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The Beasts and Beauties of God of War

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 07:00:00 EDT

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A former comic book artist, Andy Park is one of the main men to thank if you liked the look of the last two God of War games, as he was a senior concept artist on both God of War II and God of War III. More »

See God of War's Atlantis Left On The Cutting Room Floor

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 17:40:00 EDT

Players of God of War: Ghost of Sparta for the PSP may have already visited the water world of Atlantis, but Sony Santa Monica reveals that undersea environment was originally planned for God of War II. More »

God of War Collection Has Its Revenge On PSN Next Month

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 15:40:00 EDT

If you wanted to own the God of War Collection for the PlayStation 3, but couldn't in good conscience bring that box art into your home, Sony has good news. That pair of PlayStation 2 ports is going digital. More »

Can Video Games Be Campy?

Owen Good — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:00:00 EDT

In a culture so infused with irony, the appreciation of campy works - outrageous movies, terrible art, worse music - is absolutely mainstream. Does it apply to games? Can games strive to be campy? Or are they already so? More »

God Of War Collection Dated And Trophied

Mike Fahey — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:20:00 EDT

Sony has nailed down a November 17th release date for the God of War Collection for the PlayStation 3, revealing the full trophy listing for both remastered games in the process. More »

First God Of War Collection Trailer Looks Pretty, Familiar

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:40:00 EDT

The Blu-ray disc combo release of God of War and God of War II is out... hey, next month! As if you weren't going to get the hi-def God of War Collection for your PS3 anyway, here's a new trailer. More »

God Of War Collection Smooths Gameplay, Adds Trophies

Brian Crecente — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:57:43 EDT

Reworked versions of God of War and God of War II, featuring smoother graphics running at a faster frame rate, hit stores this holiday on a single Blu-ray disc, Sony Computer Entertainment announced this morning. More »

Phil Harrison: Why Was God Of War II On PS2, And Not PS3?

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 08:00:00 EST

With the PS2 now in its last days, we can safely look back and say that, yes, God of War II was the machine's swansong. But it could have been oh so different! More »

Sony Tell Us Which God Of War Song Will Be Guitar Hero DLC

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:20:00 EDT

It was swell of Sony to bring a little parity to Guitar Hero's DLC, let PlayStation owners get their own console-specific, mascot-endorsed anthem to play with. While they made the initial announcement a few weeks ago, they neglected to tell us just which GoW song it would be. They have now: it'll be called "The End Begins (To Rock)", a guitar-heavy reworking of God of War II's title theme. There's a preview clip above (and it looks surprisingly excellent!), and if you dig it so much you just want to listen without playing, it'll be made available in "downloadable form" (an mp3, then) on the PlayStation Store as well. Both the DLC and song will be free, and they'll be part of the PSN update tomorrow. More »

God Of War II Producer Says Kratos "In Good Hands" For III

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:20:00 EST

Cory Barlog, formerly of Sony Computer Entertainment America's Santa Monica studios and God of War II-producing fame, has ended an extended period of blogging silence following his departure from the developer. In today's update to his personal blog, Barlog reveals that his "whole departure from Sony was not exactly the ideal route that I wanted to go, but in the end I think it is the absolute best thing I could have ever done" and gives a status update on the third proper Kratos adventure. More »

Sony Makes Fortune's Annual 101 Dumbest Moments in Business

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:20:03 EST

The folks at Sony have the dubious distinction of making Fortune's end of year wrap up on the boneheaded business decisions of 2007 not once, but twice. While Microsoft also made the list for reasons related to its PR firm Waggener Edstrom Worldwide mistakenly sending an internal profile of a Wired writer to the Wired writer himself, its blunder wasn't directly game related, as Fortune's picks for Sony were. More »

God of War II Director Leaving SCEA, GOW III Mentioned [Update]

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 06 Nov 2007 20:00:11 EST

According to game site 1Up, Sony Computer Entertainment of America Santa Monica game director Cory Barlog is leaving the studio. Barlog achieved fame as director of God of War II, which was a critical and commercial smash. Word is that Barlog is departing to follow other opportunities. According to a SCEA mouthpiece: More »

God of War II Creator Weighs In On Shadow of the Colossus

Michael McWhertor — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 00:30:26 EDT

Providing some very enjoyable tit-for-tat, God of War II director Cory Barlog provides his own mirrored responses to the questions asked of Shadow of the Colossus director Fumito Ueda in a recent Famitsu interview. He tackles Ueda's more successful game, only briefly touching on ICO. More »

