With the recent speculation about a third Killzone, a dutch television shows’ commentator made it known that Guerrilla Games is indeed working on another Killzone on PlayStation 3; stating that a “the commentator said something remarkable”, reports dutch gaming site PSFocus.

Along with that, the VideoJug commentator also stated that fans could expect the sequel within the next two years – sometime within 2010-2011. “At this moment in the greatest secrecy worked on the sequel to Killzone 2. The release is expected in 2011, perhaps even in 2010,” said the commentator, translated by Google.

Personally, I would love to see another Killzone. Along with that, I would love to see a Killzone 3 with cooperative play. Sony has yet to comment on the rumors.

That’s right. Sony has just announced the second DLC from Killzone 2 and, as they hinted all the way back at GDC, the second DLC pack for Killzone 2 will be a “retro” level pack.

The content pack will give you the ability to journey all the way back to the original Killzone by providing you two new levels that Guerrilla Games likes to call “Flash and Thunder” pack.

The two levels are odes to the Beach Head and Southern Hills levels from the first Killzone.  Both are fan favorites from the first game, but have been re-envisioned with Killzone 2‘s engine and overall technology.  The levels also offer a unique twist that will truly keep players on their toes, so watch out for an explosive gameplay element that will have you running for cover, or risk a quick death.

In the Beach Head map, the ISA must defend their stronghold after the Helghast land on the sandy Vektan beaches. As torrential rain and gale-force winds batter the landscape, the relatively small size of the level creates a frantic hand-to-hand battleground, with the water filled craters supplying only limited cover. Picking your way across the harsh terrain, you will find many opportunities to sneak up on the enemy and take them down at close range. And if you’re able to get to them in one piece, there are also lots of higher ground sniper spots to explore…
 
In the Southern Hills map, the battle takes place around a central Helghast base on top of a hill. The compound is surrounded by smaller structures, creating a level that facilitates close-quarter fights within the built-up areas, as well as long-range shoot-outs in-between them. Ideal for 24 to 32 player games, the base camps in this version have been beefed up considerably, so expect to find more hiding places than in the original Killzone counterpart.
 

We all knew that the content was going to release on April 30th, but we really weren’t sure as to how the price tag was going to look like. However, your wonders will now seems to disappear.

Today, the price tag was given for the newest content for Killzone 2 entitled ‘Steel & Titanium’ – the first of the DLC – at about $5.99, which will feature two maps; New Sun, which is on a ISA flagship; and Wasteland Bullet, which is on 2 Helghan trains running right next to one another with environmental gotchas.

Many are wondering just how well Killzone 2 is faring since its release in late February. Well, after Guerilla Games’ title “exceeded our expectations” – which was logged by Sony when reports appeared that the game had sold 500,000 copies in the U.S. – something like this was going to occur.

When anticipating the NPD Group’s monthly sales estimates, Sony replied with hast that their PlayStation 3 exclusive shooter Killzone 2 has sold more than 1 million copies – but not in America alone, worldwide.

SCEA boasted that “approximately 1 in every 3 PS3 titles achieve Metacritic scores of 80 or higher, which affirms PlayStation’s proven track record in delivering rich and relevant entertainment content.”

[Killzone 2 Eclipses 1 Million Sold via GameDaily]

After Guerilla Games announced that Killzone 2 would be getting DLC, rumors popped up on the web stating that the downloadable content would feature a co-op mutli-player mode, which was missing from within the game when it released.

But, however, when GameInformer interviewed Co-founder and Managing Director of Guerrilla Games, Hermen Hulst, he revealed that Killzone 2 will not be receiving co-op as downloadable content.

“We looked at all the different flavors of co-op early on, but decided our first priority would have to be the single-player experience and the multiplayer,” Hulst informed. “Rather than just tack on co-op, it would have to be integrated and done to a similar standard as the single and multiplayer.”

“Having looked at it again now. I do not think we would want to add it as DLC,” he added.

