Rumor: Leaker Provides Updates on Guerrilla Games Projects, Claims Killzone Franchise is 'Dead'

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Guerrilla Games has long been one of Sony's strongest first-party studios, going back to the 2004 release of Killzone, a defining title for the PS2. Over 17 years later and Guerrilla Games has a new focus, the open-world action Horizon series, andKillzone hasn't been touched since 2013's Killzone: Shadow Fall for the PS4. Now fans of Guerrilla may have an idea of what's coming next, thanks to some interesting, if not entirely reliable, leaks. Horizon fans will be pleased, but Killzone fans best brace themselves.

There have been rumors that Killzone would be making a comeback over the past year, and even further back. However, the new rumor coming from Twitter account Oops Leaks is anything but what Killzone fans want to here. Short and simple, the word is, «it's dead.» There are no details provided regarding the claimed leak, but the clear message is that Guerrilla Games has no current plans to work on or release a new Killzone project in the future. That could always change going forward, if it's true at all, but not right now according to the leak.

Horizon Forbidden West Releases Two Updates at Once

The project that some rumors had speculated could be related to Killzone remains Guerrilla Games' next major release. It's said to be a multiplayer shooter, prioritizing competition at an esports level. It's described as having been in development for three years now, which could mean it will be announced publicly soon. Oops Leaks says that they have diverging information regarding the project, with one source saying the multiplayer shooter is a SOCOM game, but with another saying it's set in the Horizon universe.

As for what's next for Horizon following the release of Forbidden West, fans should be pleased that there appears