ICO Creator Weighs In On God of War II

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 20:20:46 EDT

Shadow of the Colossus and ICO creator Fumito Ueda was recently interviewed by Famitsu on the topic of, oddly enough, God of War II. The game director discusses in great detail his impressions on the PlayStation 2 game from SCEA and the differences between Western and Japanese game development. There are some fascinating insights into the different philosophies on development from cost and design perspectives. More »

Barlog Downplays God Of War PS3 Talk

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:20:34 EDT

God of War II producer Cory Barlog updated his blog with rumor smashing talk of his team's "new project", which, despite rumormongering, he says is not God of War III. (Maybe.) After a quick update on the team's unannounced PLAYSTATION 3 project and God of War for PSP, Barlog starts setting the record straight. More »

Get Fuzzy Get's GoatGate

Brian Crecente — Mon, 28 May 2007 12:52:34 EDT

This is sort of random, today's Get Fuzzy strip deals with Sony's Goat Gate. More »

God of War II Art Show This Weekend

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 10 May 2007 18:40:00 EDT

For those of you in the Los Angeles area, be aware that the Nucleus art gallery in Alhambra will be holding an exhibit featuring works from the artists of God of War II this weekend (and this weekend only). More »

Clip: God of War Goatse Vid

Brian Crecente — Mon, 07 May 2007 18:06:58 EDT

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God of War? More Like God of Sales

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 09:40:14 EDT

Next-gen? Not quite yet. PlayStation 2 title God of War II pwned March by shifting 833,000 units — That's more than double the number two title, Ubisoft's G.R.A.W. for the Xbox 360. Following that were Guitar Hero II for the Xbox 360, Wii Play for the Nintendo Wii and Motorstorm for the PLAYSTATION 3. Glad to see the focus back on actual games and not on pieces of hardware. Brian Ashcraft More »

What Are You Playing This Weekend?

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 17:40:15 EDT

I'm back on the Metroid Prime 2. That's right, after being on the wagon for weeks, the Gamecube (really, the Wii) has come calling, demanding that I finish what I started. At this point, I'm not sure if I'm actually having fun, or meeting my personal obligation to complete the $4.99 Nintendo game. The first person adventure is eating away at my soul, while my body cries out "Go get God of War II! Everybody's playing it but you!" More »

Nintendo DS, God of War II Top March Sales Charts, PS3 Trails GBA [Updated]

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:20:31 EDT

NPD released their monthly sales figures for the month of March today which saw the Nintendo DS topping the hardware chart and Sony Computer Entertainment's God of War II taking the number one spot in software sales. More »

Isle of Rhodes Site: Unlock GoW 2 HD Mode! New Countdown!

Mike Fahey — Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:00:53 EDT

Leave it to those pokey little puppies at GameFAQs to figure out that IsleofRhodes.org wasn't the suckfest we first thought it to be. On the story page of the website, after hitting proceed to bypass the video, there are hidden Greek letters. If you can spell Kratos by clicking on them in order and then hit proceed, you're in. Darksidez at the GF forums gave the locations: More »

Clips: The Mythology of God of War

Brian Crecente — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:40:16 EDT

Battle Of the Gods

fdemarco — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 13:00:00 EDT

Who knew one game could be marketed so much in so many ways? Sony has posted a God of War II promotional/viral website that allows players to choose two different characters from the God of War universe and them watch them battle it out. So what makes this different than just playing the game? The characters are all portrayed by real actors. It's charming in it's way and some the character lines are delivered hilariously in that over enthusiastic high school theater style. A fun way to waste a few minutes and have a good laugh at people in silly costumes. I'm just glad Sony actually fessed up to this little piece instead of trying to make it look like it was fan made. My fighter of choice? Chubby Kratos! "I am chubby Kratos and I am all out of bubblebum!" Flynn De Marco More »

Screen: Cod of War

Brian Crecente — Tue, 20 Mar 2007 13:00:17 EDT

Bits, Bytes, Pixels and Sprites posted up these glorious screens of the Cod of War costume found in God of War II. That's right, in case you missed it, on your second run through the PS2 game you can play dressed in a giant cod costume. Yes, that includes playing the mini-sex game as well. Brian Crecente More »

