find the story particularly interesting, and felt that the gameplay was too repetitive. I'm looking forward to the sequel, and it may persuade me to get a PS3, but this is no Halo killer, at least not what weve seen so far. Yes, it has shiny graphics, but the original also had very good graphics, and still got bashed by almost every review. Unless the game makes some leaps and bounds with story and gameplay, then this will just be a sub standard sequel to a rather poor game. Anyone calling this a Halo killer really is a fool, and has to play halo before making a judgement on it. Having played both i can say that halo is far superior to killzone, as it is more fun focused, whereas killzone went for more of a serious theme. And lets not forget, many people (myself included) have already played Halo 3 via the Beta. Sure it was only multiplayer, but it gave a sense of the gameplay which will feature in the game. All we've seen so far of Killzone 2 is a Pre Rendered trailer showing what the game might look like. Lets wait till we play, or at the least see gameplay before we make Fanboy comments.

  • Brokendemise

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 7:45 am PT

    Excellent.

  • PackersRock

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 7:31 am PT

    I just hope it's not pre-rendered this time. I might still be interested in this game depending on what they reveal.

  • stijnf

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 6:41 am PT

    I'll give my left testicle if this were true

  • jandogg

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 6:21 am PT

    !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11im totally psyched about killzone 2... if they dont show nething at e3...wow man guerrila is slowwwwwww!

  • Benshki

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 6:08 am PT

    Im not dragging the game down but im kind of not thinking this will 'look' like anything like the trailer, it was pre-rendered CGI, not in game footage. If you look at a game like Crysis, its beats both PS3 and 360 games in terms of grahpics, the console hardware doesnt match the PC hardware, the Cel might be powerfull, but the graphics in the PS3 or 360 for that matter match the Current graphics for top fo the range PC's. So dont be to dissapointed when you see its nothing like the trailer.

  • rikhan_z

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 5:13 am PT

    nevermind the first one, Killzone 2 first trailer looks really kool, I'm curious to see what will be presented in E3 in July and how good it will be.

  • Razzi65

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 4:08 am PT

    hmmmm....its trailer was one of the best...im feeling like it'll compete halo3.....i also feel like halo is more shiny n coool than kill zone,,,but as usual i like sony..

  • Razzi65

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 4:05 am PT

    hmmmm....its trailer was one of the best...im feeling like it'll compete halo3.....i also feel like halo is more shiny n coool than kill zone,,,but as usual i like sony..

  • black-tick

    Posted Jun 27, 2007 3:34 am PT

    Promises ... promises!!!
    Hope to live long enough to see it!!! '_^

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