Horizon Forbidden West launches today!

HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST launches today! Years in the making, the sequel to the acclaimed HORIZON ZERO DAWN proves to be, well, equally acclaimed. I had the privilege of writing for both games, and I’m looking forward to playing the latest installment put together by the awesome team over at Guerrilla. Although I contributed less to the actual game this time around (see: pandemic and comics), I’m no less proud to have been involved in such an awesome undertaking. This is what AAA can do!

“Sometimes you just have to sit back and think about what it took to make a videogame and quietly marvel at that. Horizon Forbidden West is a game that invites that sort of quiet awe. Like, Guerrilla games has 360 employees apparently. Obviously many more people will have contributed to this project than those 360. But let’s just say it’s like 1000 right. I still can’t understand how you align the work of 1000 people to produce something like this. … I don’t know man. I legit don’t know. It’s always humbling to play through games like this. It makes you realize what a remarkable accomplishment video games can be. So yeah, Horizon Forbidden West, it’s one for the books.” pulled from https://youtu.be/xdFGdR28Gp8

Continue Aloy’s adventure into HORIZON FORBIDDEN WEST on PS4 and PS5 starting today!

Horizon Zero Dawn: Liberation #1 out today!

The next Horizon Zero Dawn comic book arc begins today with Horizon Zero Dawn Liberation #1! Join Aloy and Erend as they hunt down a criminal with ties to Erend’s sister, Ersa. If you’ve played the Horizon Zero Dawn video game, you’ll hear new tales only previously hinted at. If you haven’t played yet, you’ll get a chance to learn about the world so many players have enjoyed. What have you got to lose? With five awesome covers, you’re sure to find one you like. Or all. I’m thinking all.

I enjoyed this opportunity to write and develop the story with Ben McCaw and the Guerrilla team. Our new artist, Elmer Damaso (Robotech), brought it all to life, with a host of other amazing artists adding their magic to the covers.

Artist: Elmer Damaso
Cover Artists: Peach Momoko (CVR A), Game Art (CVR B), Harvey Tolibao (CVR C), Ann Maulina (CVR D), Adrian Wilkins (CVR E), Blank Sketch (CVR F), Momoko Virgin Cover (CVR G)

Hunt down your copy of Horizon Zero Dawn: Liberation #1 at your local comic book shop, or on your digital device.

Vencedor, Best Narrative and HORIZON ZERO DAWN: The Sunhawk out now!

Two good newses for the price of one! HORIZON ZERO DAWN: THE SUNHAWK, the graphic novel collecting the first arc of the HORIZON ZERO DAWN comic book series, came out last week. In addition, HOLOCRIMES, a mobile AR game to which I contributed my writing skillz, won Best Narrative at the Brazilian SB Games Festival.

Titan Comics published HORIZON ZERO DAWN: THE SUNHAWK to collect the best-selling comic series into a graphic novel. The original Issue #1, which came out in August, was the top selling non-Marvel comic, outselling Batman! It’s also Titan’s best-selling comic ever! Featuring Talanah, the Sunhawk of the Hunters Lodge, the complete tale recounts what happens to Aloy’s friend Talanah after the events of the first game. The collection is barely a week old, so you’re not too late to pick up a copy. With art from Ann Maulina, and colors from Bryan Valenza, it’s definitely worth a peep!

Not to be outdone, HOLOCRIMES: AR INVESTIGATION took home the trophy for Best Narrative at SBGames Recife 2020, the Festival Virtual de Jogos. The game, developed by Brazilian developer Black River Studios, puts the player at the scene of a crime, in a grounded science fiction world where murders might hint at a greater conspiracy.

🏆 Vencedor Melhor Narrativa

HOLOCRIMES also earned nominations in Best Design, Best Tech, and Best Mobile Game. Congrats to the whole team!

Horizon Zero Dawn #1 out today!

The official first issue for the Horizon Zero Dawn comic book series I wrote is available now in comic book stores! It’s always been a dream of mine to see my comics sitting on the shelf alongside other great creators. It was a privilege to work with such a great artist in Ann Maulina, and I’m only slightly biased because we share the sam(e) nam(e). I hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed making it.

The Free Comic Book Day (Summer) issue is still available in some stores, too, so you can go and pick up today’s Horizon Zero Dawn #1 while you’re getting your free comic! You can also find a digital copy of Horizon Zero Dawn #1 on Comixology.

The comic has 6 variant covers, as well as 3 virgin covers — Titan really went all out.

Horizon Zero Dawn #1 (virgin variant)

Publisher: Titan Comics
Written by Me!
Art: Ann Maulina
Colors: Bryan Valenza
Letters: Jim Campbell

Following the events of the game and issue 0, Horizon Zero Dawn #1 follows Talanah as she pursues a contract for a machine and stumbles across a new breed… and a mysterious man in the woods. Explore a world dominated by awe-inspiring machines, as humanity fights for survival on this new earth.

Free Horizon Zero Dawn comic & SDCC Panel today!

HORIZON ZERO DAWN continues with a comic I wrote, and its first 0 issue is free at your local comic book store for Free Comic Book Day! If that’s not enough, as part of #ComicConAtHome and #SDCC2020, you can join 842 (!) other attendees today at 2pm PST at our panel to learn more about how Horizon Zero Dawn Comes To Comics. What are you getting yourself in for? Read on…

Issue 0 launches the HORIZON ZERO DAWN comic mini-series and continues the story of the popular game. Sunhawk of the Hunters Lodge, Talanah finds herself stuck in Meridian until a battle with a Ravager at the very gates sets her on a new adventure. You can get her comic for free today at a participating comic book store near you! Find a store with your zip code here: https://www.freecomicbookday.com/

The San Diego Comic-con/ Comic-con @home panel today unites the creatives from all over the world who brought this comic to life. Comic-con @home is free for everyone, so hop on for some streaming fun!

Horizon Zero Dawn Comes To Comics
When: Today, July 23, @2pm PST
Where: Online
This August, Titan Comics and Guerrilla will embark on an exciting adventure together, as the first original comic book series set in the world of the global smash-hit PS4 game Horizon Zero Dawn comes to comics. In this panel, Titan Entertainment’s Andrew Sumner & Duncan Baizley talk to the creative team behind this hotly-anticipated comic book launch! Writer Anne Toole, artist Ann Maulina, Guerrilla narrative director Ben McCaw, principal artist Gilbert Sanders and Guerrilla studio director/art director Jan-Bart van Beek discuss bringing the critically-acclaimed Horizon world to this illustrated medium.
Social media and buy links: https://linktr.ee/TitanPanels

“See” you then!

Writing on Horizon Zero Dawn

Contributor copies!

Since Horizon Zero Dawn came out a month ago, it’s been a delight to see the reviews (89 on Metacritic!), the sales numbers (2.6 million units worldwide!), and most importantly, the posts and messages from people I know enjoying the game. One lesson I’ve learned? People, especially those in the game industry, actually read the credits!

I got the opportunity to write with and for a bunch of great writers on HZD, and I know the entire Guerrilla team worked hard on this game for years. If you haven’t picked it up yet, do. If you’ve already picked it up, let me know what you think.

Now for some bonus photos from the launch party:

Launch party!

Dancing with a Watcher

Me with Hermen, el-presidente