God of War II: The Voices Behind The Masterpiece

fdemarco — Sat, 17 Mar 2007 14:00:00 EDT

If you have read any of my articles concerning God of War II, you've probably noticed a common thread running through all of them. No, not that fact that the game is awesome and will probably be the PS2s swan song, but my excitement about the inclusion once again of the wonderful Linda Hunt as the voice of the Narrator. Her voice is distinctive and lends an incredible quality to the voiceovers. In general, all the voiceover work in GoW II is very well done and something that I think is often overlooked. People are quick to point out terrible voice acting, but good voice acting is rarely commented on. More »

Frankenreview: God of War II (PS2)

Mark Wilson — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 14:30:33 EDT

It's God of War II. Was that enough? Maybe we should say a little more. More »

GDC07: Jaffe Drops in on Nintendo

Brian Crecente — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 12:27:54 EDT

Thursday night, between having my balls handed to me at the SCEA Blogger Congress and hanging at the Gamecock party, I stopped by a private little affair hosted by Nintendo. More »

Ad: God of War II Coming to PSP

Brian Crecente — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 10:24:39 EST

A 1Upper landed an early copy of the retail version of God of War II. As a source told us last week, the instruction manual has an advertisement for God of War for the Playstation Portable on back cover. More »

GoW2 Dev Gets Wii, Gets Disappointed

Brian Crecente — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 19:09:11 EST

Cory Barlog had a little dinner with his God of War II design team last week and they gave him a surprise gift: A Wii. More »

Clip: God of War II Trailer #4

fdemarco — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 12:00:00 EST

I was a little reticent to check this out at first because of the deluge of GoW media we've been seeing lately. I really didn't fancy seeing so much of the game that there was nothing left to enjoy when it finally comes out. But thankfully, this is more of a teaser trailer than anything else. But, what makes this trailer really stand out (for me anyway) is the inclusion, at long last, of the voiceover work by the wonderful Linda Hunt. Now, finally, the game seems real to me. Flynn De Marco More »

God of War 2 Icarus Art

Brian Crecente — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:00:43 EST

God of War II Fish Costume Revealed

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 17:20:37 EST

Sony Computer Entertainment America and the God of War development team have announced the three winners of their God of War II Alternate Costume Contest. More »

God of War II: Final Impressions

Brian Crecente — Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:13:34 EST

I can't get past just how good God of War II is. More »

God of War II Website Launches

fdemarco — Sat, 10 Feb 2007 16:00:00 EST

Can't get enough of that irascible man-god, Kratos? Well then, my friends, step right up to the newly launched God of War II website. It features trailers, screenshots and concept art and although we've already seen most of this (and a lot more) there are still some surprises waiting for you here and there. The site itself is very nicely put together, although the lack of Linda Hunt is alarming. Knowing that I will once again be able to hear her euphonious voice is the one thought that will keep me going until the game is finally released next month. That, and the fish costume. Flynn De Marco More »

DICE Kicks Off Tonight

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 07 Feb 2007 17:20:36 EST

As you read this, I'm somewhere in the Nevada desert, pushing my rental car to its limits to make the opening ceremonies of DICE. The Green Valley Ranch Resort in Henderson, Nevada will be home to the 2007 DICE Summit and while the event may not have the product announcement fireworks or hands-on gaming allure of E3, it should still be an interesting conference. More »

Unlockable Costumes of God of War II

Brian Crecente — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 20:00:44 EST

I was nosing around my copy of the God of War II Colossus Battle Demo disc after beating the shortish demo and noticed that they had Treasures listed under options on the main menu. More »

Clip: God of War 2, The First Boss Battle

Brian Crecente — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:00:30 EST

Eye-gouging for the win. At this point, I don't think it's possible to get more excited about God of War 2. Oh wait, if they announced it was also getting ported for the PS3 with super-high res I'd get more excited, but besides that... no. Brian Crecente More »

Jaffe On Future: "One Console." Jaffe On Luke Smith: "Smarmy."

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 02:20:08 EST

Former Kotaku-er, current 1Up-er, Luke Smith has a bang-up interview with game designer David Jaffe. The God of War creator has loads (and we mean LOADS) to say about the future of gaming. Jaffe states: More »

What's On Deck For The PlayStation Store? This!

Michael McWhertor — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 18:40:31 EST

Sony just shot us a press release, letting us know about Rally Cross and the Genji Days of the Blade costume pack additions to the PlayStation Store. Thanks, guys, but we knew this last Friday! Old news! More »