Rumor: Killzone 3 Takes On Gears 3 Next April

[John Funk]

Rumor: Killzone 3 Takes On Gears 3 Next April

If Gears of War 3 [http://www.amazon.com/Gears-War-3-Xbox-360/dp/B002I0H79C/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1278968221&sr=1-1] is in fact going to hit shelves April 2011, that's one volley that isn't going unanswered by Sony: Gears 3 may be met head-to-head by the next Killzone.

Earlier today, we learned that Epic may be working to prepare Gears of War 3 for a launch in April 2011. Now, another rumor has hit the internet Killzone 2 [http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3178371] will also see a release next April.

If true, this would make for a very interesting April '11: Gears is arguably second only to Halo in terms of Xbox 360 exclusive franchises, whereas Killzone 2 was heralded as one of the landmark PS3 titles when it launched in early February (before everyone promptly forgot about it a month later). And while God of War III [http://www.amazon.com/Killzone-3-Playstation/dp/B002I0K6DG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1278968304&sr=1-1], it would be quite the spectacle to see how Microsoft and Sony sniped at each others' AAA releases.

The hypothetical reasoning for an April Gears 3 launch (as we've heard) is that Microsoft wouldn't want to step on the toes of Natal and Halo: Reach - but would Sony delay Killzone 3 to miss the holiday season?

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[JourneyThroughHell]

It is going to be a fun time to be a gamer as I see.
Awesome.

 

[happysock]

Is going to be a very exciting year for gaming.

OT: The only reason Gears is second to Halo is because Halo is unfortunatly bigger than God.

 

[Brotherofwill]

Still hyping up the console war? Yawn. Get over it.

 

[Vigilantis]

Now this is much more interesting than Gears Of War 3, but whats left for Killzone now...to kill off another main character and replace him with another rookie?

 

[dududf]

May though who hast thy ChainSaw Rocket Launcher reign in victorious.

 

[Casual Shinji]

Still loved the Killzone 2 multi-player.

We'll see what happens. Gears 2 had a surprising awesome single-player.

 

[squid5580]

Here is a question that may sound a bit out of context but really isn't. Does anyone know how well 2010 sales have been? Since it seemed like everyone delayed all their AAA titles til the beginning of the year instead of flooding the market at X-Mas. So did it work?

 

[tk1989]

Meh, Killzone 2 was pretty bland in my opinion. I wont be looking forward to another sequel in the slightest

 

[AnarchistAbe]

Awesome!!! I hope that all of this is true, because I loved both of those games. =)

 

[Jonny49]

I still don't see why everyone loves Killzone so much. It's just so...bland. Sure the graphics are good but they're wasted on dark and boring environments, and I HATE that shaky cam thing they do.

 

[ProfessorLayton]

If Gears 3 comes out next year, my life will be complete. At least I'll have something to play until doomsday in 2012. This should also be an interesting time for PS3/360 faboys. A war of the fanboys?

 

[Marik2]

I honestly was hugely disappointed with Killzone 2's campaign it was completely dull while GOW2 campaign was extremely fun and it wasn't repetitive.

 

[MurderousToaster]

The competitiveness should be good for the games. I'm personally supporting Gears (I'm an Xbox owner), but both games will be pretty good.

 

[Jumplion]

I enjoyed Killzone 2 to an extent, and I certainly wouldn't mind another one. Can't wait to hear more.

 

[AceDiamond]

Gears of War 3 vs. Killzone 3 in the Battle of the Brownest.

 

[Programmed_For_Damage]

Meh, Killzone 2 was pretty bland in my opinion. I wont be looking forward to another sequel in the slightest

My thoughts exactly. It looked absolutely phenomenal but the gameplay was a whole load of average.

 

[Chameliondude]

Im not really planning t get either but will be interested to see how many freiking disks they have got to by next year, seems even ps3 is going to start doubling soon, unless they get more layers out soon, and that means like 8 dvds, its come like full circle to the time of, please insert disk B to view the cutscene on 1990s computer games.

 

[Snotnarok]

Gears will be fun but I couldn't even force myself through Killzone 2, I got 3/4ths of the way through and quit I just hated it. Hopefully this time through it'll be different, but I just despised Killzone 2.