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Wednesday20th Dec 2017
News Sony Killing Killzone 2, Killzone 3 Servers in March 2018
Decomissioned
Sony’s trend of shutting down the servers on first-party games will continue beyond Gravity Rush 2, although Killzone 2 and Killzone 3 have enjoyed longer lifespans than Kat’s sophomore effort. Guerrilla’s confirmed that, from 29th March 2018, you’ll no longer be able to play the classic PlayStation 3 first-person shooters...
Tuesday4th Feb 2014
News This Is What Streaming Killzone 3 Looks Like Using PlayStation Now
Looking good
It was recently revealed that a select group of fans were invited into an exclusive beta test for Sony's new streaming service, PlayStation Now. And while those lucky users are playing the proposed list of test games to their heart's content, t
Friday8th Feb 2013
News Sony Honours Dedicated Trophy Hunters with Congratulations
It's a hard life
Committing your life to collecting digital trinkets can be a real chore. Not only are you forced to sit through inane difficulty tiers, assemble sizeable bounties of feathers, and grind you way through hundreds of multiplayer levels with strangers, but it’s also relatively unappreciated work. Who gives you a pat on the back for...
Friday25th Jan 2013
News Here's What Killzone Would Look Like If It Was Made of LEGO
Toys at war
Forget about all of the excellent LEGO crossovers that have come before – this is the one that we’ve been waiting for. 18-year-old model designer Joris Blok has constructed an army of Helghast soldiers out of LEGO, providing a sneak peak at Guerrilla Games’ blockbuster Killzone franchise in plastic form. Despite their somewhat...
Monday8th Oct 2012
News GAME Holds the Killzone Trilogy at Gunpoint in the UK
Retailer exclusive
First-person shooter fans hoping to get their fix of sci-fi action with the Killzone Trilogy will have to breach the purple gates of GAME in the UK, as the specialist retailer has secured exclusivity on the compelling compilation. The package will collate popular PS3 titles Killzone 2 and Killzone 3, alongside an HD version of...
Friday31st Aug 2012
Rumour Killzone Trilogy Flanking PS3
To Helghan and back
A product page for a new PS3 compilation named the Killzone Trilogy has been uploaded by Amazon France. The eagle-eyed editors over at The Sixth Axis spotted the listing, which includes a 24th October release date. The French arm of online retailer Amazon has been responsible for a number of high-profile leaks this year,...
Tuesday28th Feb 2012
News Killzone 3 Multiplayer Comes to European PSN Tomorrow
Freemium firepower
Sony has announced that the free downloadable Killzone 3 multiplayer suite – already announced for North America – will launch in Europe tomorrow as part of region’s PlayStation Store update. The download will allow you to enjoy all three of Killzone 3’s main multiplayer modes across each of the game’s packaged and DLC
Friday24th Feb 2012
News Killzone 3 Multiplayer Coming To PSN Next Week for Free
With a level cap
During the latest PlayStation Blogcast, Sony has announced that it is bringing Killzone 3’s complete multiplayer suite to the PlayStation Network as a standalone download next week. The component will be free to download, but will have a level cap in place requiring you to stump up $15 in order to unlock the full mode. While this...
Thursday24th Nov 2011
News Grab a Serious Move Bargain This Thanksgiving
Plenty to be grateful for
We're going to come out and say it: this might be the best value Move bundle we've seen yet. Best Buy is offering a serious package to anyone wanting to get started with Move in the world of first-person shooters. The PlayStation Move Mayhem Bundle is currently on sale for just $119.99, a bargain considering it contains:...
Tuesday20th Sep 2011
News Multiple Move Titles Added to Europe Platinum Range
Prices coming down
If you're after a cheap Move bargain from Sony's top drawer, you'll be pleased to know the European Platinum range has expanded with four new titles. The newly Move-fitted LittleBigPlanet 2 and superlative shooter Killzone 3 both join the budget range, alongside MotorStorm Apocalypse, which is due to be updated for Move in the...
