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God Of War

God of War is an action-adventure game franchise that is based on ancient mythology. The story follows a Spartan warrior named Kratos who was tricked into killing his family by the Greek God of War Ares.
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God of War to get a photo mode that enables screenshots

Kratos looking at the camera like it owes him a lot of money
Sony have confirmed God of War's photo mode will arrive as DLC sometime soon. The idea is to pause the game at any given moment and then move, pan and zoom to your liking, until you find that perfect snapshot. Yeah, it's a glorified selfie.

God of War director cries after seeing review scores

Picture of a baby crying in front of God of War poster
As the review embargo was lifting from God of War, the game's director Cory Barlog sat in his hotel room, so as to sift through reviews for himself. There was no reason for concern though and it turns out Cory even shed a few tears.

God of War: Mimir's Vision rolls out on mobile out of the blue

Screenshot of the new mobile AR game God of War Mimir's Vision
Not that we needed more reasons to get on the God of War hype train but there it is - Sony have launched God of War: Mimir's Vision for Apple's iOS and Google's Android platforms, letting players take an AR peek into Kratos' new world.

God of War is the runner-up on Metacritic All-Time top PS4 games

Kratos and Atreus fighting a troll
Santa Monica Studio developers must be celebrating, since their game seems to have nothing but praise in its future. Seeing as the public is yet to decide about the game, we can take all the scores and critic opinions with a grain of salt.

God of War review round-up, how does Kratos stack up to the earlier GoW instalments?

Kratos in his norse boat with his son, on some river.
Non-disclosure agreements have been lifted and a tidal wave of God of War reviews has hit the shores of internetz. So what does the gaming press say? What does your neighbour think? Does the world approve of Kratos' new direction?

God of War director says nothing in the game was changes "cynically or under pressure"

Kratos talking to his son while the Leviathan axe is on Kratos' back in the center of the screen.
God of War director Cory Barlog has come to defence of Kratos' new lease of life in the latest, Nordic flavoured instalment of the popular franchise, stating that none of the oh-so-feared changes were implemented "willy-nilly".

Here is nine more minutes of leaked God of War gameplay

Kratos is yelling as God of War bucket keeps leaking.
While Sony released another stretch of gameplay featuring a troll fight, other bits of the story and character dynamics are leaking in different areas. One such example is a video with nine minutes worth of previously unseen footage.

God of War new footage shows Kratos fighting a humongous troll, looking as glorious as ever

God of War game protagonist with scarce armor holding an axe
As we draw closer to the day Kratos takes his first public steps into the new, Nordic-inspired world of God of War, Sony is slowly teasing us with new gameplay videos and the last one really looks splendid, as Kratos battles a huge troll.

God of War will have performance mode for PS4 Pro that will make it run smoother

Kratos and Atreus are fighting a giant that is trying to stomp them.
Cory Barlog, the writer and director of God of War, took to his Twitter to shed some more light on the game, prior to its release on 20 April 2018. In one line, he described the game's added ''performance'' mode for PlayStation 4 Pro.

God of War director says the game's PlayStation 4 Pro version runs awesome

A man with a shield facing away from the camera
Eighteen more days until God of War's skull busting protagonist Kratos returns for another round of the franchise's trademark mayhem, albeit in a somewhat re-imagined manner, and director Cory Barlog revealed a tidbit to quelm our hunger.