Horizon Forbidden West team have "thousands and thousands" of sequel ideas
radiotimes.comThe team from Guerrilla Games were out in force at this year's BAFTA Games Awards, braving the blustery conditions on London's Southbank to celebrate Horizon Forbidden West.
Their latest AAA open-world adventure was up for six awards. On the red carpet before the ceremony, Studio Director and Executive Producer Angie Smets said: «It's absolutely fantastic to be here tonight, and it's such an honour to be nominated with all those amazing games.»
As for the recent passing of one of the Horizon franchise's stars, Lance Reddick, Smets told RadioTimes.com: «It's incredibly sad news. I think Lance was really able to bring Sylens our in-game character to life. And he was so loved by our community. It's still really a shock to all of us. He was still so young. It's been super sad to see him go at such a young age.»
Actress Alison Jaye, who plays Alva in the Horizon series, also joined the tributes to Reddick. Jaye told us that she «never got to work with him directly» but has heard «the legends and the wonderful stories».
Jaye added: «It was amazing, even in his passing to watch the massive community that came out around him. He touched so many people. I just wish I got to… it's wild to be in a game where you are with someone like him, but we've never met, so yeah, hopefully we could bring something home for him.»
The team did indeed go on to take home one gong, the Technical Achievement award. And all this comes at a time where the developers at Guerrilla are hard at work on Horizon Forbidden West's DLC expansion, Burning Shores, which is due to arrive on 19th April.
Studio Director and Art Director Jan-Bart van Beek said on the DLC: «We're very excited about that. We're taking that one to Los Angeles, which has always been a
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