Horizon News
News Horizon Sales Update Cements It As One of Sony's Strongest Franchises
On the ascent
You can’t mention Guerrilla’s excellent open world RPG franchise Horizon without a bunch of weirdos coming out of the woodwork. “It’s an industry plant,” they reductively regale. “It’s being milked,” they add. Well, with only two mainline instalments to date, it turns out the franchise is pretty freakin’ popular...
News Mobile MMO Horizon Steel Frontiers Seems to Have Captured Lots of Attention Already
Millions watch first trailer
Despite leaking around 12 hours earlier than expected, Horizon Steel Frontiers’ announcement trailer has now topped 2.5 million views on YouTube, three days after it debuted. Meanwhile, its gameplay trailer has managed a further 217k views. We expect some of these views have been generated by pre-roll ads, but it’s...
News 'We'd Love to Do It': Sounds Like NCSOFT Wants Horizon Steel Frontiers on PS5 as Much as You
Up to Sony, then?
Horizon is spreading its wings with a full blown MMO action RPG, with the caveat that it's only coming to mobile and PC. Yes, Horizon Steel Frontiers won't be released for PS5, much to the disappointment of fans. More than anything else, this seems to be the biggest bone being picked with this game; how come it's skipping PS5?...
News Horizon MMO Uses AI 'Extensively' in Development, Says NCSOFT
AI assistance in all areas "from coding to art"
Sony just announced a new Horizon game with Horizon Steel Frontiers, an MMO launching on mobile and PC, and it's not gone down all that well with fans. To make matters worse, developer NCSOFT has now stated the game has been built partially using AI assistance — a topic that's divisive, to say the...
News Another Horizon Online PS5 Game Is Coming Before Horizon 3, It's Claimed
Made to wait for Aloy
Anyone hoping to play the third instalment in the main Horizon series will have to wait for the rumoured online title from Guerrilla Games itself to release first. This is a second game that's separate from the newly confirmed Horizon Steel Frontiers for PC and smartphones. Both it and a second multiplayer Horizon project from...
News Horizon Dev Guerrilla Won't Abandon PS5, Has 'More' Games Coming
"More on that to come"
Horizon Steel Frontiers, a new MMO set in Aloy's universe, won't be launching on PS5. Instead, the Guerrilla Games and NCSOFT collaboration is targeting the PC and mobile phone market. This marks the first time a video game attached to the Horizon IP will not have any kind of presence on PlayStation, but that doesn't mean the...
News The Next Horizon Game Is an MMO for Mobile and PC, Prompting Fury from PS5 Fans
Watch the first gameplay footage
Sony’s fledgling mobile strategy is slowly coming into focus. Earlier this week, it announced Ratchet & Clank: Galaxy Rangers, an arena-based multiplayer shooter for mobile. And now, ahead of G-STAR in Korea, the long-rumoured MMO from NCSoft Horizon Steel Frontiers has been revealed. It’ll be available on PC...
News 'Fame Does Not Create a Trademark': Sony, Tencent's War of Words Over Horizon Rip-Off Rage On
Ready, fight
Tencent is not backing down in its fight against Sony over the alleged Horizon rip-off Light of Motiram. The two organisations have gone back-and-forth in the courts a couple of times now, with the PlayStation maker originally describing its Chinese rival’s effort as a “slavish clone”. It sought the complete elimination of the...
News Sony Plans to Start Shooting Horizon Movie in 2026, with 2027 Release Planned
But live action film needs a director first
Sony’s live action movie adaptation of Horizon will start shooting in 2026, with the company currently looking to lock down a director. According to court filings seen by The Game Post, the film already has a working script and is getting close to entering production. The company hopes to release the...
