God of War

The New God Of War Has A Button Dedicated To Your Kid

Kratos isn’t alone in the new God of War. Not only does he have a son, that child will be with him for the whole game. The two are so tied together that Sony’s dedicated an entire button on the controller to interacting with the kid. The relationship between Kratos and his son is central…

New God Of War Confirmed, Moves To Norse Mythology

Despite news of the game leaking out a little while ago, Sony today made it official that a new God of War is coming, and sees Kratos head to the frosty north to take on the great Norse Gods. Rather theatrically, the news was first announced via a big orchestra—conducted by BattleStar Galactica composer Bear…

God of War 4, and Why It’s Time To Kill Off Kratos

You must have heard by now. Word on the grapevine is that God of War is swapping out a loin cloth for hide trousers, sandals for boots, and the Blades of Chaos for axes, and heading north to desecrate the world of Norse mythology. It sounds like a great idea, and potentially the perfect way…

That’s Knightmageas Kratos. And no, he didn’t travel to Greece for the shoot; that’s just the President McKinley Memorial in Niles, Ohio, which we now know can double for a mythical Greek temple in a pinch.

That Time Sony Threw A God of War Party With A Dead Goat

The headline says it all, really. Public relations departments have a tough job: get people talking about your game. Some companies stick to the well-worn forms of getting things done—TV advertisements, billboards, sending out copies to press—while others decide to roll the dice and see what happens. This isn’t exclusive to games, mind you, but…

God of War III Reveals Kratos For What He Is

Midway through God of War III, the buff and surly protagonist Kratos is scaling along the outside face of a building when he happens upon a man. He’s perched precariously next to a window, crying out for help. Saying nothing more than a grunt, Kratos bashes his head against the wall and pitches him off…

E3 2015: Sony Press Conference Liveblog 

Sony’s E3 press conference is about to begin. Does greatness await, or are we in for 90-odd minutes of corporate mediocrity? Follow along, and we’ll find out together. “`

God of War III Remastered will be coming to PS4 on July 14, just in time for the series’ 10th anniversary. The last part of Kratos’ deity-destroying journey originally came out for the PS3 in 2010. Contact the author at [email protected]

Video Game Tattoo Goes Horribly, Horribly Wrong

When this dude asked for a God of War tattoo, starring the series’ muscle-bound hero Kratos, he was probably hoping for an effect that looked something like this Instead, he got this Better luck next time, champ.

Minecraft Maps Based on Four Great PlayStation Games

What do Ratchet & Clank, Infamous, Uncharted, and God of War have in common? Apart from the whole being-on-PlayStation thing? Yep, they all have Minecraft levels based on them. Good ones, too! Of course, it’s not the first time the abovementioned series had Minecraft levels made for them—people’ve created thousands upon thousands of Minecraft maps,…

QTEs Don’t Have To Suck

“Press X to not die.” It’s a gaming cliche at this point, one that many view as a symptom of lazy game design. Quick time events, as they’re known, are glorified cut-scenes. Things happen, and we press buttons that don’t really match up with the action on screen. They can be pretty bad I don’t…

After taking out all the gods in the pantheon, Kratos goes up against some really wild first gen Pokémon in Tuna-Art‘s fan-piece. Charizard’s flamethrower might be too much for him. Pokémon vs. Kratos by Tuna-art [DeviantART] Dayshot is an image-based feature that runs every morning, showcasing some of the prettiest, funniest game-related screenshots and art…

Dark Souls‘ Dodge Roll Would Get You Killed In Real Life

Think the dodge roll, a video game avoidance maneuver popularized by everything from Dark Souls to Legend of Zelda, is the height of armed combat, a stroke of tactical genius? This swordsman says you’re very, very wrong. Now, a comparison. Video game: Real life: Yeaaaaah. Turns out that it doesn’t take much effort to turn…

Kratos Is Even More Imposing Without Arms

Kratos. Now there’s a rage-filled video game character for you. Just look at him, perched there, glaring through the screen. He doesn’t even have limbs and I’m still scared he’s gonna come beat me up. For $600, I can let him try. Gaming Heads has finally pulled the curtain back on its new bust of…

Ganon, Kratos, You Sure Look…Different

Zelda’s villain and the God of War put on a masterclass in genderbending cosplay at Otakon, held last week in Baltimore. Ganon is Ely Renae, Kratos is Emma Lu. Photo by Mike Kowalek.

Kratos Is A Loser Even When He Wins

If there was ever a video game character that needed to go into therapy, it’s God of War star Kratos. Even David Jaffe, one of his creators, has said that the guy should calm down But can you really blame him? He lost his entire family before the original God of War even started. And…

New Kratos Figure Has One Hell Of A Scowl

And he’s wielding the Blades of Chaos, to boot. You wouldn’t want to mess with this one. Gaming Heads’ rendition of the God of War series protagonist comes in two flavors: regular, costing $330 and limited to 1250 pieces, and exclusive, limited to 500 pieces and priced at $350. The difference? For an extra $20,…

Sony has confirmed to IGN that Stig Asmussen no longer works at Sony Santa Monica. Known by the gamer community as just “Stig,” Asmussen served increasingly important roles in the development of the first three core God of War games.

He Made Kratos’ Blade of Chaos. Yes, Only One. WTF?

So, master blacksmith Tony Swatton got The Legend of Zelda Master Sword out of the way and now he’s sharpening a replica of an iconic weapon from another console exclusive action game: Kratos’ Blades of Chaos. But Swatton only made one. What the hades, Tony? Yes, all the melting and forging and hammering and sharpening…

God of War II Director Back At Sony To Make Something ‘Freaking Huge’

God of War II game director and infrequent Twitter user Cory Barlog is back at Sony Santa Monica, according to a Tweet from the southern California PlayStation studio. Barlog had left Sony following the release of that PS2 game. We’re checking with PlayStation to see if he’s back on God of War. UPDATE: In an…