The creators of a Killzone fanzine have appealed to Sony to license the intellectual property to them, promising “we won’t disappoint”. Following comments made by Guerrilla’s art director Roy Postma, in which he implied the team was “done with” the first-person shooter franchise, the British-based superfans said if there are no more plans for the series, “we want to have an honest conversation about licensing the IP ourselves”.
The letter starts out by stating “many of us were fortunate enough to enjoy Killzone during our formative years […] devouring every last bit of lore and savouring every mouth-watering set-piece”. It acknowledges Guerrilla may have needed to spread its wings after so long working on the same series, and accepts Horizon has been more commercially successful.
“But it’s been 11 years,” it continues. “Killzone has been out of the spotlight for almost as long as it was in it. We miss it. It’s the exact kind of FPS PlayStation needs in its lineup.”