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The Legend of Zelda, Filtered Through God of War
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
By Michael McWhertor Published September 24, 2010 -
Is The Age Of Exclusives Over?
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? The last big third-party exclusive was Metal Gear Solid 4, and that was in 2008. Before the game’s release, a great deal of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 20, 2010 -
Kratos: God of Move
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. You might remember him from his amazing Halo: Reach wallpaper. You can check that out here and our take on…
By Brian Crecente Published September 17, 2010 -
Sony’s Ghost of Sparta Bundle Makes PSP Ownership Look Appealing
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. Sony will release a God of War: Ghost of Sparta PSP entertainment pack then, including the…
By Michael McWhertor Published August 30, 2010 -
The God Of Sneakers
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. So instead of going the easy route and just painting something on the side of a pair of Dunks, Patterson has gone all…
By Luke Plunkett Published August 30, 2010 -
Comic-Con’s Most Pissed Statue? The God of War!
For the serious God of War fan, SideShow Collectibles offers a Kratos that’s more detailed, more massive and clearly more seething with Spartan rage. To wit, it’s also much more expensive than DC Direct’s Kratos action figure. On display at SideShow’s Comic-Con booth, always an impressive stop on the show floor, this polystone statue featuring…
By Michael McWhertor Published July 22, 2010 -
God Of War Movie Trailer Is…Unexpectedly Brilliant
The actual God of War movie will in all likelihood feature loads of darkness, blood, man nipples and scowling. This trailer for a fake movie has none of those, and is all the better for it. It’s the trailer for the God of War movie…if the God of War movie was an indie flick. And…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 16, 2010 -
Kratos Statue Rages At The Gods (And An Apple!)
At the end of the year, Sideshow will be releasing these two statues based on Kratos from God of War. Standing 17″ tall, and priced at $250 for the standard edition and $260 for the limited edition (which includes the Claws of Hades), they capture Sony’s barely-clothed hero at his scowling best. That apple had…
By Luke Plunkett Published July 14, 2010 -
Kratos Is Good With A Spear & Shield In Ghost of Sparta
You can’t see it any of these screen shots, but the star of God of War is pretty good with a spear and shield, one of the angry Spartan’s newest tricks in his new PSP adventure. God of War: Ghost of Sparta is the follow-up to God of War: Chains of Olympus, a PSP game…
By Michael McWhertor Published June 18, 2010 -
This Week In Comics
I recently read about a big change scheduled for a Superman comic. Superman won’t be in it. Lex Luthor will star. That raises a question you could ask for any medium: Can villains be the stars and still be villains? Luthor will be the lead guy in Action Comics starting in issue #890, which goes…
By Stephen Totilo Published May 28, 2010 -
IGN Vixen Goes Topless For Charity
IGN’s Jessica Chobot recently went topless for charity, allowing a Sony artist to give a cast of her chest a “God of War” paint job. The plaster result will be on display at the God of War III art show at Gnomon Gallery before going up for auction to benefit the Keep-A-Breast foundation. Sadly, I…
By Brian Crecente Published May 27, 2010 -
God Of War Murders Up An Art Exhibition
Renowned for its blood, glares and exposed breasts, the God of War series is also famous for having some rather exquisite artwork associated with its games. Fans of this art should keep Saturday night free. The Gnomon Gallery – which has hosted these kind of things before – will throw open its doors this Saturday…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 26, 2010 -
The Importance Of Writing
It was recently announced that God of War writer Marianne Krawczyk will be lending her talents to the upcoming game Shank. I thought the God of War games were above-average in the video game narrative department and Shank looks like a well-done update to one of my favorite games, Metal Slug. However, instead of making…
By Lauren Orsini Published May 18, 2010 -
God Of War Writer Gets Shanked
Marianne Krawczyk, best known for bringing Kratos to life as the writer of God of War, is lending her talents to a different kind of hero in Klei Entertainment’s Shank. Shank’s story is a gritty, personal tale of revenge, and that’s one subject that Marianne Krawczyk is fluent in, thanks to writing credits for all…
By Mike Fahey Published May 13, 2010 -
Gender Benders: The Goddess Of War, Master Chiefette & Dude Raider
Seeing as much of what we associate with a famous game character is related to their gender, how would you feel if, say, Lara Croft was a dude? Or Luigi a plumbette? You can face that bizarro scenario in these pics by David Stonecipher, the same guy who brought us the “game characters with beards”…
By Luke Plunkett Published May 12, 2010 -
The God of War Meets Game & Watch
Mr. Game & Watch gets godly and grisly with Greek & Wicked, God of War reimagined for Nintendo’s classic LCD handheld system, as seen on Newgrounds, where it’s totally playable and as deep as any Game & Watch game you’ve played.
By Michael McWhertor Published May 11, 2010 -
Is The Story of God Of War Worth… Reading?
Fortunately, you can determine that for yourself. Not by judging the cover of the novelization of the PlayStation video game, but by reading the first chapter of the God of War book, now online and freely available to read. Sony’s offering up the first 17 pages of Matthew Stover and Robert E. Vardeman’s text-based take…
By Michael McWhertor Published May 10, 2010 -
God Of War Creators Had Different Ideas On Trilogy’s Ending [Update]
God of War is a unique series, in that three different men lead the development team for each of the three games. How, then, would David Jaffe – original creator of the series – have ended things? I’m not going to spoil the actual ending, but I can tell you that Jaffe’s vision for how…
By Luke Plunkett Published April 29, 2010 -
Twisted Metal Creator Only Needs Two Bleeps To Talk ModNation Racers
The ModNation Racers Artist Spotlight shines on Twisted Metal creator and noted potty mouth David Jaffe, who manages to get censored only twice while discussing how bleeping amazing ModNation Racers is. Last week the founder and CEO of Insomniac Games Ted Price took ModNation Racers for a spin, creating girlfriends for two of the studio’s…
By Mike Fahey Published April 19, 2010