Sony E3 invite hints at Killzone 2 unveiling

by Ludwig Kietzmann { Jun 25th 2007 at 5:05PM }

We love receiving mysterious packages at Joystiq HQ and are particularly enamored by the ones that don't violently explode upon their opening. The card pictured above matches the latter description, though it seems to indicate that demolition and destruction is nevertheless in our near future. The card glibly invites its recipient to attend a unique two and a half hour Sony event on the evening of July 10th, just as Min-E3 gets underway.

Unless Sony has taken a very interesting approach to promoting the next SingStar, the disagreeable fellow on the card implies that Killzone 2 will be the event's focus. Considering the event's length and the game's brief showing at GDC, a playable version of the anticipated shooter seems increasingly likely to appear. Once we finally see whether or not it lives up to the infamous 2005 prerendered trailer graphically, we can move on to more pertinent questions like, "Is it any fun?" We suspect we'll have an answer next month.

Tags: E3, Killzone, Killzone 2, Killzone2, Min-E3, shooter, Sony

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)

footlong! @ Jun 25th 2007 5:15PM

It's gonna take a LOT for Sony to impress people with this. Except the people who own ps3's... they're easily impressed

TiaMaster @ Jun 25th 2007 5:15PM

Forget the 2005 screening, Sony said later that it would look BETTER than that, remember folks?

Andrew @ Jun 25th 2007 5:18PM

Soiny better prey that Killzone actualy gameplay vs. the '05 trailer doesn't end up like Motorstorm actual gameplay vs. the 05' trailer. If it does, you can officially put a fork in this company.

jay @ Jun 25th 2007 5:20PM

Who cares about "Killzone 2 looking better" when 1 was absolutely terrible. I don't get how people can get excited about it. It's like if they announced a Shadowrun 2 or Mario Sunshine 2.
Still I supposed it's a glint of sunlight.

deaftly @ Jun 25th 2007 5:23PM

i guess this is the last thing sony has to maybe stir up some hype, other then killzone, i dont really give a shit about mgs4 or ff13 or any other ps3 only games, so this better be damn impressive

Martez @ Jun 25th 2007 5:25PM

Killzone 1 wasn't terrible, just flawed. It gets a bad rep. The Killzone "universe" has a great atmosphere, great design, and an interesting premise. It's stupid to wish ill on a series with such promise.

bearattack79 @ Jun 25th 2007 5:26PM

I cant wait for a side by side comparision, target render vs actual gameplay. Sony talked the talk now its time to walk the walk.

After seeing how good Call of Duty 4 is looking, im thinking they could actually pull it off.

Its time to see what PS3 can do!

konajinx @ Jun 25th 2007 5:31PM

Is "Killzone 2" gonna be another one of those killer games that "Motorstorm" was going to be and failed? I keep seeing over on their message boards that it's going to be hot shit. Shit, probably. Hot? I doubt it.

konajinx @ Jun 25th 2007 5:32PM

Make that "I keep seeing over on the official PS3 boards." Sorry. My bad, Strongbad.

BadVermin @ Jun 25th 2007 5:37PM

MicroSoft should get the rights to Jin-Roh and show Sony how it's done.

Stevo @ Jun 25th 2007 5:44PM

CG Cinema + Sony = Real-Time In-Game Footage

samfish @ Jun 25th 2007 5:46PM

Oh man...I can NOT wait for this game to completely fail to live up to it's hype! It'll be hilarious.

And yeah. There's really no way for it to live up to it's hype at this point, either.

Trio @ Jun 25th 2007 5:54PM

If Sony is been making a lot of hype and news for this game it should be a good one.........

Jake @ Jun 25th 2007 5:55PM

This game is crazy. It is mainly hyped by those that want to see it fail. After E3 2005, where Sony and Guerilla "cheated" by showing fake footage and making it seem real, Sony fanboys gloated in triumph, as if the 360 was just obsoleted.

360 owners, and those like myself that delayed a 360 purchase because of the footage, were pissed to hear it was all a hoax. Sony later said it will be better than the 05' footage. Considering it is a Killzone game, I will be very impressed if it looks better than Resistance and will crap my pants if it plays better.

