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Killzone: Shadow Fall gets more free DLC; jetpack announcement teased

A new free multiplayer map is now available, and jetpacks may soon be unveiled.

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Developer Guerrilla Games continues to support PlayStation 4 exclusive FPS Killzone: Shadow Fall with new content, delivering another free map this week as it readies a "big announcement" involving jetpacks.

The latest free DLC release consists of a multiplayer map called The Canyon. Set on the planet Helghan, the map contains both wide-open outdoor areas and tighter, close-quarters areas. More interestingly, it introduces a new mechanic to multiplayer in the form of gravity wells. "Consisting of anomalous spaces where the planet’s gravity field is severely distorted, these wells allow players to 'fall' upwards to quickly reach different areas," explains the Killzone blog.

To download the map, you'll need to locate the map pack on the PlayStation Store containing Hanger and Cruiser; those two maps were released in early March and were also free. Guerrilla does charge for some DLC, but not multiplayer maps. The most recent example is the Insurgent pack, which was released in April and contained new weapons, abilities, and the titular Insurgent multiplayer class. Owners of the game's season pass received that content for free.

With this week's free DLC release out of the way, Guerrilla now plans on making an announcement of some sort this Friday, May 16. A tweet sent out by Guerrilla reads, "We are ready, how about you? #Killzone #SomethingNew #Jetpack," along with a short Vine video that appears to show a jetpack being used in the game. Jetpacks and exoskeletons were both left out of the game's multiplayer at launch.

"Their inclusion would introduce a wide number of new variables and exceptions to account for, and we want to focus on offering fair, reliable and consistent Warzone customizability," read an explanation from Guerrilla's Victor Zuylen last September.

It now looks as if Guerrilla has managed to get jetpacks working in a way it feels comfortable with. We should find out more about the particulars later this week.

Shadow Fall was released alongside the PS4 last November and by January had sold over 2 million units, which, at the time, represented nearly half of PS4 owners in the world.

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Unfortunately, KZSF was savaged by unfair reviews (expectations of "next gen" were impossibly high upon release)... Although not perfect, KILLZONE SHADOWFALL is a good campaign with a G-R-E-A-T MP. The only issue with this game is difficulty, it's generally hard upon first plays and takes teamwork. COD (and even TITANFALL to a smaller extent) are faster and easier, but not better. And thank goodness there aren't any singing children on-mic on KZSF!

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I had never played the KZ series before this game because I was on the 360 last gen. This game has made me want to go back and play the previous games and if they ever get ported to the PS4 I will get them.



side note: I'm going full multiplatform. I will own the PS4, XB1 and PC. And the Wii U (if they drop the price on the Wii U).

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Some people dont like this game because they cant simple go one-man-war/rambo all the time like they do on cod, this requires a lot more teamwork than said, and thats exactly why i preffer this game over most fps.

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Meanwhile Titanfall Expedition dlc will be.....$10 bucks.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> who cares about Shitetanfall

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And......?

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If You don't dip your potato chips, you're not a real gamer

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One thing that is cool about this game is that some of the maps are straight out of the campaign. Unlike most shooter games than I play. So if you have played the campaign you immediately feel comfortable with the map. I think they was completely over looked in the reviews for this game.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> on the other hand you will have people flaming them out saying they didn't even put effort into the multiplayer maps and that they were just lifted directly from the campaign so of course they are free! No matter what they do they can't win =P

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do people even still play this game? i know there isnt many to choose from but i don't see many online

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I'm always on

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<< LINK REMOVED >> I never have a problem finding a game to get into.

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Played the map, and its okay, too many camping spots for me. As for jet packs, as long as its not as powerful as it was in KZ3, i'll be fine with it. Just makes it easier to snipe people when their in the air, with no cover.

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What's that? This 'Halo-killer' using a Halo idea? Still fails.

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The post-launch support form GG is really great i made sure to reward you guys with my money

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The jet-pack DLC might be the upcoming co-op rather than multiplayer. The tweet a few hours before this one said, "Ready for something new?'

Jet-packs have been in KZ before so it might not of been referring to that.

Although it's also possible the two tweets refer to two different DLCs.