News Sony Travelled to China to Discuss Mobile Adaptation of The Last of Us with Tencent
The last time it'll do that
Sony allegedly travelled to Shenzhen, China in July 2024 to discuss the prospect of a mobile adaptation of The Last of Us with Tencent subsidiary Aurora Studios – the same team behind sued Horizon rip-off Light of Motiram. The Game Post has been sharing fascinating new details from fresh court filings
"The damage is done"
The ongoing war of words between Sony and Tencent’s well-imbursed legal teams continues, as the Japanese giant has hit back at the Chinese juggernaut over Horizon knock-off Light of Motiram again. You may recall that PlayStation sued the “slavish clone” earlier in the year, claiming Tencent had pitched it on a mobile...
"An improper attempt to fence off a well-trodden corner of popular culture"
Sony’s lawsuit against Horizon rip-off Light of Motiram has just taken a dramatic twist, as Tencent has fired back by claiming the platform holder “seeks an impermissible monopoly on genre conventions”. The barbed response from the Chinese titan, read by The Game...
News Tencent's Take on Horizon Would Have Taken Aloy to Asia
Rambling all over the world
The Horizon games are set in a post-apocalyptic America, with Zero Dawn set in Colorado and Forbidden West in San Francisco. However, gaming giant Tencent pitched Sony on an adaptation of the franchise that would take heroine Aloy to Asia. The news comes c
News Sony's Horizon Franchise Has Sold a Wild 38 Million Units Worldwide
That's Aloy of copies
As part of Sony’s legal assault on Tencent’s rip-off Light of Motiram title, the company’s revealed that Horizon’s franchise sales have topped 38 million units worldwide. We last got word of the Guerrilla seri
News Sony Sues Tencent Over 'Shameless' Horizon Copycat Coming to PS5
Chinese firm allegedly tried to license Guerrilla's IP
There’s paying homage and then there’s just outright copying. It looks like Sony’s legal team think Light of Motiram has crossed a line, and it’s suing Chinese giant Tencent over the “slavish” Horizon clone. According to Reuters, the platform holder filed a lawsuit against the...
News Sony to Turn Horizon Zero Dawn into a Movie, Not a TV Show
Due to "creative" issues on TV project
Sony has made the decision to change its Horizon Zero Dawn adaptation from a TV show with Netflix to a movie. Talking to Variety, the PlayStation Productions lead Asad Qizilbash said the TV project in collaboration with Netflix was not "creatively going how we wanted to". Now, a Horizon Zero Dawn film will be...
News Horizon Dev Promises It Isn't Trying to Replace Aloy Actress with AI
Ashly Burch weighs in
Sony has been working on an AI prototype of a technology allowing players to interact with virtual characters and have them respond to speech and engage in conversation. An example leaked online, and promptly nuked through various copyright strikes, showed a player chatting with Aloy from the Horizon franchise. Ashly Burch,...
News Sony's AI Leak Reveals a Creepy Sci-Fi Future PS5 Gamers Don’t Necessarily Want
Chatting to you instead of herself
Like most big tech companies, Sony has been experimenting with generative AI tools, and a leaked internal demo has come under scrutiny from enthusiasts. As reported by The Verge, Sony has been working on technology that allows game characters to respond directly to speech from the player and engage in...
Dino hunter
Guerrilla Games is continuing to strengthen the team working on its online multiplayer adaptation of the Horizon franchise. The game – which has never been officially announced but has been acknowledged by the studio – has an all-star team working on it, led by Rainbow Six: Siege director Simon Larouche. But now it’s added...
News Horizon MMO May Have Survived NCSOFT's Cull After All
Not dead yet
Over a year ago, Sony announced a strategic partnership with Korean publisher NCSOFT, with the speculated goal being to create a multiformat MMO based on the Horizon franchise. At the time, CEO Jim Ryan said: “Partnering with NCSOFT advances our strategy to expand beyond console and broaden PlayStation’s reach to a wider audience...
