Horizon News
June2020
News PS5 Will Ensure There's Virtually No Loading Screens in Horizon Forbidden West
"When you boot up the game, you're right there, in the action"
There’ll be “virtually no loading screens” in Horizon Forbidden West, thanks to the speed of the PlayStation 5’s uber-fast SSD hard drive. As part of a new video, game director Mathijs de Jonge confirmed the tidbit, insinuating that the pauses will be practically n
News Horizon Forbidden West Targeting 2021 Release Date on PS5
Map a little bigger than Horizon Zero Dawn
Horizon Forbidden West is targeting a 2021 release date on PlayStation 5, according to Guerrilla Games’ Mathijs de Jonge. Speaking as part of a new overview video, the game director revealed that the Dutch developer has “been working very hard in order to create a worthy sequel that will appeal to older...
Gallery Horizon Forbidden West Is a PS5 Stunner in First Screens
A return to Guerrilla Games' universe
There’s no question Horizon Forbidden West is the best-looking PlayStation 5 game showcased thus far, and while we’re still waiting for more details and information about its storyline, we’ll allow you to feast on this first batch of screenshots – captured directly from Sony’s next-gen hardware...
News Horizon Forbidden West Brings Post-Apocalyptic Wonder to PS5
Aloy returns
It’s perhaps the most obvious of all PlayStation 5 reveals, but Horizon Forbidden West is the latest project from Guerrilla Games, bringing Aloy’s imaginative post-apocalyptic world to Sony’s next-gen console. The trailer shows the heroine embarking on an all-new adventure, filled with robo-dinos and some of the most vibrant grass...
News Horizon Zero Dawn Composer Tweets About PS5 Event, Fans Lose Their Minds
Aloy, Aloy
Will Horizon Zero Dawn 2 -- or whatever it ends up being called -- be announced at tonight's PS5 event? It's always seemed like a relatively strong possibility given developer Guerrilla Games' penchant for pushing PlayStation tech, and now we've been handed what could be the biggest hint yet. "Excited! Wonder what they will be showing...
May2020
Gallery Upcoming Horizon: Zero Dawn Comic Book Gets Multiple Covers
And they're all great
While we all wait patiently for the inevitable Horizon Zero Dawn 2 on PlayStation 5, Aloy's adventures are set to continue in comic book form. Announced earlier this year, Titan Comics is set to publish the brand new story this summer, starting on 5th August with the first issue. We've seen the cover of the comic already, but...
News Horizon Zero Dawn Sequel Targeting 'Industry-Benchmark Graphics' on PS5
Don't doubt it
As far as we’re concerned, The Last of Us: Part II looks better than any of the next-gen games announced thus far. And while great graphics don’t always make for a great experience, they’re unquestionably one of the biggest selling-points of new systems. It may be down to Guerrilla Games to showcase exactly what PlayStation 5 is...
April2020
News Official PlayStation Magazine Clarifies Horizon Zero Dawn Sequel Story
It's not a game
A teaser for the Official PlayStation Magazine's July issue leaked online yesterday, and it's caused a tidal wave of speculation across the Internet. The mag promises a PlayStation 5 game blowout on the 2nd June, and rampant rumours say Sony is set to reveal the PS5 in May, so it all adds up. Bu
Rumour Horizon Zero Dawn 2 Initially Planned for PS4 Before Moving to PS5
Bigger beasts
We all know Horizon Zero Dawn 2 is coming. Guerrilla Games' open world action RPG resonated instantly with PlayStation fans, and Aloy has become one of PS4's most iconic characters. After such a success, it would be foolish to think the studio would turn its attention elsewhere. According to a new report from VGC, it seems Guerrilla...
Rumour 'Gigantic' Horizon Zero Dawn 2 Will Feature Co-Op on PS5
Could be a separate mode
Horizon: Zero Dawn was a purely single player adventure on PlayStation 4, but it looks like developer Guerilla Games has big plans for its next-generation sequel. According to Video Games Chronicle, a reliable source, the PlayStation 5 follow-up will include online co-op so that Aloy is no longer doing it all on her own...
March2020
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Comic Book Series Continues Aloy's Adventure This Summer
Warrior princess
Horizon: Zero Dawn is making the leap to PC later this year, but did you know it's also getting a new comic book series too? Multiplatform and multimedia -- Aloy's hitting the big time. Titan Comics has announced a new line of comics set after the events of Guerrilla's brilliant open world action title. Anne Toole, who helped write...
News Butthurt PlayStation Fans Taken to Task by Ex-Guerrilla Producer Over Horizon PC Port
"What the hell is wrong with you people?"
If you need a facemask to protect yourself from coronavirus, then you may require a full-body hazmat suit if you dare to read our Twitter replies from the past 48 hours. Since confirmation that Horizon: Zero Dawn is coming to PC – which, we should stress, has been rumoured for months – fanboys from all...
