God of War

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…

God of War: Ascension just received a new 1v1 PvP game mode called “Bout of Honor” via the free 1.09 update. Also included are four new multiplayer maps designed specifically for Bout of Honor, and one extra four-player map, Whirlpool of Alecto. [Via Polygon.]

These Video Game And Pop Culture Mashup Posters Are Looking Delicious

Sir Arthur from Ghosts ‘n Goblins portrayed as a 60s hippie, or Kaneda from Akira as Pac-Man is not something that comes along every day, but these awesome, animated posters have the weirdest crossovers between video games, movies, celebrities and music. Brazilian artist Butcher Billy made crazy mashups before, like the one with Super Mario…

This Amazing GIF Will Show You Why Ray Harryhausen Was So Awesome

Ray Harryhausen passed away yesterday and, with him gone, we lost somebody would could bring fantastical creatures to life with his fingertips. Spotted on Twitter, this amazing GIF—pulled from British documentary Ray Harryhausen: Special Effects Titan—shows the master making a skeleton move. It’s freakin’ magic. Magic, I tell you.

Ray Harryhausen, the Artist Who Released the Kraken, is Dead at 92

The man responsible for the fantastical elements and chilling creatures of film classics like Jason and the Argonauts and Clash of the Titans passed away today. The official Facebook page for the Ray & Diana Harryhausen Foundation has a detailed obituary that details highlights from the master artist’s biography and credits. With simple clay and…

She’s Sexy. Now Kill Her?

I like God of War: Ascension. It’s a violent video game. I’ve got nothing against that. I like a lot of violent video games. I “get” where a lot of in-game violence comes from: games need to feel interactive; letting me control one character and eliminate another from the screen is still the most easily-comprehended—and…

Try These Two Techniques To Earn a 1000-Hit Combo in God of War: Ascension (The Not-Fun Way)

There’s a Trophy in the new PS3 game God of War: Ascension that rewards you for scoring a thousand-hit combo. Imagine the bloody combat artistry required to win this accolade! Imagine using the game’s wonderfully-varied arsenal of combat maneuvers. Or imagine the (possible) glitches players can find to earn this Trophy through just one tedious…

God of War Ascension: The Kotaku Review

For the first four and a half hours of the new God of War, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the game was made by malfunctioning robots. They were given the God of War formula and with swiveling clamp-hands, they made what is technically a God of War game. Kratos is angry! Chain-blades must be…

Sony tells Joystiq that they’re changing the name of God of War: Ascension’s “Bros Before Hos” trophy via a patch.

Don’t Worry, God of War Isn’t Going to Run Out of Deities to Beat Up Anytime Soon

There have been five God of War games and, in each one, Kratos slaughters his way through significant portions of the Greco-Roman pantheon. Wow, you might say, is there anybody left for the Ghost of Sparta to be mad at? Yeah, there is. In a post on the PlayStation Blog, God of Ascension lead combat…