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According to Sony's latest post on the PlayStation Blog, Santa Monica Studios' God of War is the fastest-selling PlayStation 4 exclusive game ever, with more than 3.1 million units sold globally in the first three days of sales. According to Sony: When we first revealed God of War less than two years ago, we knew we […]
[rwp-review-recap id="0"] Before we get into this, because I know the title and review score are enough to get many people angry with me, let me explain exactly where I came at this review from. I intended to examine God of War for how it plays, yes, but a large part of me also was […]
The steelbook edition of God of War comes with a bit of runic text printed on the side. Many fans probably wondered what exactly the runes meant, and now we know. And the text is a poetic flourish that hints at the game's main plot. Redditor Wolfstrong identified the runes as belonging to the Elder Futhark […]
Tribeca Film Festival scaled back their video games offerings for the Tribeca Games Festival a tad this year. Rather than a full day of panels and keynote speeches by notable game directors, this year will focus on three games. Shadow of the Tomb Raider will be hosting a panel for a special gameplay preview, God of […]
Pretty much every single human who plays video games even casually is talking about God of War, waiting for that counter to tick down. Many sites and publications have already released their reviews for the game, so you've got to be asking: how could Bleeding Cool ignore this? Well, we can't. And we don't want […]
God of War's Cory Barlog took part in an un-planned interview with YouTube channel Skill Up's Ralph. The two spent their time casually chatting about the creative director's reactions to the press' praises for the game and how Barlog pressed forward with development. While all of that is fascinating, the most interesting bit of the interview came […]
Spectators during an NBA game in Oakland last night were treated to an unexpected display: a new God of War trailer was projected straight onto the court, which gave the whole stadium's no real choice but to watch it. This seems like a bit of a strange venue for a God of War trailer, and we […]
Answering a fan on Twitter who had given up on news, director Cory Barlog said not only is the game still coming, but that developer Sony Santa Monica had just completed their first ever run through from beginning to end.@filthy_mortze ha no…there is a whole game here Just finished first full play through with the[...]
During a YouTube Live interview, Sony Santa Monica creative director Cory Barlog confirmed that the game does indeed star Kratos, and that it is on the same timeline He said:
The main thing we're doing is we're reimagining the gameplay, kind of tearing it down, rebuilding it from scratch, and continuing the storyline We're carrying the mythology we've[...]
This all started when serial leaker Shinobi tweeted this out:...to the halls of Valhalla.
My boy.#GodofWar4— shinobi602 (@shinobi602) April 4, 2016This was then explored further by NerdLeaks, who found a bunch of concept art on ex-Sony Santa Monica artist Finnian MacManus. As noted by Destructoid though, images are disappearing from the site, NerdLeaks and other places[...]