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Big news for Killzone fans today as Killzone 3 is officially unveiled by SCEE, with confirmation of the rumoured 3D feature and details of the overall game design now available over on the Official EU PS3 Blog.

The game will start off when Killzone 2 left off, with a wider variety of levels this time around including more open level design and some ‘snowy’ areas in contrast to the highly industrialised nature of Killzone 2′s design. Also announced is the return of jetpacks from Killzone: Liberation on the PSP.

The big new feature that’s guaranteed to catch people’s attention is the addition of 3D: according to the developers, this will come with a minimal hit to performance. Herman Hulst, MD of Guerilla Games, had the following to say about it:

“Implementing 3D is a bit of work for our engine guys but it’s very doable – it’s actually easier for us than you would think and we’re already at the stage in our development where we can switch it on and off. It’s important to get it right but we’re quite lucky in that the Killzone universe, with so much going on all of the time, lends itself well to 3D.”

With E3 just around the corner expect to see more information unveiled soon. Killzone 3 currently has a proposed release date of May 2011 and will be available exclusively for PlayStation 3.