Guerrilla celebrates Killzone's fifth anniversary, double-XP surprise

The Killzone series will be officially five years old tomorrow, and developer Guerrilla Games will celebrate with five different tribute treats.

They’ll be ”looking back” at Killzone 1 with a play through, DLC giveaways, a Killzone 2 retro tourney, double-XP weekend and 1 & 2 side-by-side.

November 26th. ”On that day, exactly five years ago, the very first Killzone title for PlayStation 2 hit the shelves in Europe. Sure, the game had already been released in the US three weeks prior, but hey… Guerrilla is based in the Netherlands,” said the team.

”We commemorate the 26th, because that’s the date that we were finally able to see the fruits of our labor in Dutch stores,” posted the EU PlayStation.Blog.

”Of course, it would be a shame to leave this occasion unmarked – and I’m not talking about the champagne and strange Dutch snacks we’ll undoubtedly be having at the studio. We also want to celebrate it with you, the fans.”

Here are the five events from those Dutch scamps, Guerrilla Games.

Looking back at Killzone 1

Later this week on Killzone.com, Seb “Motherh” Downie and I are going to play through the first Killzone game for you. We’ll be commenting on our favourite sections and wallowing in beer-induced nostalgia.

DLC download code giveaway

Haven’t checked out the Killzone 2 DLC map packs yet? You’re in luck, because Guerrilla is having a DLC download code giveaway. Keep a close eye on Killzone.com this week for full details!

Killzone 2 retro tournament

This weekend (November 27-30) Guerrilla will host a Killzone 2 retro tournament, using only the Beach Head and Southern Hills maps from the second DLC pack. And there’s more to be gained than valor alone, because…

Double XP Weekend returns

…the tournament will take place during a Double XP Weekend! Just like last time, any game created in the weekend of November 27-30 will yield extra XP to help you boost your ranking.

Killzone 1 and 2 side-by-side

Finally, Killzone.com editor Victor Zuylen will compare various features of Killzone 2 with its predecessor next week, illustrating exactly how far we’ve come since the first Killzone game was released.

Will you be joining in the celebrations for Killzone, videogamer? Developer Guerrilla has previously said they won’t wait for the PlayStation 4 before bringing us Killzone 3.