Tuesday21st Jun 2011
News A Closer Look at Killzone 3's From the Ashes Map Pack
Out this week
Still taking those Helghan soldiers to task? Want some new battlefields to dominate with Move? Sony has you covered with a release of four new maps this week. From the Ashes is out on PSN in North America today for $4.99, and reaches Europe tomorrow for €4.99£3.99. Featuring two new arenas and two revamped maps from Killzone 2, you...
Sunday22nd May 2011
News Killzone 3's Double XP Weekend Is On Now
Two headshots for the price of one
PSN is back in action and the multiplayer battles are raging once again. Guerrilla Games apparently is just as excited as we are, and has upped the ante to get gamers to Move back into Killzone 3 warzones in full force this weekend, by offering up a double XP weekend. Jumping into battle right now will already...
Thursday5th May 2011
News PlayStation Move Up for Big Technical Innovation Award
Will it beat Kinect?
Prestigious UK industry magazine Develop has announced the list of nominees for its upcoming awards ceremony, and PlayStation Move is up for the Technical Innovation category where it competes against Kinect for Xbox 360. One of Move's biggest successes so far, Killzone 3 is also up for a well deserved Visual Arts award, and...
Tuesday12th Apr 2011
Out Today Tuesday 12th April 2011 (North America)
Dungeons, DLC and the King of Pop
The Move release slate is hot hot hot today, with new games at retail and on PlayStation Store, as well as fresh downloadable content too. Let's see what's competing for your cash this week. Retail: Michael Jackson: The Experience: The King of Pop Moonwalks to stores across North America several months after his...
Wednesday6th Apr 2011
News Killzone 3 DLC 'Steel Rain' Falls on European PlayStation Store
PS Plus members get it free
For some, Killzone 3 came and went in the blink of an eye, but those still waging war on Helghan's surface can explore new battlefields with extra downloadable content available from the PlayStation Store. The Steel Rain pack contains two multiplayer maps inspired by locations from the campaign mode: Junkyard, a...
Monday21st Mar 2011
News Killzone 3 On Kinect Makes Great Case for Buttons
Sensor works on PlayStation 3
We've written plenty about how good Killzone 3 is with PlayStation Move, but secretly we'd all love to know what it'd be like if played on Kinect. Now you need wonder no more, as an enterprising coder has got the sensor to work on PS3, and the first game on display is Guerilla Games' shooter. Naturally, as the game...
Wednesday16th Mar 2011
News Edge and Schick Offer Free DLC for Killzone 3
Blast the Helghast waste without the bearded face
Big manly beards sure look great, but the constant itching gets annoying fast. We know Killzone 3 has consumed many of our readers’ lives since its launch a few weeks back, but that is no reason to ignore simple things such as grooming. It’s time to put that glorious Sharp Shooter down for a...
Monday28th Feb 2011
News Killzone 3 Beats Bulletstorm to Top UK Charts
Gunning down opponents
The long-awaited Killzone 3 blew up all-comers in the UK charts this week, outselling every other game to make it all the way to the top. The week's other high-profile release was Epic Games' multiplatform Bulletstorm which, in its Xbox 360-exclusive Epic Edition comes with beta access to Gears of War 3, but not even the...
Wednesday23rd Feb 2011
News Killzone 3 Retro Map Pack Available on PlayStation Store
In case you didn't pre-order
One of the many flavours of Killzone 3 available to customers who pre-ordered contained the so-called Retro Map Pack, a pair of maps from predecessor Killzone 2: Salamun Market and Blood Gracht. If you weren't able to pick up the maps for free, you're now able to download them from the PlayStation Store for $4.99, or...
Tuesday22nd Feb 2011
Out Today Killzone 3 (North America)
At last!
After the betas and the demos stoked your bloodlust, you can finally purchase Killzone 3 across North America today. Fully playable with PlayStation Move for enhanced accuracy, the game also supports the new PlayStation Move Sharp Shooter accessory that houses the Move and Navigation in a beefy-looking rifle. If you're jumping into Killzone...
