Posted Mar 07, 2007 at 02:20PM by Tim Y. Listed in: Killzone 2, News, Games Tags: Sony, GDC, Phil Harrison, Killzone, Guerilla Games, SCEI
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An early Killzone 2 screenshot - Image 1Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) boss Phil Harrison has just presented a new demo at the ongoing Game Developers Conference (GDC) at San Francisco, California, which will (finally) give the Killzone 2 hopefuls an idea of just how far Guerrilla Games has taken their FPS rival for Microsoft's Halo game franchise.

This latest video snippet, while not as spot-on detailed or as fluid as E3 2005's Killzone 2 gameplay trailer, still carried stunning visuals to showcase  the game's performance as it ran on the PlayStation Edge developer's kit - the tools set that Sony previously announced to be unveiled in the ongoing GDC. PlayStation Edge was previously described as "a set of cutting edge technologies" and "specialized systems that demonstrate best practices of SPU and RSX utilization."

The new Killzone 2 video consisted of heavy urban battles among ISA and Helghast troops, which equates to plenty of gunfire, explosions debris, dirt, dust - all meant not to showcase the game, as Phil explained, but to showcase the technology the PlayStation Edge tools would offer to video game developers.

Phil Harrison: more Killzone 2 at E3. And the cherry on this sweet deal? The clip ends with an enigmatic "E3" logo below video's closing screen, with Harrison saying "You can expect to see much more in July."

There you have it. Game developers who found themselves wowed by the video are being promised such potential via the new Edge tool, which will be handed out to the studios for free. Gamers like us are given a sunny prospect for this year's E3 - as downgraded as it was previously reported.


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   by madhotch (Unregistered) - 2007-03-07
 » holy god

I cant wait to see videos......thank god this game is showing its head.

   by sam (Unregistered) - 2007-03-07
 » where the hell is it

where the hell is that trailer, all that i see is the freakin home trailer. qj.net mentioned the trailer and gamespot also where the hell is it

   by highps3 - 2007-03-07
 » /...

THESE EFAX ads need to go they stop my browser completely.

Im not changing my browser and there are other sites so please get rid of them. Not like you dont have enough already


   Re: Surftycoon (Unregistered) - 2007-03-07
 » firefox

If you use firefox just get the adblock extension. Itll get rid of all the ads on qj for you, which also helps it load faster.
   by Killzone w00t (Unregistered) - 2007-03-07
 » Not that I don't like Halo it's just...

I like halo, it's just that it doesn't come on PS3, I mean if both of these games were on PS3 I would buy both! But this game looks GREAT>_

   by me (Unregistered) - 2007-03-08
 » WHERE IS THE TRAILER?!!

WHERE IS THE TRAILER?!! WHERE IS THE TRAILER?!! WHERE IS THE TRAILER?!! WHERE IS THE TRAILER?!! WHERE IS THE TRAILER?!! WHERE IS THE TRAILER?!! WHERE IS THE TRAILER?!! WHERE IS THE TRAILER?!! WHERE IS THE TRAILER?!! WHERE IS THE TRAILER?!! I MUST SEE THE FU*KING TRAILER!!!!!!!!!!

   by sam (Unregistered) - 2007-03-08
 »  WHERE IS THE TRAILER?!!

WHERE THE FU*K IS THE TRAILER?!!WHERE THE FU*K IS THE TRAILER?!!WHERE THE FU*K IS THE TRAILER?!!WHERE THE FU*K IS THE TRAILER?!!WHERE THE FU*K IS THE TRAILER?!!WHERE THE FU*K IS THE TRAILER?!!WHERE THE FU*K IS THE TRAILER?!!AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRR
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG
H!

   by justice (Unregistered) - 2007-03-08
 » trailer

The trailer was shown behind closed doors. We won 't see it.

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   by j man (Unregistered) - 2007-03-08
 » i dont care if it isnt better than halo

its the only FPS that i actually can play for more than 10 mins without getting bored, i have a vision that it will match halo n embarrass all the 360 fan boys seeing that n GOW seem to be the only thing they care about NEWAYS..

   by Good God they tease us (Unregistered) - 2007-03-12
 » .

I flipped when I heard they showed Killzone 2 at GDC. This has been one of those games I've been following forever and the anouncement took me completely by surprise. I wish the people who saw the footage would give better descriptions as to how the visuals and interactivity looked, give us a game comparison in graphics or something!

   by BlacKDraGoN_ - 2007-03-16
 » =]

halo has become just plain boring anyways and the online multiplyer has been riddled with glitchers and modders for years. halo sucks. this is the game to beat and so is this unstoppable system.
Sony hasdone a good job. they can relax knowing that they did it, they've already won and now they just have to put it all out there, and they're not done yet the ps3 will last at least 10 years. five years from now and the 360 will be officially dead... even though its a piece of crap already.

   by emteedoubleu (Unregistered) - 2007-03-21
 » Talk when you have something

A lot of you seem to like Sony, and say ooh and ahhhh, but the bottom line is we're playing games like GOW and GRAW2 and R6Vegas on the 360 right now, and will be playing Halo 3 even probably before you guys get even a demo to download if your playstation home actually launches by the fall, which Microsoft should have about 6.5 million members on by then, seeing how they recently passed the 6 mil mark, so good luck winning this war guys! Its not over, but M$ seems to have a lot more flexibility with their sys, plus we're getting our HDMI port and the end of April so other than your faulty bluray what do you have besides being a step behind in being able to actually play good games.


   Re: DogFart (Unregistered) - 2007-03-22
 » HDMI on xbox! What a Joke

Yeah your right, your going to see HDMI on xbox! Only if you buy a brand new system and they said the probable cost of this system is going to be $500+. As for the games, last time I checked Xbot has one year on Sony. Sony has had their system out for about 4 months and your bashing it, real nice. Just goes to show that you xbot people are so jealous of Sony that you will go anywhere to bash us. The last time I checked just about all of Playstation owners could wait until fall for our FREE INTERNET based achievements, that will blow your $60 a month xbot live out of the water!


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