From Sony, to Netflix, and back to Sony again, the art director of God of War: Ragnarok has shared he's joining Naughty Dog.
]]>The voice of Kratos himself Christopher Judge seemingly teased a God of War announcement recently, except there isn't actually one coming.
]]>Despite being in a spot of trouble last week, the live-action God of War series at Amazon apparently already has a new showrunner.
]]>The God of War TV series that's been in the works at Amazon's Prime Video for a couple of years now is reportdly undergoing a shift in writing personel, with its previous showrunner and a cople of key producers having moved on to other things.
]]>A new trailer for the upcoming video game anthology series Secret Level has leaked, and there's quite the number of famous voices in there.
]]>If you're one of the many folks that disliked the way God of War Ragnarok handles offering up helpful hints when it thinks you need them, and the PC port's efforts to provide an option to reduce the amount it dishes out, you're seemigly in luck. There's now a mod that provides a bit of an anti-hint nuclear option, by getting rid of over 1,000 lines of companion chatter.
]]>God of War Ragnarok's PSN requirement on PC was no problem thanks to a mod, except that mod has now been removed for fear of legal action.
]]>Good news, folks who bought God of War Ragnarok's PC port and were immeditely a bit cheesed off by the PSN account sign-in/linking requirement that's been a point of contention between Sony and players for a good while now. There's now a mod that may well be able to help you get around the need to do that.
]]>The PC version of God of War Ragnarok has officially arrived on PC. The game launched Thursday, September 19 on Steam, as well as the Epic Games Store. Ragnarok is the latest Sony first-party PlayStation title to make it to PC, but it doesn’t look like the audience showed up for this one.
]]>God of War Ragnarok is finally out on Steam, except it has launched to a Mixed rating on Steam, and yes, it is (mostly) because of that PSN requirement.
]]>There's now a premium, extended version of this podcast that you can get as a VG247 paid subscriber - check out our Support Us page for more info. Doing so helps ensure that we can keep making the show! But don't worry if that's not for you, the main show will always be free.
]]>In case you missed yesterday's PlayStation State of Play, one of the big announcements was God of War Ragnarok's PC port, which is set to arrive on September 19. So, here's a thing people had been anticipating for a while.
]]>Remember God of War Ragnarok? That open world RPG from 2022 about fighting with Gods and doing moody dad stuff? Well, today’s PlayStation Showcase (May 30, 2024) featured some rather good news for you: the game is following the likes of Horizon Forbidden West, The Last of Us, and prequel God of War (2018) by finally being ported to PC.
]]>In its latest earnings call, Sony chatted about a lot of numbers, as you'd expect. Some of them were PS5 console sales figures, but equally as eye-catching was the number of copies the console maker revealed that Helldivers 2 sold in the weeks following its release. Yup, the shooter has claimed the title of PlayStation’s fastest-selling game ever.
]]>It’s rumored that Sony is set to announce God of War: Ragnarok for PC sometime this month.
]]>Sony has confirmed that it doesn't have any plans to release any new entries in its existing major franchises - the likes of your God of Wars and your Marvel’s Spider-Mans - between April 2024 and March 2025.
]]>If you follow broader industry trends, particularly when it comes to the types of games every publisher is keen to have in their catalogues (before they realise it may not be such a good idea to invest so much in one basket), you’ll definitely be familiar with Sony’s nascent push into live service games.The company’s efforts are still so much in their infancy that we’re only now getting the first of its 12 planned games. Even well before we could play a single one, Sony delayed half of them. Whether or not anyone cares about the games themselves, the desire to diversify PlayStation’s first-party output is easy to understand. Sony is keenly aware that making increasingly expensive single-player games is not going remain sustainable for long - it already barely is.
]]>There's a new patch out for God of War Ragnarok's Valhalla DLC, and for the most part it's raised the difficulty across the board.
]]>Even though a lot of people are still battling their way through God of War Ragnarok’s recently released Valhalla DLC, one of the game’s writers is already teasing that there’s more to come from the series’ story after its credits roll.
]]>Another year of the video games, another three hour long event just before Christmas that tells us all about the video games, The Game Awards 2023 has officially finished washing over us all.