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the game is not dead, far from it, i always play it and the servers are full

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<< LINK REMOVED >> You'll always find a full server, sure, but there's only about 2,000 people on every night. I'm not sure if that figure is the world or just the region.

COD Ghosts gets around 100,000 a night and even that's considered to be dying.

It's a shame really, those figures don't reflect the reality. KZ is far better than COD and way more fun. I suspect people are turned off it because it's harder, more punishing and requires more skill, especially without auto-aim. It took me a while to really get into it, but in the end I've found it more rewarding.


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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >>Why does it matter if there is 2000 or 100,000, as long as there is enough people to fill the gametype you want to play. Not sure why people care if 10,000+ people are playing or not.

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@spartanx169x @jynxten@mariusturokI play MOH:WARFIGHTER, a great, difficult, and tactical MP and SNIPER ELITE V2 MP. Both are hard as ___. Few play them, but they're far from "dead" games (as many would call them). Kids just don't like difficulty... or anything demanding teamwork. It's not the numbers of players, but passion of the returning players/community.

At least Guerilla has bots! I have to applaud them for that. When a community finally does fade (or when you get a bit tired of the personalities), it's great to have bots. That's the sign of a great MP in my estimation.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >>Look we agree. :D

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> I don't care, but many obviously seem to. Every time someone says that Killzone is dead they cite the lack of people online as evidence.

To me it's not dead until there aren't enough people left to fill a server. Like Unreal Tournament 3 on PS3 for instance. There's like 5 devotees left playing.

Got to admire their commitment :D

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >> diificulty.. yeah:)) i died like a bitch before i got the grip on it. The difficulty is enjoyable, actually pushes me to play, instead of cheesing everyone and feeling op every god damn time. Caution is advised even in campaign.

However even if there are 1000 people as long as you can still play it, it is not dead:))

I remember getting far cry 2 about three years ago on 360, now that was a dead game, no players at all lol, just some random guy from time to time, just like me, and we'd wait in line for a while before quitting.

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I'm putting this and a bunch of other games back on the PS4, because I fixed my home theater system for maximum immersion in terms of sound! :D Unfortunate news is that it was a small fix, but I was afraid at the time of breaking it, so I went out and bought a 5.1 sound bar; it sounded alright, and was more convenient in terms of cords laying around, but just not quite as nice, so it was pretty much wasted money there. I'm excited to experience games with my old system though. 37 minutes left of Killzone for the update, so I'll just play Second Son since that's finished.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> A sound bar is great if your TV speakers are terrible. But not a good replacement for surround sound in a lot of cases.

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Great news for the 5 people playing this game.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> this game sold more then all exclusives on the Xbox one and i am pretty sure more then all PS4 exclusives as well so far so there is obviously a good amount of players

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Where did you get that false information from? No it didn't, and there is not a lot of players playing it. It's dead.

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<< LINK REMOVED >><< LINK REMOVED >>As of May 3rd, KILLZONE SHADOWFALL has sold 1.66m. TITANFALL has sold 1.69m. They're virtually tied (and may actually be with downloads added).


Whatever the case, KILLZONE SHADOWFALL is a big seller and has a large potential MP base. In fact, although the daily player count may not be extremely high, finding full games is not a problem, so...

... you're wrong in calling the game "dead." Wishful thinking on your part?

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@huerito323 @tom2750 Yes it did, Killzone SF sold over 2M as of January 2014
Forza 5 sold over 1M as of February 2014 so yeah Killzone SF is the best selling exclusive of the new-gen so far whether you like it or not

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Kind of dumb that those who bought the season pass are only getting useless character types/weapons. Free maps isn't going to bring anyone else into this game..... they need to fix that awful multiplayer menu.

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<< LINK REMOVED >> Admittedly the multiplayer menu is a bit cluttered. But I always play the 24 player Warzone so its not a deal breaker.

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Useless?

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I think Shadow Fall is absolutely awesome. It's as if Team Fortress 2 and Battlefield had a baby. If you're a fan of team work and strategy, KZ is where it's at.

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I hope this story isn't being told to counter Titanfall's paid DLC tomorrow which looks to be amazing. Because that would just be embarrassing.

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