Kotaku: God Of War

Twisted Metal Designer Leaving The Studio He Co-Founded

Jason Schreier — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:15:00 EST

The Salt Lake Tribune reports that David Jaffe, the mind behind God of War and Twisted Metal, is leaving Eat Sleep Play, the company he helped create. [Salt Lake Tribune] More »

Who are you to Resist This God of War Art?

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 06:00:00 EST

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With over a decade's experience in video game concept art, Carlo Arellano has worked on some of the industry's biggest franchises, including World of Warcraft, Resistance and God of War. More »

The Saddest Little Nathan Drake & Kratos I've Ever Seen

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 03:30:00 EST

Artist J Salvador has a series of pictures where he takes famous pop culture icons and makes them sad little children. It's touching stuff, especially when Nathan Drake and his soaked feline are concerned. More »

Recognize These Video Game Faces? Here’s the Guy Who Drew Them

Evan Narcisse — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:40:00 EST

Darwin Yamamoto's not that different than other gamers. He spends a lot of time looking at the faces—or, more accurately, the backs—of the medium's heroes and heroines as they open up new worlds on his TV screen. But Yamamoto's also an artist and user experience designer who's done work on the look of Valve's Steam platform and for various Microsoft products like Bing. After hundreds of hours of gaming, the New York City resident decided to render the faces of some of gaming's biggest franchises in a series of minimalist portraits. After stumbling across a link on Twitter (thanks, @tiffchow), I got in touch with Yamamoto and emailed him a few questions about his oddly evocative headshots. Here's what he had to say: More »

Modern Classics Reborn on NES Cartridges

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 04:00:00 EDT

Cult classic PlayStation 2 game Okami got a Wii port. It never got a NES version, because that system was well before the game's time. But what if it did? More »

God of War: Origins Collection Out Today

Brian Crecente — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 10:40:00 EDT

If you're a fan of God of War and missed out on the games from the series that only hit the PSP, now's your chance to play them on the Playstation 3. The God of War: Origins Collection hits today, bringing both God of War: Chains of Olympus and God of War: Ghost of Sparta to the bigger screen for $40. More »

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 »

Exhaustion Breeds Quality in the Dragon Con Day Two Cosplay Gallery

Mike Fahey — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 23:00:00 EDT

After three hours of baby-interrupted sleep, I trudged across town to Dragon Con 2011 again today, where I occupied a great many benches and attempted to stay awake. I was mostly successful. More »

Get A Taste of God of War: Origins for PS3 This Week (Or Next Week)

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:20:00 EDT

The high-definition remakes of PSP God of War games Chains of Olympus and Ghost of Sparta get a PlayStation 3 demo starting tomorrow, August 30 (for PlayStation Plus subscribers). Non-subscribers can sample God of War: Origins starting September 6. More »

Must We Compare Every Online Role-Playing Game to World of Warcraft? Yes, And Here's Why

Mike Fahey — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 11:20:00 EDT

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In today's thrilling episode of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter Vezroth explains why people need to stop getting angry when every other massively multiplayer online game in the world is compared to World of Warcraft. More »

A Side-By-Side Look At The Glories of Remastered PSP God of War Games Running on a PS3

Brian Crecente — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 10:00:00 EDT

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The PS3 God of War: Origins Collection brings Ready at Dawns two wonderful Playstation Portable games to the PS3. But you can't just dump them over from portable to console and expect them to look good. These games have been remastered in full HD. More »

Boy, Those God of War PSP Games Look Better On PS3

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 22:48:00 EDT

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As you'd expect, of course, but given many fans may have missed out on the two excellent PSP games, it's still good news. These HD re-releases, known as The God of War Origins Collection, will be out in September. More »

Ico, Shadow of the Colossus & God of War PSP games Out On PS3 This September

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:45:00 EDT

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Both the God of War Collection of PSP games and the Ico / Shadow of the Colossus HD remakes will both be out on the PS3 in the US this September, Sony just announced. More »

Sony to Unveil New 3D God of War Game

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 04:42:00 EDT

According to a report on Forbes, Sony will be announcing a brand new God of War title at this year's E3, one which will be a "3D adventure". [Forbes] More »

The Unsung Secret of Great Games—and How Some Games Get It So Wrong

Kirk Hamilton — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:00:00 EDT

Any great video game has a groove to it, a kinesthetic dance of feedback and response that can easily be thought of as a kind of music. More »

Dwarf Goo? Tifa Is a Vinyl Fan? It Must Be Anagram Time.

Luke Plunkett — Thu, 26 May 2011 05:30:00 EDT

Anagrams can be fun if you're into that kind of wordplay. Maybe a little more fun if you're into that kind of wordplay and video games. More »

God Of War 4 Coming Next Year?

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 07:20:00 EDT

Sony's God Of War series may be set for a fourth home console title, with a source telling PSM3 that God Of War 4 will be out in September 2012. Try not to act too surprised. More »

Why The Xbox 360 Doesn't Have An Exclusive Mortal Kombat Fighter

Brian Ashcraft — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 07:20:00 EDT

"Unfortunately, the circumstances didn't allow us to make a 360 exclusive," Mortal Kombat boss Ed Boon told website Eurogamer. "I'm not allowed to talk too much about it, but I can tell you we certainly wanted to do an exclusive for 360, but that's all I can say. It was not a decision we made where we said, oh, let's not do one for the 360." The PS3 version, however, has God of War character Kratos. More »

Why Can't Video Game Villains Be More Vulnerable?