News PS4 Exclusive Horizon: Zero Dawn Confirmed for PC in Summer 2020
Will be available on Steam
Horizon: Zero Dawn is coming to PC this summer, Head of PlayStation Worldwide Studios Hermen Hulst has confirmed. Hulst, who co-founded and managed Horizon developer Guerrilla Games before being promoted, casually dropped the confirmation in a new interview that's been posted to the official PlayStation Blog. The title's...
February2020
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Turns Three Years Old Today
That's not all
Do you want to know who Horizon: Zero Dawn's Aloy shares a birthday with? Alongside musician Jake Bugg and some YouTuber named Ruby Mancuso, the PlayStation 4 exclusive celebrates its anniversary alongside Push Square's own Stephen Tailby. Happy birthday, Stephen! We're sure he's out somewhere doing something nice, but for now, let's...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Listed for PC on Amazon France
Published by Sony
Update: The listing on Amazon France for a PC version of Horizon: Zero Dawn has now been removed. Interesting. Original story: Adding much more weight to the speculation that Horizon: Zero Dawn is heading to PC at some point this year, online retailer Amazon France has listed the current PlayStation 4 exclusive for a release on...
January2020
News PS4 Exclusive Horizon: Zero Dawn Will Come to PC in 2020, Says Report
Get Aloy of this
Horizon: Zero Dawn, the open world PlayStation 4 exclusive from Sony first-party studio Guerrilla Games, could be coming to PC at some point this year. This is according to a new report from Kotaku, which cites "three people familiar with Sony’s plans". Sony has placed exclusive games on PC before, of course. The likes of...
December2019
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Comic Book Series Sounds Like a Precursor to PS5 Sequel
First issue is free
Look, we all know that Horizon: Zero Dawn will get a sequel on the PlayStation 5, but Titan Comics’ upcoming comic book series sounds like a precursor to what we can expect from the follow-up. Free as part of Comic Book Day 2020, the synopsis explains that “Talanah, Sunhawk of the Hunters Lodge, struggles to find purpose...
News Gamers Are Convinced Horizon: Zero Dawn Is Coming to PC Next Year
Aloy of nonsense?
PlayStation 4 exclusive Horizon: Zero Dawn is coming to the PC in February – or at least that’s what one shaky rumour claims. The source of this snowballing speculation is murky, but it appears to stem from a Russian YouTuber named Anton Loginov, who purportedly made similar proclamations regarding Death Stranding earlier in...
November2019
Deal One of PS4's Best Games Is Under £12 Right Now
Oi oi, Aloy
Horizon: Zero Dawn is hands down one of the best exclusives available for the PlayStation 4, and you can get it along with its fantastic Frozen Wilds expansion for as little at £11.99 from supermarket Sainsbury’s this Black Friday 2019. If, for whatever reason, you haven’t played it yet, then you can have no excuse anymore...
Rising up
You know that training montage right near the start of Horizon: Zero Dawn? It's a quick and effective way to show the growth of main character Aloy. She goes from being an energetic kid to a capable hunter in the space of just a few minutes, but you know what's even more impressive? The fact that Survivor's 'Eye of the Tiger' syncs up...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn 2 Will Probably Have the Best Foliage on PS5
Park life
Have you seen Death Stranding? It’s arguably the best looking game on the PlayStation 4, and it shows how far the Decima Engine has come since the release of Horizon: Zero Dawn a couple of years ago. Of course, a sequel to Aloy’s inaugural outing is almost certainly in the offing for the PlayStation 5, and you should expect it to look...
October2019
Rumour Could Horizon: Zero Dawn Point Its Bow at PSVR?
Aloy's Crossbow Training
Wild rumour: London Studio is following up its success on PlayStation VR exclusive Blood & Truth with a virtual reality adaptation of Horizon: Zero Dawn. That’s according to Twitter pundit Callum Hurley, who’s worked in-and-around the VR scene for several years, having previously held roles at Oculus among others...
Feature How We Think Horizon: Zero Dawn 2 Will Champion PS5's Biggest New Features
Guerrilla's sequel primed to be the face of PS5
We're in an exciting time for PlayStation. While Sony itself is behaving rather reclusively about its next-gen machine, details about PS5 are starting to emerge. Wired recently revealed a few morsels of information, detailing some of the new bells and whistles that will take
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Developer Guerrilla Games Is in Sweden to Do Motion Capture Work
Horizon: Zero Dawn 2?
Guerrilla Games, the Dutch developer that brought us Horizon: Zero Dawn and the Killzone series, is hard at work behind the scenes and has been for a number of years. One of Sony's key first-party studios, Guerrilla is presumably prepping a sequel to the aforementioned open world adventure, and so news of the company's latest...
