Redfall and Hogwarts Legacy co-developer Studio Gobo has joined work on Sony’s Horizon to broaden the franchise.
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The Brighton-based studio introduced in an announcement yesterday (January 26) that it’ll now be working alongside Guerilla Video games on the franchise.
“We’re thrilled to share that Studio Gobo is now a Guerrilla co-development accomplice on the Horizon universe,” the developer stated, additionally providing new roles on the firm.
The Horizon universe started in 2017 with Horizon Zero Daybreak, with Horizon Forbidden West following final 12 months.
Reviewing the latter, NME wrote: “Horizon Forbidden West is a competently made and enjoyable action-adventure that channels Monster Hunter throughout its massive boss encounters, and each Sony-made open-worlder in the course of the gameplay.
“Nonetheless, there’s a purpose these video games are churned out annually. Forbidden West is stronger than its predecessor and rewards you for investing your time with a collection of enjoyable weapons, devices and narrative beats, nevertheless it nonetheless can’t resist getting in its personal means.”
📢 We’re thrilled to share that Studio Gobo is now a Guerrilla co-development accomplice on the Horizon universe. We’re presently filling roles on this and different groups. See our open positions at: https://t.co/4YBMhs8qJq pic.twitter.com/1xwZZKWtr5
— Studio Gobo (@StudioGobo) January 26, 2023
A sequel to Horizon Forbidden West can be on the best way, with Guerilla confirming final 12 months that the follow-up sport will discover “new mysteries”.
In an interview with VG247 , Forbidden West’s sport director Mathijs de Jonge talked concerning the title’s cliffhanger and the way the workforce at Guerrilla wish to use that alongside the sport’s backstory to arrange the sequel.
“Horizon is actually about thriller; every of our tales has been about uncovering mysteries in each the previous world and the current day, when the sport takes place. Certainly, there may be loads of backstory that we are able to faucet into to develop new storylines and create new mysteries from what we’ve already established,” defined de Jonge.
Elsewhere, this week a agency launch date was confirmed for Redfall. The sport was meant to be launched final summer time however was delayed, together with Starfield, to provide gamers “one of the best, most polished variations of them”. Microsoft gaming CEO Phil Spencer has since stated it was “the correct factor to do”.
In a brand new gameplay video, a launch date of Could 2 was confirmed by Arkane Studios.