News Horizon Hatred Simmers Once More As Sony Announces Movie Adaptation
Here we go again
Another Horizon adjacent announcement, another intense round of scrutiny as rowdy social media users accuse Sony of attempting to “force” the Guerrilla franchise on fans. During its CES 2025 press conference this week, PS Productions bigwig Asad Qizilbash confirmed his department is working with Columbia Pictures to bring Aloy...
News Sony's Bringing Horizon Zero Dawn to the Big Screen with Live Action Movie Adaptation
PS Productions, Columbia Pictures to produce
Horizon Zero Dawn, originally planned to be a live action Netflix series, is getting a big budget movie instead. Announced during CES 2025, PS Productions bigwig Asad Qizilbash confirmed that his department is partnering with Columbia Pictures to bring Aloy’s origin story to life. No casting...
News Reminder That Horizon Forbidden West Is Simply Stunning on PS5 Pro
Remains a technical marvel
Since the PS5 Pro came out, we've somehow spent even more time gaming, checking out how the additional horsepower has improved past games and the new features it allows. Sony also wants to remind you of how awesome its pricey new upgrade is, releasing a trailer showing off 2022's Horizon Forbidden West enhanced on the PS5...
Poll What Review Score Would You Give LEGO Horizon Adventures?
Hey ho LEGO
It's been out for a full week now on PS5 (and Nintendo Switch!), and so we want to know what you think of LEGO Horizon Adventures. When this block-based excursion was first announced, opinions were divided. On one side of the coin, Horizon seemed like a great fit for LEGO in general, with its carefully constructed robot dinosaurs just...
News New LEGO Horizon Set Now Official, Includes, Aloy, Varl, and Machines
Put together a Sawtooth and Shell-Walker
Sony and LEGO have now officially confirmed the new LEGO set based on the Horizon series that leaked last week. It is exactly as it was claimed: the set features Aloy, Varl, and the Shell-Walker and Sawtooth machines. Pre-orders are now live on the LEGO website ahead of a release on 1st March 2025, and it'll...
News Guerrilla's Next Horizon Game May Launch Sometime in 2025 on PS5
Horizon online game seemingly coming soon
The Horizon franchise has had a very busy year in 2024, with the arrival of Forbidden West on PC in March, Zero Dawn Remastered in October, and LEGO Horizon Adventures having just launched today, 14th November. This momentum looks set to continue into 2025, if a recent job listing is to be believed. On...
News LEGO Horizon Adventures Is Getting a Surprisingly Huge Marketing Push
Thunderjawesome
Sony clearly believes LEGO Horizon Adventures has the potential to significantly grow the popularity of Guerrilla’s franchise, because it’s giving the game a surprisingly big marketing push. A new trailer, featuring the song Tubthumping by British band Chumbawamba, is running in movie theatres and on television. It’s only a...
News 'Mind Boggling' Horizon Forbidden West Has the Best Console Image Quality Ever on PS5 Pro
Lightyears beyond base PS5
Horizon Forbidden West, and its recently remastered predecessor Horizon Zero Dawn, is comfortably one of the best looking games you can play today. And it’s no surprise to see it already pushing the PS5 Pro to its limits, as developer Guerrilla Games have always been tech wizards. Speaking about the upgrade in a recent...
News More People Are Playing the Original Horizon Zero Dawn Than Its Remaster on PC
A not-so new dawn
The novelty is definitely waning for Sony’s strategy of porting PlayStation games to PC. While the company is still seeing some success converting its titles to Steam, it’s clear its latest releases generally aren’t selling anywhere near as well as its initial wave – with Helldivers 2 being the obvious exception. Case in...
Video Horizon Zero Dawn's PS5 Remaster Is a Massive Upgrade
Spot the difference
Horizon Zero Dawn was one of the best looking games on the PS4, and it runs fairly flawlessly at 60fps on the PS5 in backwards compatibility. Many felt developer Nixxes was wasting its time remastering the game natively for Sony’s new-gen console, then. The truth, however, is that it’s done an extraordinary job – as these...
