Sci-fi movie director Neill Blomkamp has joined a recently formed developer named Gunzilla Games to help produce a new AAA multiplayer shooter for PlayStation 5 and other platforms. Known for his work on District 9, Elysium, and Chappie, the director takes the role of chief visionary officer. He will lend a helping hand in the narrative and visual art spaces, with the project said to have a "strong emphasis" on story. The game itself is currently untitled, but the team's official website assures us it will "be worth the wait".
While the world Gunzilla Games creates will be entirely its own, inspiration is sourced from the work of Blomkamp. CEO and co-founder Vlad Korolev said: "We always hoped we can add a bit of his magic to our game - now this is happening. The team have been working hard on pre-production over the past year — having Neill joining us at this stage is bringing us closer to fulfilling our mission of delivering the next evolution of shooter games."
A press release describes the team as "formidable", containing talent from publishers such as Ubisoft, EA, THQ Nordic, and more. The developer has also snapped up Assassin's Creed, The Division, and Far Cry writer Olivier Henriot as well as author Richard K. Morgan of Altered Carbon fame. While we don't have too much to go on right now, are you excited by this new project? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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When I read Gunzilla Games, my first thought was, "secret Guerrilla project?"
More District 9 and less Chappie please.
Fanx.
I'm getting extremely concerned about all of these multiplayer projects being announced for PS5 😑
Starring Sharlto Copley, then?
Seriously though, Chappie might not have been as good as the others but Blomkamp does have cool ideas.
Blomkamp's the movie version of a one-hit wonder.
@Keyblade-Dan I'm not sure if it's been confirmed one way or another, but I don't think Sony is having a publishing role with this one unlike the Haven and Firewalk games.
@RBMango Yeah, Sony isn't involved in this in any way outside of the game simply coming to PS5.
I remember when Neil was the talk of the town! I love...love...LOVED, District 9! Wasn’t that into his other films. I did enjoy Elysium. I remember looking forward to seeing what he would do with Aliens. Didn’t work out. Along with other projects. I started losing interest in him. While I won’t be playing this game, I hope it’s a success.
"but you're a prawn!"
So, it will take place in a South African township, be unnecessarily violent and the tone will be all over the place. AND it's a multiplayer-game.
No, I'm not excited about this, at all.
Nice. Colour me intrigued.
Gonna snack on cat food whilst playing this.
There's going to be some sort of anti prawn reference.
fooking spawns
@hypnotoad District 9 was brilliant. Chappie was quite meh.
Sweet Boet, should be a lekker skiet en donner then
(suspect you may need a Google translate this}
I can actually picture video games being a nice fit for his ideas. Even his bad movies have a great visual aesthetic and plenty of cool set pieces. Sometimes that's all you really need in a game.
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