August2019
News Horizon: Zero Dawn's Aloy Is Returning to Monster Hunter World with Iceborne Crossover
She even gets a bowgun
There's already a PlayStation 4 exclusive Aloy skin in Monster Hunter World, but it looks like the fiery-haired warrior is returning for another round when Monster Hunter World: Iceborne hits in September. Capcom's announced that a second Aloy armour set and weapon will be up for grabs in the expansion, and it seems like a...
April2019
News Star Wars Actress: You're Gonna Die When You See Horizon: Zero Dawn's Sequel
"I know some secrets"
It looks like Guerrilla Games is working on a multiplayer title, but the colossal Dutch studio is big enough to support multiple projects now, and we suspect few of you will be surprised to learn that it’s beavering away on a follow-up to the wildly successful Horizon: Zero Dawn. Speaking at a Star Wars convention, actress...
February2019
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Sells Over 10 Million Copies Worldwide in Two Years
A storm is coming
One day, someone will write a textbook about how to successfully launch a new intellectual property, and Horizon: Zero Dawn will be the primary case study. From the minute this game was announced and Aloy was introduced to the world, the enthusiasm was off-the-charts – and developer Guerrilla Games met the hype head-on,...
News PUBG Celebrates Horizon: Zero Dawn's Second Anniversary with Skins
Total Eclipse of the heart
Horizon: Zero Dawn is fast approaching its second anniversary, and to commemorate the occasion, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds is adding a bunch of new content based on Guerrilla Games’ iconic open world game. Starting from 5th March through 5th April, you’ll be able to unlock the following content in Bluehole’s...
News AI Analysis of Horizon: Zero Dawn Finds Machines on Their Own Will Request to Join Herds
Strength in numbers
The artificial intelligence found in Horizon: Zero Dawn's robo-dinosaurs is undeniably great, but this little tidbit caught our attention. A new report on Gamasutra puts the spotlight on Guerrilla's AI tech, focusing on how the machines act alone or in a group, and it seems that lone robots will seek out herds and ask to join...
September2018
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Board Game Is Looking Great as Kickstarter Draws to a Close
Three days to go
A little while ago we reported on the official board game version of Horizon: Zero Dawn, but details were thin on the ground. Jumping onto its Kickstarter page now reveals a whole host of information regarding the tabletop adaptation of Guerrilla's latest and greatest. It's also comfortably met its goal three times over, but if you...
News PlayStation Devs Offer Up Some Amazing Artwork to Celebrate Spider-Man PS4
Spidey and friends
Phwoar, right click save image! To celebrate the release of Marvel's Spider-Man, two of Sony's first party studios have crafted some brilliant artwork. The one above is from Horizon: Zero Dawn developer Guerrilla Games, and features Aloy alongside Kratos, Atreus, and Spidey himself. Super cool. God of War developer...
August2018
News Nintendo Switch Port Specialists Wish They Could Convert Horizon: Zero Dawn
Let 'em dream
Port house Panic Button is making a name for itself on the Nintendo Switch by converting “console” games like Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus and Warframe to the handheld device. And in an interview with Comicbook.com, the studio admitted that there’s one particular title it’d love to have a crack at: Guerrilla Games’...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn to Conquer the Tabletop with Official Board Game
Roll the dice
Horizon: Zero Dawn received more merchandise than a top-flight football team prior to its release, so you can bet your bottom dollar that now it’s a bonafide megahit, Sony’s doubling down on all sorts of token tat. To be fair, this new board game from Steamforged Games – created in collaboration with Guerrilla Games –...
June2018
News Bloodborne and Horizon Sequels Touted for E3 2018, But Don't Get Your Hopes Up
Speculation seems far-fetched
It was inevitable, wasn’t it? Sony telegraphed exactly what fans can expect from its E3 2018 press conference this year, but here we are dismissing rumours regarding Bloodborne 2 and a Horizon: Zero Dawn sequel. You may have seen this headline doing the rounds overnight; it all seems to stem from a
April2018
News Horizon Dev Shares Some Cool God of War Crossover Art
Congratulates Sony Santa Monica
At this point we all know that Sony's first party studios have great relationships with one another, sharing tech and support whenever they can. In particular, Horizon: Zero Dawn and Killzone developer Guerrilla Games is always quick to react to a new game's launch, and the Dutch studio's done it again with the...
February2018
News Celebrate Horizon: Zero Dawn's Anniversary with Free Theme, Avatars
Ava look
Horizon: Zero Dawn is a year old, and in addition to some truly sublime sales figures, Guerrilla Games is celebrating with some free goodies for fans. Available tomorrow from the PlayStation Store, the Dutch developer has prepared a Dynamic Theme for the PlayStation 4, featuring some of the best Photo Mode snaps shared by the community...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Sells a Stunning 7.6 Million Units
Guerrilla Games' RPG blows up big time
Wow! We already knew Guerrilla Games’ sci-fi role-playing release Horizon: Zero Dawn was a big success, but not to this extent. Sony has announced on the title’s one year anniversary that it’s sold 7.6 million units since its launch in 2017, making it the most successful “new first-party franchise” on...