News Layoffs Reported at Horizon MMO Developer NCSoft
Aloy's mobile adventure likely impacted
South Korean developer NCSoft has cut an unspecified number of jobs, with unannounced projects and support functions being cancelled or otherwise reduced due to its "deteriorating" financial situation. The company, which just released the MMO Throne and Liberty on PS5, struck a deal with Sony a couple of years...
News Horizon Zero Dawn PS5 Is an Absolutely Insane Upgrade
Update: Digital Foundry deep dive reveals even more
Update: Just as these Horizon Zero Dawn comparisons emerged on Reddit, tech experts Digital Foundry have published an exhaustive 20-minute deep dive into the remaster. A lot of the content is as you’d expect: this is an absolutely tremendous upgrade from Nixxes, which significantly transforms the...
News LEGO Pitched the Brilliant LEGO Horizon Adventures to Sony
Not the other way around
There’s a strange, recurring sentiment within the PlayStation community that Horizon is getting too many games – but it’s LEGO who came up with the idea of LEGO Horizon Adventures. You may recall Guerrilla and the Danish brick manufacturer collaborating on an awesome Tallneck set a few years ago; this sparked an idea...
News Horizon's Sylens Will Be Recast Following the Passing of Lance Reddick
Starting with LEGO Horizon Adventures
One of the most complex and beloved characters in Guerrilla Games' Horizon series is Sylens, whose alliances shift in his pursuit of knowledge. He's played by Lance Reddick in both Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West, but after the actor's passing in 2023, fans have been left wondering what will happen...
Preview LEGO Horizon Adventures Is Looking Like the Best LEGO Game Yet
A-toy
LEGO, the versatile Danish toy, has been converted into dozens of great games. Most recently, we’ve enjoyed LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga and the Minecraft-inspired LEGO Fortnite. But if we’re being brutally honest, after just shy of 90 minutes of play, LEGO Horizon Adventures is already looking like a standout for the blocky brand...
News Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered Sounds Like a Ridiculously Good PS5 Upgrade
Above and beyond
Nixxes didn’t need to go this hard, but it did anyway. The team – renowned for its PC conversions – is now a PlayStation first-party, and it’s been quietly collaborating with Guerrilla on Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered for some time. The results, when you consider this a $10 upgrade for existing owners, sound extraordinary...
News Nixxes Dev Refers to Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered as 'First Big PlayStation Content Project'
Full Steam ahead
Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered was recently revealed to a mixed reception, but that $10 upgrade option appears to have won over most Push Square punters. Dedicated support studio Nixxes is at the project's helm, assisting in enhancing Guerilla's open-world action game for PS5. In an interesting turn of phrase, one dev recently sa
News Sony's Live Service Push 'No Joke', A Lot of People Working on Horizon Online
On the Horizon
Bloomberg journalist Jason Schreier has appeared on the Spawncast, where he got caught up in a conversation about Guerrilla’s current plans. There’s obviously quite a lot of Horizon on the way this year, with Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered due on 31st October and LEGO Horizon Adventures slated to follow on 14th November. But what...
News Over 10 Hours of Horizon Zero Dawn Dialogue Has Been Re-Recorded for PS5, PC
That's a lot
While we reckon Horizon Zero Dawn is an overall excellent game, there were some side-quests in the original that had some horrendous voice acting. It’s great to learn that developer Nixxes, in partnership with Guerrilla, has actually gone back and re-recorded over 10 hours of dialogue for the upcoming Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered,...
News Horizon Zero Dawn PS4's Price Doubles After PS5 Remaster Announcement
Sneaky
Sony has doubled the price of Horizon Zero Dawn on PS4 in the aftermath of the announcement of the game’s PS5 remaster. It had previously cost $19.99 or less to purchase the Complete Edition of Guerrilla’s open world outing since 2018, but now, with a $9.99 PS5 remaster on the way, the platform holder has bumped the MSRP on the PS Store...
