Posted on Thursday 23-Feb-2012 3:45 PM

Guerrilla co-founder leaves for Visceral

To work on an "ambitious" unannounced project at the EA studio

By Tom Ivan for computerandvideogames.com

Guerrilla Games co-founder Arjan Brussee is leaving the Killzone developer to join Dead Space studio Visceral Games.

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Brussee is swapping his role as technical director at the Amsterdam-based developer for an executive producer position on an "ambitious" unannounced project being made in California.

In an email sent to Guerrilla staff, which was obtained by Control Online (via Edge), Brussee confirmed his departure and thanked his colleagues for their hard work on games including the original Killzone and Shellshock: Nam '67, for "actually realising Killzone 2 after that infamous trailer", and for making Killzone 3 in two years.

"It has been a great ride," he said. "Every year there was something ambitious, new and inspiring to put my energy into. For me, I now want to find a new personal challenge, and who knows where this will take me next."

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    Ali_ on 23 Feb '12 said:

    I do love these announcements. It's not as if he was going to announce he was off to do a "p**s easy" unannounced project.

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    BenThomasFoster on 23 Feb '12 said:

    I do love these announcements. It's not as if he was going to announce he was off to do a "p**s easy" unannounced project.

    implying copy and pasting killzone 2 to create killzone 3 wasn't easy.

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    JBoo on 23 Feb '12 said:

    'KillDeadZoneSpace 3' :D

    + 'KillZone 3' was BRILLIANT :P i thought + hopefully the canceled 'KillZone 1' game for PSN is going to come out as a HD version with Trophies :P :P :P

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    flash501 on 23 Feb '12 said:

    I hope they keep him as far away from Dead Space 3 as possible. The second one was already way too far into "action shooter" territory for my liking!

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    steve w on 24 Feb '12 said:

    I hope they keep him as far away from Dead Space 3 as possible. The second one was already way too far into "action shooter" territory for my liking!

    This is what sequals do they have to be bigger and better than the last I loved dead space two roll on number 3 just like re5 I love a bit of action added to the game.

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    TheLastDodo on 24 Feb '12 said:

    I hope they keep him as far away from Dead Space 3 as possible. The second one was already way too far into "action shooter" territory for my liking!

    This is what sequals do they have to be bigger and better than the last I loved dead space two roll on number 3 just like re5 I love a bit of action added to the game.

    Don't encourage em.

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    ricflair on 24 Feb '12 said:

    I hope they keep him as far away from Dead Space 3 as possible. The second one was already way too far into "action shooter" territory for my liking!

    This is what sequals do they have to be bigger and better than the last I loved dead space two roll on number 3 just like re5 I love a bit of action added to the game.

    "Bigger and better" doesn't have to mean "shootier".

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    gmcb007 on 24 Feb '12 said:

    I hope they keep him as far away from Dead Space 3 as possible. The second one was already way too far into "action shooter" territory for my liking!

    This is what sequals do they have to be bigger and better than the last I loved dead space two roll on number 3 just like re5 I love a bit of action added to the game.

    Don't you type of people get enough of your needs? Let us other gamers have a franchise once in a while that doesn't use Michael Bay as inspiration.