[Guerilla Games: no downloadable co-op for Killzone 2 via PSU]

Earlier on today on GameTrailers TV, it was revealed by one of the developers at Guerrilla Games that they’re currently finishing up work on their upcoming DLC for their hit PS3 title Killzone 2 entitled “Steel & Titanium”.

He also revealed that the content pack is indeed a Map Pack and that it will feature two maps; New Sun, which is on a ISA flagship; and Wasteland Bullet, which is on 2 Helghan trains running right next to one another with environmental gotchas.

Meanwhile, we have learned through a press release that Sony is planning to release the content on April 30.

Killzone 2 has accumulated to a great start  last week and there is nothing like coming in first place. Despite not being a top dog, Guerrilla’s First Person Shooter (FPS) became fourth fastest selling Sony title ever released in the U.K. falling right behind Gran Turismo 5 Prologue.

Halo Wars then came in at second place, which makes it the best selling Xbox 360 game this week. While the sales for Street Fighter IV where down by 49% from the previous week. Wii Fit felled to fourth place then came Professor Layton and the Curious Village at number 5.

Yes, Killzone 2 really is landmark for Sony in this ‘nex-gen war’, but, as you know, the war isn’t over until the fat lady sings and it looks Microsoft has a truly long list of songs for her to go through before she’s finished.

When being asked about Killzone 2 and the future of Microsoft, a Microsoft spokesmen told GameGuru that ‘unannounced Xbox 360 exclusives far surpasses what gamers have seen in any game so far’ in the technology aspect of things, which can mean anything – not only graphically.

“We congratulate Sony and Guerilla Games for their efforts with Killzone 2, however this is only the beginning of a new wave. The current technology employed for certain unannounced Xbox 360 exclusives far surpasses what gamers have seen in any game so far. Gears of War was the beginning of this technological benchmark when released on the 360 and this lineage will be carried forward in the following months with exclusives that shall stand for a new definition of gaming experience and provide stiff competition for the opposition.”

Well, that didn’t take long. According to a GameTrailers Forum user TheRandomGamer, when reading a dutch gaming magazine, Power Unlimited, they found an interview with one of the developers at Guerrilla Games. And in the interview they said that Guerrilla Games were already working on Killzone 3, which the mag quoted for a newspaper called ‘De Volkrant’.

They also said that they were are also working on another Killzone: Liberation title, which they called simply Killzone: Liberation 2, and they say that the title will be headed our way in 2010.

“There has always been some uncertainty about the numbering of the Killzone games. Back when the first trailer of Killzone 2 was shown, some people were calling it Killzone 3 because the project name for Killzone: Liberation for the PSP was Killzone 2. But we think it’s quite clear that Killzone: Liberation on the PSP is a stand alone game,” said the mag.

“There are still some Killzone games coming. The devs told the newspaper “de volkskrant” that they are already working on Killzone 3. It’s not a big surprise, but it’s nice to know. We’ve also heard that Killzone: Liberation 2 is being worked on and will come out in 2010. Then there’s the question what the third GG, Guerrilla Games, team is working on…”

Last week, it was reported that PS3Focus was told by Guerrilla Games that the first Killzone 2 downloadable content will be headed sometime after the games release. But, at the time the developer was camera shy about releasing any details on the games DLC, but an anonymous source has confirmed to PS3Hype the details about the upcoming DLC – the DLC itself.

According to their source. Not all the DLC for Killzone 2 will be aviable for free; The DLC is in the form of: Maps, Extra Game Modes, etc.; Guerrilla is currently working on an ingame store, much like the one in MSG4, were you can buy charcter upgrades; Retro Maps to come via DLC (maps from Killzone 1).

The game has yet been released in stores, but still the developer has confirmed that it does have plans for downloadable content in the near future.

When visiting the Headquarters of Guerrilla Games in Herengracht, Amsterdam, PSFocus asked about their plans surrounding Killzone 2′s downloadable content. Answering the question, they had called them to confirm that there is downloadable content and that it will be coming very soon.

Anyway, PSFocus were told that you should expect to release on February 27 and you should also expect there to be DLC sometime in the near future after the release, that’s it in a nut shell. Concrete details on this content weren’t released.