Or maybe somebody unlocked the secret, hidden powers of The Cell. Hell, that almost sounds like part of a fantasy game.

manic @ Jun 25th 2007 6:08PM

Oh dear. The attack of the 360 fanboys.

Halo 3 looks shit. I can't see any Xbox 360 fanboys complaining there. The graphics are seriously underwhelming. But then again, the gameplay is supposedly great so the graphics don't matter, RIGHT? Halo 3 isn't the best Xbox 360 game due to be released. There are far more interesting games to be released on the 360, such as Bioshock and PGR4 of course. Mass Effect is also another game that I'm keeping an eye on.

And to write off a game before you have seen any footage of it... lol. Killzone 1 wasn't a bad game, but it was flawed from a technical standpoint. I bet you if Killzone was being published by Microsoft every 360 fan would be creaming their pants in anticipation.

It would be far more sensible to make a comment after seeing some sort of footage instead of writing a game off completely. But I can see the 360 fanboys on this website attempting to analyse every last detail in comparison to the E3 trailer. I'm convinced if the graphics are good, they'll write off the gameplay.

What to do? Wait for 11th June morons.

superbagman @ Jun 25th 2007 6:09PM

Can we PLEASE stop refering to E3 as Min-E3??? We get it, you're still miffed about losing the big party, but it's be frickin' months since they announced the scale down, drop it.

Spitkicker @ Jun 25th 2007 6:10PM

@konajinx
Oh it will be hot shit....a HOT STEAMING PILE OF SHIT!!!!
The first Killzone was horrible. It was like a boring ass railshooter. Especially the beginning level. I will stop for now you PS3 owners really need something to look forward to. Maybe find something other then 'blu-ray' to justify your purchase. Just wait that day will come when they "unlock the potential" on the PS3. Right around the time the mayan calendar ends.

TheGuy @ Jun 25th 2007 6:11PM

@samfish

While I doubt it'll look %100 as good as the 2005 trailer, as long as it comes close (at least closer than Motorstorm came to its pre-rendered trailer) I'll still be happy. Sony knows how important it is for Killzone to stay close to the trailer's quality, and seeing how much time and money has been put into this game I believe it has a good chance of achieving that.

Spitkicker @ Jun 25th 2007 6:12PM

@manic
Nope even if Killzone was MS published if it had came out like Killzone did I would say the same shit. I think we can say whatever we want, considering SONY tried to pass CGI off as gameplay. MORON.

TheGuy @ Jun 25th 2007 6:14PM

@Spitkicker

It might not live-up to 2005 trailer expectations, but I bet it wont be as big of a disappointment as Shadowrun.

Azorean @ Jun 25th 2007 6:16PM

I've come down hard on Sony for the longest time but I actually think that they will pull it off or they wouldn't be hyping it by making it the focal point of the conference, let's see. On a side note if they don't show anything that looks as good or better Sony is Fuct bigtime.

jjtwalton @ Jun 25th 2007 6:24PM

"Shit, probably. Hot? I doubt it."

Posted at 5:31PM on Jun 25th 2007 by konajinx

Hahahahaha, you're a legend.... that was a great line.

Spitkicker @ Jun 25th 2007 6:32PM

@theguy
Well I will say I wasn't blown away by shadowrun but the concept of playing against fools on the PC is nice. Still I will concede your point though.

BulletToothTony @ Jun 25th 2007 6:56PM

hotbox fanboys post more on ps3 news than on 360's.... that's just sad.. always having to make lies in order to make themselves feel about their poor product.. say all you want about ps3's games.. only game worth having on hotbox is gears, while ps3 is really getting GOOD console games..

sorry they're not all coming next week.. but they're coming, and whether you laugh at that doesn't change the fact that you console is already seeing the end of it's lifetime coming..

instead of lying to yourself, save some money get a second job and buy the real next gen console.. your lies won't change the fact that ps3 is getting better by the minute..

konajinx @ Jun 25th 2007 7:02PM

Tony, Toni, Tone! You...you made a funny post again. Lemme do the "Is Sony paying Tony to come over here and do their little song and dance?" routine. Then you can do the "Micro$oft is bouying everyone out because they suck" ditty.