December2017
Game of the Year 2017 #3 - Horizon: Zero Dawn
Thunderjaw dropping
It still seems crazy to think that the studio responsible for the Killzone series, a PlayStation mainstay for well over a decade, would make such a creative leap. From a dingy first-person shooter series of fluctuating quality to a vast, vibrant open world RPG, rarely do we see studios of Guerrilla’s size and reputation stray...
News Hideo Kojima Cameos in Horizon: Zero Dawn's Complete Edition Trailer
That was unexpected
Here’s a trailer for Horizon: Zero Dawn’s Complete Edition, which is out this week and includes the recently released Frozen Wilds expansion pack. And oh look, here’s Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima telling us it’s “truly impressive” in Japanese. And here’s Siobhan Reddy from Media Molecule dropping swears that...
November2017
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Leads the Way with Five Nominations at The Game Awards
Aloy time
The Game Awards has just announced its list of nominees for the upcoming show on 7th December, and Horizon: Zero Dawn has come out on top with five nominations. Aloy's adventure is nominated in the following categories: Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, and Best Action/Adventure Game. Elsewhere,...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Gets an All-New Action Figure
But it’s only available in the US and Canada
Are you an avid Horizon: Zero Dawn collector looking for more ways to fill-out your shelf space? If so, then you may be interested in a new figurine recently announced by PlayStation last night. The new figure features a stunning sculpture of none other than the heroine herself Aloy, and is...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn's The Frozen Wilds Adds 21 Trophies
Bling
Horizon: Zero Dawn’s first (and last?) expansion pack The Frozen Wilds launches next week, and Guerrilla Games has released the Trophy list ahead of the DLC’s arrival. There are actually a whopping 21 new trinkets to collect here, and they’re split into two sets: Quests and Feats. Essentially, your objective is to complete everything in...
October2017
News Horizon: The Frozen Wilds Improves Facial Animations in Conversation
Will take about 15 hours to beat
Horizon: Zero Dawn’s facial animations are lightyears ahead of what you tend to see in the role-playing genre’s best, but they were still the low-point in an otherwise immensely impressive experience. It’s exciting to learn, then, that expansion pack The Frozen Wilds will feature better mo-cap and more dynamic...
PGW 2017 Chill Out with a Minute of Horizon's Frozen Wilds DLC
Cool
Horizon: Zero Dawn’s anticipated expansion The Frozen Wilds releases in little over a week, and here’s another brief look at some gameplay footage from the add-on. In it we see protagonist Aloy in some wintery threads, lacing some modified monsters with all kinds of explosive arrows. It’s looking good, and about what you’d expect...
News Feast Your Eyes on the Frozen Wilds in Horizon: Zero Dawn's DLC
Wrap up warm
Brrrrr! We’d love to say it’s getting hot in here, but these new screenshots of Horizon: Zero Dawn’s fast-approaching expansion The Frozen Wilds are giving us chills. The cool-looking add-on will whisk fiery protagonist Aloy away to a brand new ice-capped landscape, where she’ll encounter new characters – and presumably new...
News Soak Up the Snowy Scenery in Horizon: Zero Dawn's Frozen Wilds
Winter wonder
Brrrr, it’s getting chilly in here. PlayStation Japan has prematurely released a new trailer for Horizon: Zero Dawn’s first major add-on pack, The Frozen Wilds. The clip doesn’t show any real action, instead focusing on the icy locales that Aloy’s post-release adventure will focus on. With the DLC due out in less than a month,...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Complete Edition Confirmed, Comes to PS4 in December
Plus lovely box art
Following on from yesterday's leak, PlayStation has confirmed that Horizon: Zero Dawn will be getting a Complete Edition before the year is out. It'll include the base game along with upcoming expansion, The Frozen Wilds. The company also revealed the package's cool looking box art, which we've embedded below. Horizon:...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Seems to Be Getting a Game of the Year Edition
Robots re-issued
Horizon: Zero Dawn hasn’t really been out long enough to win any awards yet, but it looks like that won’t stop Sony from shipping a Game of the Year edition of the popular role-playing release prior to the holidays. The expected news comes courtesy of an errant Play-Asia listing, which has since been promptly pulled. Probably...
