PlayStation has released a full-length documentary for last year’s God of War (our 2018 Game of the Year). The aptly named ‘Raising Kratos’ intimately records the five-year struggle of the developers at Sony’s Santa Monica Studios, and is a highly recommended watch for all. Kratos is without a doubt an iconic ...
Videogames are immensely complex undertakings, no matter the scope of the project or the size of the team. With so many moving parts, interconnected systems, and tight deadlines, it can be hard to weave an in-game narrative that, once out the release door, holds up to public scrutiny. Even ...
With less than a month to go, Santa Monica Studios’ God of War has “gone gold”, that celebratory development milestone where the master build finally gets sent for manufacture. Creative director Cory Barlog took to the PlayStation Blog and Twitter to express his gratitude, accompanying the post with a ...
Earlier this week we brought you a hands-on preview for God of War, Santa Monica Studios’ revived juggernaut and PlayStation’s most prolific release for 2018. The event was hosted here in Singapore, and there to talk about the game was Aaron Kaufman, Santa Monica’s senior online community strategist. Kaufman ...
It was bound to happen. Will Sony not produce a limited edition PlayStation 4 console for arguably its biggest first-party title of the year, God of War? Of course not! It is also quite possibly the best looking PlayStation 4 Pro console too, topping even, if I may dare say, the beautiful ...
The marketing campaigns for God of War continues to ramp up as we near its mid-April release. The latest stint took place last weekend at the Oracle Arena in California, USA, during a half-time between basketball teams Golden State Warriors and San Antonio Spurs. As the lights dimmed, the ...
The new God of War will launch on 20 April exclusively for PlayStation 4. Directory Cory Barlog broke the news on the US PlayStation Blog alongside details of the various editions and a brand-new story trailer. Barlog doesn’t write at length about the studio’s five-year journey or the game ...
While some titles may have been announced already, there are other games that we are looking forward to seeing and hearing more of at next week’s E3 (or Electronic Entertainment Expo). Whether the games will be out this year or years later, or even buried beneath the earth entirely, this ...
E3 2016: It’s an exciting new chapter for both Kratos and Santa Monica Studios. The God of War franchise has been wholly revitalized with not only new locations and characters but new themes. We sat down with Creative Director Cory Barlog at a closed-door session to talk about the former god of war, his son, and the ...
E3 2016: Sony’s E3 press conference opened up with an orchestral performance that was heavy on both the strings and male choir. It sounded portentous, the bass drum booming along to what was no doubt a battle hymn. It kept the audience hypnotized as the screen went live, a young ...