Mike Fahey — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:20:00 EDT

Commenter Fuzzymail wonders why the villains we face in video games can't be just as scared and uncertain as the heroes in today's episode of Speak-Up on kotaku. More »

From Booth Babe To X-Rays

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 02:00:00 EDT

Yuuri Morishita got her start as a booth companion back in 2003, appearing at events like the Tokyo Game Show. But by 2007, she was appearing as an on-stage guest to promote games. And now, she's releasing an x-ray video. Not x-rated, x-ray. More »

Multiplayer God of War In The Works?

Stephen Totilo — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 17:11:00 EDT

Sony wants to hire someone for their God of War team who could, according to a job listing at Gamasutra, handle "Designing and implementing systems and tools to support networking needs (such as in-game communication, client-server, match-making, leaderboards)." Hmmm. Whatever could they be planning for the popular but previously single-player God of War series? Or maybe they're prepping a non God of War multiplayer game? [Gamasutra] More »

The God Of War Brings His Quick Time Events To Mortal Kombat

Mike Fahey — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 11:00:00 EDT

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If there was any doubt that God of War's Kratos was a good fit for the PlayStation 3 version of Mortal Kombat, this trailer crushes them brutally. He's a perfect fit, right down to the button-mashing quick time events. More »

Silver The Hedgehog, Felicia Day, The British Joker And Kratos, All New This Week

Stephen Totilo — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 15:00:00 EDT

Do you like comics about video games? I sure hope so, because there are a lot of new ones this week, and not many interesting new comics that aren't about games. More »

Kratos Enters The Arena Of Mortal Kombat

Owen Good — Sat, 11 Dec 2010 20:35:00 EST

Tipped earlier in the week, this Mortal Kombat trailer at the 2010 Video Game Awards makes it official: Kratos is a kombatant in the PS3 version of the game. More »

Video Game Creators Invent The Darndest Finishing Moves

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 23:00:00 EST

Kratos, star of God of War games, is apparently coming to the next Mortal Kombat as a "kombatant." What does the man behind the first God of War game think Kratos should do to finish his foes? Fuck 'em, naturally! More »

Report: The God Of War Will Slaughter Mortal Kombat

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 01:30:00 EST

According to reports circulating online this evening, the latest issue of the Official Playstation Magazine contains the news that Kratos, star of the God of War series, will be a playable character in the upcoming Mortal Kombat reboot. More »

Now This Is A LEGO Game We'll Never See

Luke Plunkett — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 01:30:00 EST

There are plenty of game franchises that would be perfect for the LEGO treatment. Halo. Ratchet & Clank. Zelda. But God of War? Hrm. 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 »

Kratos vs A Sandwich

Luke Plunkett — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 05:30:00 EDT

Don't judge this clip on its awkward, shirtless intro. Judge it on the pitch-perfect camera angles (GRAB THAT PEANUT BUTTER!!!) and choreography as God of War's Kratos engages in his deadliest QTE battle yet. More »

God Of War Developer Wonders Why People Make PSP Games

Brian Ashcraft — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 03:00:00 EDT

On November 2, PlayStation Portable game God of War: Ghost of Sparta hit stores. But its developer, Ready at Dawn, is already questioning the rationale for creating PSP games. Don't blame the hardware, blame piracy. More »

God Of War Is Not The God Of Manga

Brian Ashcraft — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 02:00:00 EDT

This month, PSP title God of War: Ghost of Sparta is finally going on sale in Japan. Western players might be familiar with the franchise's story, but that's not the case for Japan. You know this game needs? 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 »

Goddess Of War

Owen Good — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 15:00:00 EDT

Halloween's around the corner, and makeup artist Alisha Baijounas correctly notes that video games make great costume inspirations. She's advising the ladies to try this look inspired by God of War. More »

Get A Little Taste Of God of War: Ghost of Sparta This Week

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:40:00 EDT

Charge up the PSP and download the latest firmware in anticipation of the next (potentially) great portable God of War game, which you can play a teensy bit of starting tomorrow. More »

The Legend of Zelda, Filtered Through God of War

Michael McWhertor — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 20:00:00 EDT

Artist David Hsu Yen re-imagines Link and Ganon from The Legend of Zelda with God of War flavor in his gorgeously rendered "Link of War," quickly following that with an unlikely Metroid-Shadow of the Colossus artistic mash-up. More »

Is The Age Of Exclusives Over?

Brian Ashcraft — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 05:00:00 EDT

Not first party exclusives like Mario, Halo and God of War. Those will live on as long as there are console platform holders. Rather, is the age of big third-party exclusives finished? More »

Kratos: God of Move

Brian Crecente — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 17:00:00 EDT

Just in time for the official U.S. launch of the Playstation Move, and to adorn your PS3 dash, is this wonderful bit of original art whipped up in three hours by house artist Sam Spratt. More »

Kratos Walks The Streets Of Atlanta

Mike Fahey — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:20:00 EDT

This God of War was so intimidating he didn't make it into our Dragon Con cosplay gallery. Rectifying that, in case he comes looking for us. More »

Sony's Ghost of Sparta Bundle Makes PSP Ownership Look Appealing

Michael McWhertor — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:40:00 EDT

Now might not be the right time to pick up a PSP, should you have waited this long to invest. November, on the other hand, when God of War: Ghost of Sparta comes to North America, might be better. More »

The God Of Sneakers

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:00:00 EDT

Jacob Patterson spends his spare time designing custom sneakers. One of his customers wanted a pair of God of War sneakers. And they couldn't be just any old God of War sneakers. More »