August2017
Soapbox Why PS4's Big 2017 Titles Handle Female Leads the Right Way
Sammy's gabbing on about girl power
I don’t care whether your game stars a lady or a Lombax: I just love good characters. It just so happens that two of my favourite characters in 2017 have been females – and they’ve both been at the beating heart of two of the PlayStation 4’s biggest exclusives. I’m, of course, referring to Aloy from...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Update Lowers the Difficulty for Casual Fans
All the fun, less frustration
Horizon: Zero Dawn has been a hit with hardcore gamers – but it’s also resonated with more casual players, too. Aloy is an outstanding character who’s pulled all kinds of players in, but not everyone’s able to beat Bloodborne with their elbows while wearing a blindfold. As such, Guerrilla Games is prepping the...
News Funko Announces Horizon: Zero Dawn Pop! Figurines
Vinyl fantasy
Any franchise with a modicum of mainstream success is guaranteed its own line of bulbous Funko figurines, and Horizon: Zero Dawn is the latest property to get the Pop! vinyl treatment. Naturally, red-headed protagonist Aloy is one of the characters you’ll be able to buy, but she’s joined by that most memorable of companions, Erend...
News Travel to Horizon: Zero Dawn's Frozen Wilds on 7th November
Guerrilla Games dates DLC
Mark your calendar: anticipated Horizon: Zero Dawn expansion The Frozen Wilds will chill out from 7th November in both Europe and North America. The new DLC – which will add an entire new area and storyline, as well as alter the existing open world
July2017
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Patch 1.30 Adds New Game Plus, Bonus Trophies
Incorporates face paint options and Focus customisation
Guerrilla Games’ post-release Horizon: Zero Dawn support has been nothing short of sensational, and despite first expansion Frozen Wilds being the focus of the Dutch developer’s attention right now, the studio’s still found time to patch some oft-requested features into the main game. If...
June2017
E3 2017 Horizon's Frozen Wilds Will Alter the Existing Open World
There'll also be new machines and weapons
Sony Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida has hinted that we can expect Horizon: Zero Dawn’s first expansion – named The Frozen Wilds – to alter the state of the existing open world: “I understand there are some things happening in the original world as well,” he said. “[There's] a new area...
E3 2017 Horizon: Zero Dawn's Frozen Wilds Will Add a New Area and Story
Oy, Aloy
The first expansion for Horizon: Zero Dawn – which is named Frozen Wilds – will add a “brand new area with its own compelling story”. That’s according to Guerrilla Games bigwig Hermen Hulst on the PlayStation Blog, who added that fans can anticipate new adventures and side-activities to boot. The add-on is available to pre-order...
Gallery Horizon Zero Dawn: The Frozen Wilds PS4 Screenshots Are Well Chill
Stay frosty
Horizon: Zero Dawn is getting its first proper expansion pack, The Frozen Wilds – and Sony’s released the first batch of screenshots for the forthcoming wintery affair. Feast your eyes on these: <screenshots game="games/ps4/horizon_zero_dawn_the_frozen_wilds" today="true" limit="0"> Will you be wrapping up warm with this...
E3 2017 Horizon Zero Dawn Gets Its First Expansion Later This Year
Entitled The Frozen Wilds
Hungry for more Horizon: Zero Dawn? Well, you're in luck: Sony announced a new downloadable expansion named The Frozen Wilds, and it's out this year. The trailer doesn't exactly reveal much about the content, but it looks like it could feature new mysteries and unveil new answers. That mountain looks particularly ominous...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Has Been a Colossal Hit for Sony
The robo-dinos deliver
Launching brand new franchises is always a risky business, but Horizon: Zero Dawn has been an enormous success for Sony. After selling over 2.6 million units within its first two weeks on store shelves, the Guerrilla Games developed action role-playing release has now hit 3.4 million units as of 30th April. This statistic is...
May2017
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Developer Recruiting Quest Designers
Ahoy, Aloy
Horizon: Zero Dawn may be one of the best games of the year, but the work never ends at Dutch developer Guerrilla Games. While many studios experience a cooling off period in the aftermath of a big product launch, instead the first-party is currently recruiting quest designers to work on its future projects. We know that production is
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Snaps Up New Photo Mode Features
Map filter also being incorporated
Horizon: Zero Dawn is easily one of the most beautiful games on the PlayStation 4, and capturing that beauty with the title's Photo Mode is a big part of the fun. Guerrilla Games has recognised that, and with the open world role-playing release's next patch, it'll be adding in a ton of new features to help improve...
April2017
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Patch 1.13 Cleans Up Remaining Complaints
Background music support incorporated
One thing that's perhaps gone unmentioned with regards to Horizon: Zero Dawn is just how polished the experience was at launch. We reviewed the game using unpatched pre-release code – a rarity these days – and we didn't encounter any bugs, glitches, or meaningful gripes. When you consider that the open world...
