'Horizon Zero Dawn' DLC News: Story Expansion Coming?
Now that "Horizon Zero Dawn" is out, many gamers are now starting to wonder what is next for the hit action role-playing video game from Guerrilla Games.
With this, story and side mission downloadable content (DLC) comes to mind. However, when asked by PlayStation Lifestyle, lead concept artist Roland Ijzermans played coy. "I'm here to talk about this one and not about future plans," he answered.
Guerrilla Games has actually been silent when it comes to its post-launch plans for "Tekken 7." This has PlayStation Universe believing that they did not plan on releasing "Horizon Zero Dawn" DLCs prior to the game's release.
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However, with the game quickly blowing up having received rave reviews from critics and gamers alike, the site believes that Guerrilla Games might entertain the idea of expansions.
Furthermore, the publication says that while a "Horizon Zero Dawn" sequel is already in place, it will not be released in the near future.
This means that Guerrilla Games would want to keep the hype alive by making sure the gamers are invested in the game. Story DLCs will definitely help them make that happen.
For now, however, it looks like the developer is not ready to talk about its DLC plans for "Horizon Zero Dawn," if it has any.
Guerrilla Games recently rolled out patch 1.03 for the game. The update, which is 227.9 MB in size, comes with fixes on the progression and crashing issues in "Horizon Zero Dawn."
Meanwhile, despite the overwhelmingly positive reception for the game, Guerrilla Games has earned flak from a Native American writer, who accused the developer of appropriation.
In a Medium essay, Dia Lacina argued that the studio made use of terms such as savages, primal and braves in "Horizon Zero Dawn," all of which historically known for having debasing undertones.
Narrative designer John Gonzales addressed the issue in an interview with Waypoint saying they did not mean to offend or insult anyone.
He said that they also did their best not to include offensive terms in "Horizon Zero Dawn," but this become herculean when each player is taken into consideration.
"That said, with the kind of culture of the internet that we have right now, it's impossible to predict what it is that may offend. Certainly we were not intentionally being insensitive, or to offend in any manner," he explained.