We 360 fans will be more than happy to sit back and wait...and wait some more just like you guys do. And then we'll be having another good old laugh when everything fails to live up to the ridiculous hype.

By the way, what's it like to own a console that doesn't get any marketing for it, yet it's half-pint handheld brother gets tons of it? I mean...you can actually play games on a PSP. But you're right...that $600 was money well spent.

Triforceowner @ Jun 25th 2007 7:05PM

You and me both Jake. I saw a few cool things coming out of Microsoft at E305, but Killzone blew everything else out of the water. E306 was a different story. Gears of War and BioShock really turned my opinion around with the help of a $600 price tag not being mine to pay.

Mr_Bonez @ Jun 25th 2007 7:37PM

Isn't the evening of July 10th the same night as Microsoft's Keynote? I wonder if they purposely scheduled the event for the same time.

Sidepocket @ Jun 25th 2007 7:41PM

@ Martez

If you mean every generic Sci-Fi story/movie ever written than yes, the setting is unique and interesting.

Oh, and BlueTooth fuck...get a second job? Are you Ken?!

SniperFodder @ Jun 25th 2007 8:03PM

You have got to be shitting me...I have all three consoles and couldn't care less what it comes out on. Wait to see if it's a good damn game before you trash it. Fanboys...

AppleJax @ Jun 25th 2007 8:22PM

Killzone 2 will be awesome! Xbox sucks!

cc123 @ Jun 25th 2007 8:39PM

@Mr_Bonez

I believe the MS Keynote is at 8:30pm that same night.

Very ballsy move by Sony to hold this right after (during?) the MS keynote AND send invitations with a Helghast soldier on them.

They must be very confident to do this right after MS blows their load with Halo 3. Which is somewhat inspiring to be honest...if your a PS3 fan anyway. =)

antec @ Jun 25th 2007 8:58PM

Say what you will about Sony or Microsoft, THIS is the game of E3. What i wouldn't do for that invitation.

The best part? They're cutting into Microsoft's keynote with the time. Sony's obviously has something to prove. Be afraid.

GodisaMyth @ Jun 25th 2007 9:12PM

After keeping this game under lock and key for over 2 years....I highly doubt that Sony would show it now if they did not think that it will live up to the hype. Think about it, nothing has been seen about this game for over 2 years...why show if off now if it is not ready?
They could wait till TGS07 if they thought it needed more polish.

That Sony is going to make Killzone the focal point of their event leads me to believe that this game is going to put the PS3 on the map and it will show once and for all why the PS3 out-classes the RROD60.

We will all know in a few short weeks...Crap60 fanboys will either be crying next to their overheated60 or they will be all over the blogs saying I told you so.

Sony knows that this game is TOOOOOO important to their future...if they fuck this up then they REALLY will be in trouble...if they knock peoples socks off then they will position themselves once again to take over another generation of hardware.

My money is on Sony wowing the crowd.

Kill the Plumber and his outdated gimicky wave my hand around like Im retarted WeeCube.

WakkaWakka @ Jun 25th 2007 9:13PM

'THIS' is the game of E3? Yeah man, I mean normally 'the game of E3' isn't the probably completely derivative sequel to a lacklustre FPS that wasn't very good in the first place but, yknow, whatever, I guess they're doing things differently this year.

WakkaWakka @ Jun 25th 2007 9:16PM

Oh shit dude, you mean they could wait till TGS07 to show Killzone 2? Shit yeah, genius idea. Quick, round up all the other western FPS titles so we can show them at TGS as well, god forbid you would want to exhibit games aimed at the Japanese market at the TOKYO games show.

Yes the double post was absolutely necessary ¬_¬

Trio @ Jun 25th 2007 9:48PM

@ 15 manic
im completle agree with manic......