News Hour-Long Dutch Documentary Explores the Making of Horizon: Zero Dawn
Watch it now
Horizon: Zero Dawn has obviously been a big deal for PlayStation, but it's perhaps easy to overlook just how important the release is for Holland as well. Guerrilla Games is far and away the largest studio in the Netherlands, and not only does the PlayStation 4 exclusive's critical and commercial success reflect well on the company, but...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn 2 Will Likely Have Way, Way More Machines
And will enhance your bond with Aloy
Guerrilla Games seems pretty open that more Horizon: Zero Dawn is on the way, and while it sounds like an expansion pack is in the works, it's also been chatting with Game Informer about a full-blown sequel. Firstly, narrative director John Gonzalez hinted that we can expect the bond between players and...
March2017
News Horizon: Zero Dawn's Aloy Looks Incredible in Hama Beads
Beaded brilliance
Remember that gorgeous side-scrolling Horizon: Zero Dawn demake that we posted about a few days ago? Well, now hama bead extraordinaire Dan Silver has transformed it into a glorious work of pixel art hobbycraft. Incredible, right? This isn't the first piece of pixel art that Dan's brought to life using beads, and you can check out...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Still Looks Amazing in Pixel Art
Focus on this
Horizon: Zero Dawn is hands-down one of the best looking video games ever released, but what if it opted for an almost Game Boy Advance-esque aesthetic? That's what this mock-up by Japanese artist Toyaken21 aims to illustrate – and it's got us drooling over some kind of side-scroller starring Aloy as a result. What do you reckon?...
News Guerrilla Already Hard at Work on Expansion to Horizon's Story
No rest for the wicked
Horizon: Zero Dawn has sold incredibly well, becoming Sony's biggest new IP launch of the PlayStation 4 generation and Guerrilla Games' largest ever debut. But buried inside the celebratory press release is this little tidbit from managing director Hermen Hulst: "We're thrilled that Horizon: Zero Dawn has been embraced by...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Has Been a Huge Commercial Hit for Sony
Guerrilla's biggest ever debut sells 2.6 million copies in two weeks
You're looking at the birth of a massive new PlayStation franchise here: Horizon: Zero Dawn has sold 2.6 million units in the two weeks since its release. Those numbers represent copies of the game in consumers' hands, rather than shipped to stores. It makes the game Sony's...
Push Share Photographing the Post-Apocalypse in Horizon: Zero Dawn
Say cheese
Push Share's been on hiatus for well over a year, but we simply had to bring it back for Horizon: Zero Dawn. We've been so hooked on photographing Guerrilla Games' gorgeous open world adventure that we've pulled together some of our best pictures for your viewing pleasure. Sammy Barker, Editor: Graham Banas, Reviewer: John...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Accused of Cultural Appropriation
Guerrilla's latest criticised
Horizon: Zero Dawn is one of the most progressive games that we've played in some time. We're not going to fawn over it for that reason alone – it also happens to be a brilliant adventure built around some incredibly compelling fiction – but its representation of genders, sexuality, and race is second to none as far...
News The Love Between The Witcher 3 and Horizon: Zero Dawn Continues
Guerrilla Games releases its own artwork
Awww, isn't this just lovely? As reported yesterday, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt developer CD Projekt Red congratulated Guerrilla Games over Twitter, following the successful launch of Horizon: Zero Dawn. The Polish studio posted a rather nice drawing of Geralt and Aloy high-fiving each other, and now, the Dutch...
Soapbox Why We Need Horizon: Zero Dawn DLC
Sammy reckons Guerrilla's RPG is ripe for expansion
Well, this is awkward, isn't it? As gaming enthusiasts we collectively rail on companies for Season Passes and day one downloadable content – and rightly so. But if you'll indulge me for just a few minutes, I'm going to be a complete and utter hypocrite, because I kinda want Horizon: Zero Dawn...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn's Stunning Soundtrack Can Now Be Streamed on Spotify
A storm is coming
Most of you already know that Horizon: Zero Dawn's a real looker, but it also sounds sensational, too. From the opening bars of Joris de Man's haunting main theme through to the glitch-rock that plays during combat, there's a lot of variety to the title's music – but it all seems to stitch together seamlessly. And now you can...
Guide Horizon: Zero Dawn Tips and Tricks All Beginner Hunters Should Know
Hints to help you get started
After plenty of build-up, Horizon: Zero Dawn finally releases on the PlayStation 4 this week – and we've put together six tips and tricks that you need to know before you get started with the game. These are spoiler-free suggestions that should help you to get off to the best possible start; recommendations that we...
News PlayStation Congratulates Nintendo on Zelda Success
Claims it's an "amazing time for gaming"
In the latest edition of advertising disguised as a pat on the back, PlayStation UK has publicly congratulated Nintendo on the success of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The game, which has frankly set a Metacritic benchmark which will never be beaten in this editor's opinion, received a raft of...
