Between all the new announcements at the PlayStation Live from Paris Games Week presentation, Sony took the time to remind us that God of War (opens in new tab) is coming with a new trailer. If we weren’t just months away from its “early 2018” release window, I’d almost say …
Read More »Thor, Ragnarok, and every other wild fan theory about what Kratos is up to in God of War
Everything we’ve seen of God of War (opens in new tab) looks great, but the two trailers shown so far leave many lingering questions as to what it’s actually about. We know that Kratos has left the Greek world of gods and men for a decidedly more Scandinavian one. We …
Read More »God of Wars giant E3 poster is finished and reveals a Kratos and son boating trip
God of War (opens in new tab) will have father/son boating trips, according to an advertisement spotted outside of E3 2017 (opens in new tab) in LA The building-sized ad shows Kratos and his son Atreus standing on a very Norse-looking boat, dramatic mountain peaks behind them as they stare …
Read More »The domestic drama of the mid-life crisis simulator is an exciting sign that games might (really this time) be growing up
The issue of maturity has long been a bugbear when talking about games. Whether the perceived problem has been a gung-ho action focus, poor representation of gender, flimsy storylines, or the conduct of the industry itself, the idea of games exhibiting as the truly mature medium they’ve long professed to …
Read More »Norse mythology holds the answers to all your God of War questions
So you’ve seen the new, Scandinavian-themed God of War (opens in new tab) from E3. You’ve watched Kratos’ transition from furious, eye-popping death-man to concerned but emotionally repressed father. You’ve seen rangey, rapid-fire combat replaced with slower-paced, altogether more intimate, father-and-son beast slaying. But there’s still one big question regarding …
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