Grey Fox @ Jun 25th 2007 10:22PM

OMEEGAWD FAN BOIZ EVREEWERES! Christ people calm down.

Anyway I just wanted to quote the line that reinforces why I love you Joystiq guys:

"Once we finally see whether or not it lives up to the infamous 2005 prerendered trailer graphically, we can move on to more pertinent questions like, "Is it any fun?" We suspect we'll have an answer next month."

Well said!

Steve @ Jun 26th 2007 1:25AM

"What to do? Wait for 11th June morons.

Posted at 6:08PM on Jun 25th 2007 by manic"

Yeah hey 11th of June was 3 weeks ago genius. Have a seat asshat.

Steve @ Jun 26th 2007 1:29AM

"32. Say what you will about Sony or Microsoft, THIS is the game of E3. What i wouldn't do for that invitation.

The best part? They're cutting into Microsoft's keynote with the time. Sony's obviously has something to prove. Be afraid.

Posted at 8:58PM on Jun 25th 2007 by antec"

Keep in mind that if Sony fucks this stunt up, it's curtains for the PS3 because the media will be merciless in it's Sony bashing.

Raikage @ Jun 26th 2007 2:53AM

Wow, all the hate on Killzone 1...

Personally, I think Killzone is better than Halo in just about every way, Setting, graphic style, weapons, levels, etc etc.

BUT, Halo is just more fun to play, PERIOD! Especially online.

Well I know I'm the minority in saying this but, I hope this game beats the pants off Halo 3(not saying Halo3 is a bad game, of course it's not).

Good competition never hurt anyone (See Nintendo and Sony late 90's, looks like Nintendo has made a turn-around).

samfish @ Jun 26th 2007 3:39AM

"Say what you will about Sony or Microsoft, THIS is the game of E3. What i wouldn't do for that invitation."

Smash Bros and Bioshock beg to differ, Chief.

Spitkicker @ Jun 26th 2007 3:51AM

@Raikage
Better graphics on Killzone then Halo? Have you ever seen Halo? And levels? LOL. settings and everything ele I can agree on being personal opinion. Actually the weapons in killzone are bland.
Seriously this bargain bin game will never beat Halo.

mattclarkie @ Jun 26th 2007 5:48AM

The instant I get a release date for this I will buy a PS3. Killzone was a very good game and I have been waiting for this one since it became apparent a sequel would be made.

I don't know why all this Sony Bashing is happening. I love my Xbox360, but it doesn' mean I don't like my Sony TV or want a PS3.

mattclarkie @ Jun 26th 2007 5:56AM

I for one hope most of the people in this post never get a PS3 for two reasons.

1. You don't deserve to play it

2. I would hate to be stuck playing a online match with you *******

Begin the PS3 has no online and the 360 is better anyway fanboy comments.
Each console has its merits. PS3 and 360 are great, and the Wii is a retarded gimmick console. But even that means it has some merit, as a retard.

Cret @ Jun 26th 2007 8:39AM

It seem that all 360 fanboys are soo afraid from Sony to bring some really killer games, i know Xbox its been having some good in last two years with the release of new games, but why blame and hit Sony every time a new game its coming out...

are guys afraid of a revolution.....?

Now who is the next 360 fanboys to disagree witht my post, go ahead i know i`ll see another negative comment............

AwesomeStuff @ Jun 26th 2007 8:54AM

Lol, I'm sorry but the PS3 fanboys are just being too funny.

I seriously dont think I'm speaking for myself when I say that 360 owners, and Wii owners at that, aren't scared, shaking, or whatever else you bots would like to think. It really shows how insecure you people really are in general. I guess I would be too if I wasted $600 on a gimpstation3.

If I were in your camp I'd try not to hype up this game to be a "360 killer/killer amp/whatever else" because.. well.. it was done with Motorstorm and something else I forget (no one really cared for anyways) but it was hyped non-stop to just take over the 360 and look how that turned out....

Quit boasting over nothing, and quit your stupid list wars. No one but you guys care for the games that you'd wait 2 or more years for but YOU. But atleast for the time being you can Fold@Home right?... Riight??....