News The Witcher 3 Developer Congratulates Horizon: Zero Dawn with Heartwarming Artwork
High five
As far as we're concerned, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and Horizon: Zero Dawn are two of the best open world titles on the market. Both of them offer settings that are just begging to be explored and are dripping with detail - the kind of virtual worlds that suck you in and refuse to spit you back out. Both games have rightfully been praised...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Has One Helluva Training Montage
Rocky Bal-brilliant
We can pinpoint the exact moment we fell in love with Horizon: Zero Dawn: the training montage. The game very quickly goes all The Hunger Games on your ass, and you're rewarded with this brilliant cut-scene as Aloy readies herself for The Proving – a kind of coming of age event that's celebrated annually in Nora lore. If you...
Talking Point Are You Enjoying Horizon: Zero Dawn on PS4?
Totally Oseram
Even we're willing to admit that the build-up to Horizon: Zero Dawn has been intense. Sony sent us some branded biscuits today to celebrate the launch – that's a sign of how hard it's promoting the PlayStation 4 exclusive game. We're not going to lie, they were pretty tasty, too – but we digress. The release's now readily...
Site News Follow Our Horizon: Zero Dawn Hub Page
Everything in one place
Hooked on Horizon: Zero Dawn? Want to get all of our updates on the game in one place? Well, we've just created a hub page for Guerrilla Games' role-playing franchise that will keep you abreast of all of the developments in the fledgling series. You can find the page through here; simply click 'Follow' and it will be added to...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn PS4 Bundles Drop Below £200 in the UK
Cheap as chips
Sony's landing some haymakers right now in the UK. In addition to some incredibly aggressive Horizon: Zero Dawn advertising – it's even on freakin' buses here – the platform holder has also worked with retailers to reduce the price of the PlayStation 4 Slim. Up until recently, you could get the console alongside Guerrilla Games'...
Guide Everything You Need to Know About Horizon: Zero Dawn
Every question answered
Horizon: Zero Dawn is comfortably the biggest PlayStation 4 launch of the year so far, and it's arguably the most important new intellectual property that the platform holder's created since The Last of Us. Naturally, we've put together tons of content to help ease you into the role-playing game – and we've included answers...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Cost a Reported €45 Million to Make
That seems kinda cheap these days
Development budgets have soared so much over the past decade or so that we're sitting here surprised at the price tag that's been placed on Horizon: Zero Dawn's head. A report in a Dutch national newspaper claims that the PlayStation 4 exclusive cost over €45 million (~$47 million) to make, and while the exact...
February2017
News Finally You Can Listen to Horizon: Zero Dawn's Main Theme
Put it on loop
Horizon: Zero Dawn's main theme – created by Killzone composer Joris de Man – is so good that we found ourselves re-watching the title's reveal trailer on loop just to listen to it. But now, with the game just hours away, one YouTuber's captured the tune in its entirety and uploaded it to the Internet for you to listen to. It's...
News This Custom Horizon: Zero Dawn Controller Is Worthy of Worship
Glory to All-Mother
The ever industrious DualShock 4 maker Vulpe Andrei is back with another brilliant custom controller, this time inspired by PlayStation 4 exclusive Horizon: Zero Dawn. As with all of the imaginative modder's designs, this one is bursting with detail. It's got beads and feathers attached to the front and sides reflecting the...
Weirdness Here's How Horizon's Ruins Could Look in the UK
Life's looking bleak after Brexit
We won't spoil which city, but Horizon: Zero Dawn is obviously set in the United States. Sony's marketing machine is in overdrive right now, though, so it's commissioned a series of PhotoShops showing how the game's apocalypse could affect some of the UK's most famous cities. The images span this author's neck of...
News PS4 Exclusive Horizon: Zero Dawn Can Be Downloaded Now
Pre-loading begins
Assuming that you pre-ordered from the PlayStation Store, you can begin downloading Horizon: Zero Dawn in North America right now. The game, which weighs in at almost 50GB, is available for pre-load – though due to the later release date in Europe, you'll need to wait a little longer to pull the files down in the Old World...
Poll Are You Buying Horizon: Zero Dawn?
Brave new world
The reviews are out, the scores are in, and the launch trailer is here; it's almost time to get your sweaty hands on Horizon: Zero Dawn - or is it? Guerrilla Games' open world epic is out next week on PlayStation 4, and it's safe to say that there's a lot of excitement in the air. As such, we're here once again to ask you lot what...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Hunts Down a Fantastic Launch Trailer
Bullseye
Launch trailers have one job: to get viewers hyped up for an incoming release. Horizon: Zero Dawn hits the market next week on PlayStation 4, so naturally, Sony's pumped out a video to remind us of that fact - and gosh darn is it a good one. Now, we already know Horizon's a great game - we've reviewed it after all - but there's a definite...
News This Horizon: Zero Dawn Time Lapse Is Pure Eye Candy
Phwoar
For our money, Horizon: Zero Dawn is up there with the best looking games ever made. And y'know what, we're including PC software in that; sure pricey graphics cards can technically do more, but Guerrilla Games' opus is specifically coded to squeeze every last drop of juice out of the PlayStation 4 and, of course, its 4K-capable counterpart,...