News Horizon Zero Dawn PS5 Wins Over PlayStation Fans
How the turn tables
The initial reaction to Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered was extremely negative. In the aftermath of US ratings board ESRB leaking the game, an enormous 59% of you said you wouldn’t buy it at all in a Push Square poll. However, there’s been a dramatic swing following the game’s off
News Horizon Forbidden West on PS5 Pro Is 'Pure Eye Candy at Race Car Levels of Performance'
Cool running
Horizon Forbidden West, the superb open world sequel from Dutch developer Guerrilla, will be upgraded for PS5 Pro, as you’d anticipate. But according to the studio, writing on the PS Blog, it’s going to be able to “match or surpass” the base PS5 version’s quality mode at double the frame rate. This is something system...
News Your Horizon Zero Dawn PS4 Progress Will Transition to PS5 Remaster
Life saver
Horizon Zero Dawn is getting a full PS5 glow-up, bringing it in line with its achingly beautiful successor, Horizon Forbidden West. Don’t worry if you’ve already made progress in Aloy’s inaugural adventure, however, as all of your progress will carry across. Remember, this is a $9.99 upgrade for all existing owners of the game –...
News Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered PS5 Is Official, Out 31st October with $10 PS4 to PS5 Upgrade
PS5 visuals on the level of Forbidden West
The PS5 remaster everyone has been waiting for is now official: Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered is indeed a thing, and it's releasing for Sony's current-gen console next month on 31st October 2024. If you own a PS4 copy, you'll be able to upgrade to the PS5 version for $10. Check out the announcement trailer...
News Horizon Zero Dawn's PS5, PC Remaster Is Very Much the Real Deal
This will go down well
There had been rumours of a remaster of Guerrilla’s 2017 open world adventure Horizon Zero Dawn for quite some time, but following the unexpected announcement of LEGO Horizon Adventures earlier this year, some speculated that insiders may have got their wires crossed. Actually, it turns out the PS4 re-release is real, as...
Feature Serving Up Aloy of Food with the Official Horizon Cookbook
Making a meal of it
There's a surprising number of cookbooks based on popular video games. Drawing inspiration from some of the biggest and best series in the medium, these instructional tomes extend their world-building into reality. These 4D experiences can transport your tastebuds to the frosty Norse landscapes of God of War, Stardew Valley's...
News Netflix's Horizon Zero Dawn TV Show Reportedly on Ice
Horizon Zero Adaptations
A new report from Rolling Stone claims that the TV adaptation of Horizon Zero Dawn is "no longer moving forward". The news comes as part of a wider story concerning showrunner Steve Blackman; he has been accused of toxic behaviour by several anonymous sources who have worked with him on the show
News Sony Game LEGO Horizon Adventures Reveals Footage in Nintendo Direct
That's the gaming industry now
Video game exclusives are increasingly becoming a thing of the past, so of course Sony developed and published game LEGO Horizon Adventures grabbed the opportunity to be part of the very latest Nintendo Direct. Releasing for the PS5, PC, and Nintendo Switch later this year, a new trailer showcased more LEGO gameplay...
News Some PlayStation Fans Are Losing Their Minds Over LEGO Horizon Being on Switch
New horizons
Last night, during the Summer Game Fest showcase, LEGO Horizon Adventures was officially announced. Its reveal didn't come as a huge surprise since it was heavily rumoured ahead of the event, but its trailer still managed to catch most people out. Why? Because it was confirmed for PS5, PC, and Nintendo Switch. This is obviously a step...
News Even as a LEGO Game, Horizon Adventures' PS5 Visuals Are Off the Charts
Brick beauty
LEGO Horizon Adventures may not subscribe to the realism of Aloy’s mainline games, but it still looks bloody beautiful. Developed by Guerrilla and Studio Gobo, this is a phenomenal looking co-op outing, which recreates the post-apocalyptic beauty of the tentpole PS5 and PS4 titles using Denmark’s famous bricks. Unlike releases such...
