Game News - No Killzone 2 At GDC 2007, Halo 3 Beta Comes First

Game News - No Killzone 2 At GDC 2007, Halo 3 Beta Comes First

   Killzone 2 came *this* close (/tiny gesture) to stealing a precious fragment of Halo 3's growing hype. As Bungie's Xbox 360 multiplayer shooter draws ever so near to its highly publicized beta, the PlayStation 3 Killzone sequel suddenly stepped in the spotlight this week, when rumours surfaced that Sony would showcase a demo version of the game at GDC 2007 - thus beating Halo 3, in a totally irrelevant way. But before the speculations could really kick off, Sony cut them short with the following statement:
"No, Killzone won't be GDC at all," stated SCEA Manager, Ryan Bowling, in a conversation with IGN held [on February 7]. "The time for that game is coming and we'll have new information about it in the future, but not at GDC."    So it looks like CVG was wrong (again, some might say). Although, if you're still not convinced either way, all you have to do is wait until March 6-9, when the 2007 Game Developers Conference will take place in San Francisco.

   Unfortunately for Sony, the longer they postpone the game's showing in a playable form, the harder it will be to match the kind of expectation they generated back at E3 2005, with that awesome (albeit pre-rendered) Killzone 2 trailer. Aside from that, all we have so far is the following game synopsis:
"Killzone PlayStation 3 is a military first person shooter that builds upon the graphical and gaming excellence seen on PlayStation 2. A non-linear, intense cinematic gameplay experience that combines elements from multiple gaming genres, Killzone PlayStation 3 thrusts players deeper into the conflict between the ISA and Helghast. Set in a rich and highly interactive gameworld, Killzone PlayStation 3 utilises benchmark facial and character animation, advanced physics, destructible environments, amazing sound and special FX, immersing players in the most intense and warlike gameplay experience to date. Combining on-foot and vehicle combat across air, land and sea, with both off-line play and a customisable on-line portion, Killzone PlayStation 3 revolutionises the first-person shooter for the next generation."

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