News Of Course There's a Death Stranding Easter Egg in Horizon: Zero Dawn
Ludens lives
We didn't see this one coming, did you? That's a… Y'know, spot of sarcasm there in case you didn't detect it. As you should already know, Guerrilla Games and Kojima Productions have partnered on the Decima Engine which powers Horizon: Zero Dawn, so unsurprisingly there's an Easter egg for Hideo Kojima's next game buried among the open...
Soapbox Horizon: Zero Dawn Has Me Even More Hyped for Death Stranding
Mads world
Do you remember last year when Metal Gear man Hideo Kojima toured the world with PlayStation 4 architect Mark Cerny searching for an engine to run Death Stranding on? The auteur's voyage spanned America and Europe, stopping at every single one of Sony's first-party studios, including Naughty Dog, Sucker Punch, and Media Molecule. But...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn's Open World Doesn't Suffer a Single Loading Screen
Take a load off
The Horizon: Zero Dawn marketing machine just won't stop squeezing out trailers, will it? Sony's latest effort is a shorter clip that quickly goes over the making of the game's open world, with developer Guerrilla Games stating that you won't encounter a single loading screen during your travels. We asked Sammy - who recently...
News Amazon UK's Selling a Horizon: Zero Dawn Steelbook Without the Game
WTF?
Collector's Editions without the game included do happen but are rare. However, we've never seen a steelbook be sold without a Blu-ray inside. One of the top sellers on Amazon UK right now, though, is a Horizon: Zero Dawn case without the role-playing release included. It's selling for £11.99, and while it's clearly marked, we can't help b
News Analyst Believes Horizon: Zero Dawn Could Sell Eight Million Copies
Brave new world
Sony's clearly hoping Horizon: Zero Dawn becomes a hit, but how much of a success is still up for debate. A report from SuperData seems particularly bullish about the open world adventure's chances, with CEO Joost van Dreunen predicting that the new intellectual property could sell six million units this year alone – before rising...
Soapbox Photo Mode Is a Big Part of Horizon: Zero Dawn's Fun
Paparazzi
Oh God, that headline's going to read like a red rag to trolls, isn't it? If you're here to derail the comments, then get that snark out of your system and check back for the rest of the article. Horizon: Zero Dawn is an amazing game, but there is a portion of the experience that's not really been mentioned yet: Photo Mode. Let me be...
Round Up Horizon: Zero Dawn PS4 Reviews Reveal Sony's Next Big Thing
Guerrilla goodness
The jury was very much still out on Horizon: Zero Dawn until just a few days ago, but Guerrilla Games' open world role-playing release looks poised to become Sony's next big franchise. Reviews have been generally very positive, with only a couple of outliers raining on protagonist Aloy's robo-dino parade. GamesIndustry.biz have...
Video Raise Your Bow at Six Minutes of Horizon: Zero Dawn PS4 Gameplay
Quench your thirst
Horizon: Zero Dawn, then – what a brilliant debut! We have a joke at the office about releases being 'Sammy Games™', which usually means they're a bit girly and have a strange vibe. Going into it, this author didn't expect Guerrilla's latest and greatest to be one of those, but it absolutely is. It pulls together ideas from so...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Hunts Down 2 New Gameplay Trailers
On the horizon
With Horizon: Zero Dawn quickly approaching its anticipated release date, Sony's really kicking its marketing machine into gear. Its latest push sees not one, but two new gameplay trailers hit the 'net: the first gives us a quick look at protagonist Aloy, while the second shows off the title's crazy looking combat, complete with traps...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn's Day One Patch Is Just 250MB
Teensy tiny
In an age of multi-gigabyte launch day patches, Horizon: Zero Dawn is bucking the trend: Guerrilla Games has announced that the role-playing release will have a day one update of just 250MB. Details pertaining to what the update will include remain underwraps for the time being, but it's likely to be your usual roster of bug fixes and...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn Will Boot Up with a Surprisingly Small Day One Patch
Big dinos, little updates
We're so used to seeing big open world games get lumbered with large day one updates that we just assumed Horizon: Zero Dawn would find itself in the same situation - but it looks like that won't be the case. Posting on Twitter, developer Guerrilla Games has confirmed that the upcoming exclusive will indeed have a patch...
News Horizon: Zero Dawn's Impressive Weather System Was Once Much More Dangerous
Death from above
Horizon: Zero Dawn is an impressive game, both on a technical and visual level - but there are times when detail potentially gets in the way of fun gameplay, and that's apparently what happened with the title's dynamic storms. Speaking to the Official PlayStation Magazine, Guerrilla Games' Mathijs de Jonge reveals that random...
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