Oscar nominated actor Michael Clarke Duncan passed away earlier today. The 54 year-old died from complications from a heart attack he had earlier this summer. Duncan is best known for his roles in The Green Mile, Armageddon, and Talladega Nights—among many, many other films.
When an industry is made-up of almost equal parts society-changing brilliance and playboy man-child syndrome, it's bound to generate some exceptionally stupid ideas.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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…
