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God Of War Collection Dated And Trophied
6:20AM Mike Fahey | Sony has nailed down a release date for the God of War Collection for the PlayStation 3, revealing the full trophy listing for both remastered games in the process. More »
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God Of War Remastered Edition Drops In November
3:30PM Owen Good | Sony hit up God of War fans with a pre-order solicit today, promising a remastered God of War I and II on a single disc for PS3 next month, plus a demo code for God of War III, due next year. More »
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First God Of War Collection Trailer Looks Pretty, Familiar
6:40AM Michael McWhertor | The Blu-ray disc combo release of God of War and God of War II is out…hey, next month! As if you weren’t going to get the hi-def God of War Collection for your PS3 anyway, here’s a new trailer. More »
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God Of War Collection Smooths Gameplay, Adds Trophies
1:57AM Brian Crecente | Reworked versions of God of War and God of War II, featuring smoother graphics running at a faster frame rate. hits stores this holiday on a single Blu-ray disc, Sony Computer Entertainment announced this morning. More »
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Phil Harrison: Why Was God Of War II On PS2, And Not PS3?
10:00PM Luke Plunkett | With the PS2 now in its last days, we can safely look back and say that, yes, God of War II was the machine’s swansong. But it could have been oh so different! More »Sony Tell Us Which God Of War Song Will Be Guitar Hero DLC
12:20PM Luke Plunkett | It was swell of Sony to bring a little parity to Guitar Hero’s DLC, let PlayStation owners get their own console-specific, mascot-endorsed anthem to play with. While they made the initial announcement a few weeks ago, they neglected to tell us just which GoW song it would be. They have now: it’ll be called “The End Begins (To Rock)”, a guitar-heavy reworking of God of War II’s title theme. There’s a preview clip above (and it looks surprisingly excellent!), and if you dig it so much you just want to listen without playing, it’ll be made available in “downloadable form” (an mp3, then) on the PlayStation Store as well. Both the DLC and song will be free, and they’ll be part of the US PSN update tomorrow. More »
God Of War II Producer Says Kratos “In Good Hands” For III
12:20PM Kotaku US Edition | Cory Barlog, formerly of Sony Computer Entertainment America’s Santa Monica studios and God of War II-producing fame, has ended an extended period of blogging silence following his departure from the developer. In today’s update to his personal blog, Barlog reveals that his “whole departure from Sony was not exactly the ideal route that I wanted to go, but in the end I think it is the absolute best thing I could have ever done” and gives a status update on the third proper Kratos adventure. The producer writes that fans can “rest assured that [God of War III] is all in good hands,” heaping praise on the Santa Monica team who will undertake the inevitable sequel. As far as known progress on GoW III, Barlog reveals that “immediately after I finished God of War 2 I was already working on the story and design for the third game.” More »
Sony Makes Fortune’s Annual 101 Dumbest Moments in Business
9:44AM Michael McWhertor | The folks at Sony have the dubious distinction of making Fortune’s end of year wrap up on the boneheaded business decisions of 2007 not once, but twice. While Microsoft also made the list for reasons related to its PR firm Waggener Edstrom Worldwide mistakenly sending an internal profile of a Wired writer to the Wired writer himself, its blunder wasn’t directly game related, as Fortune’s picks for Sony were. The mag points to Sony’s use of an eviscerated, beheaded goat as a centerpiece for a God of War II promotion as 61st dumbest business move of the year. Close by, at number 63, was the decision to use a bombed out Manchester Cathedral as a backdrop for the PlayStation 3 game Resistance: Fall of Man. Hey, they may have lost a few fans in the church, but this one seems a bit harsh, Fortune editors. It’s not like they actually bombed the cathedral for reference shots. 101 Dumbest Moments in Business [Fortune - thanks, Kenneth!] More »
Kratos’ Armor Makes Guest Appearance in Heavenly Sword
2:00AM Flynn De Marco | Comparisons between Heavenly Sword and God of War are inevitable considering the similar control scheme, but apparently the creators of HS haven’t shied away from giving props (literally) to their obvious inspiration. PlayStation Underground forum poster KiNGoFClubs discovered this little homage to Kratos buried with in the game. During one of Kai’s missions, Kratos’ GOW2 armour and Blades of Chaos can be spotted hanging on a gate in a castle courtyard. You got to hand it to the designers, if you’re going to take inspiration from another game, at least be cool enough to own up to it. You can check out more screen caps here on the PlayStation forums. [Thanks, Ray] More »