News Know Your Enemy with Killzone 3's Facebook Application
Warning: causes arguments
It's easy to tell who's your enemy in Killzone 3 – the glowing red eyes and guns pointed at your face are a dead giveaway – but in real life it's not so simple. It's a good job, then, that Sony and Guerilla Games has created the Killzone 3 Know Your Enemies app for Facebook that aims to help you sort your friends from...
Saturday19th Feb 2011
News Guerilla Releases Killzone 3 Beta Results and Patch Details
Patching up the Helghan
The Killzone 3 Beta is now officially over, and while all those hours spent fragging away may seem like just a good bit of free fun, they've actually helped to turn Killzone 3 into the definitive multiplayer experience for the PlayStation 3. The multiplayer team at Guerrilla Games was nice enough to post a list of the...
Friday18th Feb 2011
News Kevin Butler Lands a Double Advert Whammy for Killzone 3
Shows Sharp Shooter too
All our readers know there's only one way to play Killzone 3, and that's with PlayStation Move. Fictitious Sony Vice President Kevin Butler knows this too, and he wants to spread the word the only way he knows how: advertising. The first video shows the PlayStation Move Sharp Shooter in Butler's paws while the second focuses...
Wednesday16th Feb 2011
News Funky Lab Rat Drops in Price in US Store Update
Rat goes cheap
As well as the Killzone 3 single-player demo, a few pieces of Move-related DLC received price reductions in yesterday's American PlayStation Store update. Telekinetic puzzle-platformer Funky Lab Rat dropped in price to $6.99 from $9.99, and downloadable content for R.U.S.E. and MAG also had a healthy amount snipped off their price...
Tuesday15th Feb 2011
Out Today Killzone 3 Single-Player Demo (North America)
Give 'em Hel(ghan)
If you've been dabbling in the Killzone 3 multiplayer beta you might be ready for a new challenge, in which case we have good news: the single-player demo is available for North American PlayStation Network members right now. The demo was released to PlayStation Plus subscribers last week but is now freely available for all...
Wednesday9th Feb 2011
News Guerilla's Move Groundwork Started with On-Rails Killzone 2
Quickly abandoned
Guerilla Games' Killzone 3 looks set to raise the bar for motion-controlled shooters, but how did the company set about sketching out ideas for its pointer-based system? Lead programmer Tommy de Roos explained to Ars Technica that the studio began its experiments with past title Killzone 2, looking to create an on-rails version of...
Thursday3rd Feb 2011
Out Today Killzone 3 Multiplayer Beta (Global)
Get it while it's hot
The much-anticipated, Move-enabled multiplayer beta for Killzone 3 is on its way to PlayStation Network users across Europe and North America today. Take to the battlefield in the Frozen Dam level in one of three online game modes – Guerrilla Warfare, Warzone and Operations, or the offline Botzone gametype. You'll only be...
Wednesday2nd Feb 2011
News Killzone 3 Multiplayer Beta Delayed Until Tomorrow
Just a little longer
If you missed out on the PlayStation Plus and invite-only beta for Killzone 3, today was supposed to be your chance to wage war on Helghan, but the beta's seen some last minute technical hitches and now won't launch until tomorrow. From 10am Pacific Standard Time tomorrow, you'll be able to battle in the game's Frozen Dam level...
Saturday29th Jan 2011
News Killzone 3 Cinematics Look Even Better From Behind the Scenes
Make with the boom boom
Players jumping into Killzone 3 may recognise a few familiar voices among the 70 minutes of cutscenes that drive the story forward. Malcolm McDowell and Ray Winstone will be among the voices guiding you through the war on Helghan, and this behind the scenes video from Guerilla Games shows the motion capture process that put...
Thursday27th Jan 2011
News Killzone 3 Gets a Single Player Demo Next Month, Too
Soloing and goodbye
Plenty has been made of Killzone 3's multiplayer mode, but don't forget it has a proper single player campaign mode. If you did forget, Sony wants to remind you by launching a single player demo on the PlayStation Store next month. On February 15th in North America and February 16th in Europe you'll be able to download the Icy...
