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Next Project: Horizon Zero Dawn + Amsterdam Meetup

The view from our AirBnB's roof.
That'll sure wake you up after 9 hours on 2 planes.

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Hello Patrons,

I AM IN AMSTERDAM! 

We finished 2016 with a look into how id Software pulled off the incredible DOOM, so we figured we should do the same with an equally impressive feat - how Guerrilla Games went from a decade of linear FPS development to create one of the best open world games of recent years; Horizon Zero Dawn.

Our Horizon project will be live in December (after our PlayerUnknown Profile and GTA Online video landing in the coming weeks) and will feature insight from most of the studio leads about scaling-up the studio, how they came up with the concept for Horizon and how that world was realized. 

HORIZON IS SUCH A GREAT GAME. WE'RE GONNA MAKE A RAD THING ABOUT IT!

But onto more pressing things...

AMSTERDAM MEETUP!

We are going to have a meet-up on Thursday evening. Let's meet at 7PM at Marie Heinekenplein in De Pipj. We'll find a bar that will accommodate us around there - there are loads of options. I'll make a new post on the day and add updates as to where we are for anyone who's turning up later. We have to film the next say so I can't say it'll be a super late night, but we can't wait to hang out with all of you so COME ALONG!

Alright, that's all I got time to post for right now - we've got a lot of work to do before tomorrow's shoot. I was in Iceland for around 20 minutes in between planes too which was cool. Jeremy is currently in Dublin awaiting his connection from SF. It's been a weird day!

Let me know what you think!

Danny

Next Project: Horizon Zero Dawn + Amsterdam Meetup

Comments

Will see you tonight than! I feel like a little kid meeting his idol :) Loads of options indeed in de Pijp. You bringing any locals from Guerrilla? We know the neighbourhood pretty well too so finding a nice spot wont be a problem.

Nice one! Looking forward to the doc. Not gonna be able to make it to Amsterdam though. Meetup sounds like fun!

Aaron van Hees

Sweet, I really liked Horizon even though at some points its open world draws comparisons with games like The Witcher 3 and nothing can compare to TW3, so in the end I didn't enjoy it as much as I'd hoped, but it's certainly a great game.

Ivan Mikulic

This will be fantastic! I will love to see how the company changed from Killzone to Horizon Zero Dawn

I'm so glad that you're doing HZD Danny! Amsterdam is a great city too πŸ˜„

Genevieve Schultz

Yes! I'm loving this, one of the best if not the best game I played on the PS4 and I think the basis for the telling of a really interesting story considering the developers background and switch to take on new IP and a completely new type of game. In today's risk averse industry with publishers demanding sequel after sequel of multiplayer/games as a service BS it's refreshing to see such risks being taken (and most importantly paying off for them, hopefully it inspires others and your doc will only help with that message)!

Michael Josephs

This is great. Loved that game, really interested to hear how the hell the pulled it off.

Wow! Can't wait for the doc Danny, loved Horizon so much! Is this going to be as vast take on the game as Witcher series has been?

Piotr Kostecki

Reposting a tweet I just made: Y. E. S. Personal GOTY this year. Not since the DOOM series have I been this hyped for a NoClip project. This is going to be awesome.

Brandon K Gann

Ah yes, Horizon. Another one of those games that made me briefly consider buying a ps4. If the anxiety doesn't destroy me, I might just allow myself to consider the option of considering joining the meetup. ;-P It's not too far from where I live.

This is cool, will shift things around and try to make it to the meeting on Thursday

HOLY COW! I am so excited about this! Still my game of the year and can't wait to learn more about this. What a way to close the year Danny! Way to go in securing this one and I can not wait until December!

Craig

Was very tempted to book a day off and come just for the meetup, but extortionate flight and hotel prices from the UK killed that idea 😞.

YES! Horizon Zero Dawn was an awesome game and the Frozen Wilds DLC just came out! You are a brilliant man, Danny. Keep it up. I'm sure this doc will be amazing!

Alex Castellanos

Didn't even occur to me that HZD was made in Europe, fantastic game to hear about the development of. Enjoy Amsterdam Danny, but remember you're there for work, not a stag do πŸ˜‰

Been to Amsterdam a couple of times for the football (to watch Scotland get thumped). If you have a spare 45 minutes or so check out the Heineken Experience tour in that area. Looking forward to the doc. Still playing my way through Horizon, cracking game.

Stuart Turpie

What a great game to finish the year off. Buzzed! By the way there is a great Bar in Amsterdam called Mulligans, its on Poolbeg st, Dublin 2. ;)

Wow. HZD. That's really awesome Danny. Can't wait.

Josh in Tampa

Good to know! See you there! :D

Noclip

What what!!! This is a great game to lose the year off. Especially considering the story behind the studio. Looking forward to hearing how they came up with s concept. I loved Odyssey to the West design, so you can imagine how I get when this game was announced

Tohir Tillyaev

Danny you're in Amsterdam! Where I live! Nice one! I should be able to make it but a little later (around 8) so please keep us updated on your whereabouts! By the way you picked a good area at De Pijp, plenty of bars there ;)

Bryan Deijnum

I am so happy to see this!!!

takeshikitano3

Hey Danny, almost had a double take reading the email subject there ha ha! Would be good to meet you again, met you briefly at a Citizen Gamer event above a bar in Bethnal Green if you remember way back then, that was a very long time ago. Can't wait to see your work on Guerrilla.

Shane Cloherty

Danny you beautiful irish man!!! Horizon doc WOOOOOO!!!! I was playing frozen wilds When this update came HYPE IS REAL!!!

Just don't mention frustum culling!

Fragglerock

HOLY SHITE. Can't wait to see this, Danny! πŸ˜€πŸ˜

Brett Harrison

That's a hell of a view. Also, awesome game and project to choose. If my lab wasn't getting a huge inspection I'd be straight on the ferry to Amsterdam. Have a good one!

Awesome. Had a feeling that's what this would be. Excellent game and choice.

Joe Rowland


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