]]>Sony announced free DLC for God of War: Ragnarok at The Game Awards. It's titled Valhalla, it's free, and it's out next week.
]]>EAFC 24 has roared back to the head of the UK physical sales charts following Black Friday, likely due to the fact it was being sold for a lot less money in a lot of places during that week.
]]>When I learned that Gears of War 2 turned 15 this year, I felt pretty damn old. That game - more than any other entry in the original trilogy - was a cornerstone in my adolescent gaming pantheon. It earned its own special place on the shelf, right next to Dead Space 2 and Street Fighter 4. I still have a lot of love in my heart for Gears 2, but I think it should stay firmly in the past.
]]>Elden Ring has won the game of the year award at the Game Developers Choice Awards, beating outseveral other heavy hitters.
]]>Elden Ring and God of War: Ragnarok were the big winners at the 26th Annual DICE Awards, with both titles walking home with multiple awards.
]]>Sony is hosting a Festival of Play for PlayStation Plus members and it kicks off today.
]]>Sony has released its third quarter financial results for the period ending December 31, 2022. The reports find PlayStation 5 shipments are up 2.1 million than previously reported, and God of War Ragnarok is doing rather well for the company.
]]>^Stay tuned for Jim's video essay on the genius of Vampire Survivors.
]]>God of War Ragnarok did the rounds back in November, and sweeped The Game Awards as a result. For those of you who can’t get enough of Kratos, and are no doubt replaying the original trilogy or weeping at the end credits, there’s some good news.
]]>The latest update to God of War Ragnarok includes access to the Photo Mode feature.
]]>Following the climax of the second Vanaheim story arc in God of War Ragnarok - and what a climax it is - you receive the “Scent of Survival” quest from Freyr’s Camp. While it seems innocuous at first, Scent of Survival is actually one of the most important side quests to complete in the entirety of God of War Ragnarok: not only does it give a decent XP reward for your trouble, but it also opens up not one, but three brand-new areas in Vanaheim.
]]>Hidden in the wilds of Vanaheim in God of War Ragnarok is a lush and dense Jungle that hides a ton of secrets and quests for you to uncover. The most important of these is the Return of the River quest, which allows you to flood and fully explore the rest of The Crater, as well as The Plains and The Sinkholes.
]]>Even in the grip of Fimbulwinter, there’s still some warmth to find in Midgard in God of War Ragnarok. The Across the Realms quest, started at the Eternal Campfire in the northeast of the frozen Lake of Nine, sends Kratos in search of local fruits, gourds and fungi like a Nordic Gourd from Midgard, a Prongfruit from Svartalfheim, an Elven Cap from Alfheim and Bantam Melon from Vanaheim.
]]>When it comes to weapons in God of War Ragnarok, it’s easy to just focus on the pointy end. However, having a firm grip on one of the Nine Realms’ best pommels or handles is just as important.
]]>Sony has announced a big sales milestone for God of War Ragnarok, and its first-party exclusives in general. The Sony Santa Monica-developed game has sold 5.1 million copies in just five days.
]]>God of War Ragnarok features a sidequest that is really an incredibly touching tribute to Jake Snipes, a developer that worked on the game who passed away in 2020.
]]>After freeing Freya from her curse in Vanaheim in God of War Ragnarok, Kratos receives a new side quest from the dwarven smith, Lunda, at Brok’s shop in Freyr’s Camp.
]]>Calling out from the deserts of Alfheim in God of War Ragnarok is a mysterious creature. Feeling the creature’s cries from afar, Kratos, Atreus and Mimir set off to help, hoping to go some way to making up for their previous meddling in the Realm’s delicate balance.
]]>God of War Ragnarok, as predicted, topped the UK charts its debut week and became the second biggest game launch of the year at retail behind FIFA 23.
]]>The nominations for this year's The Game Awards are in, and unsurprisingly, both God of War Ragnarok and Elden Ring have racked up a few of them.
]]>In God of War Ragnarok, with the Bay of Bounty behind them, Kratos and Atreus’ next port of call in Svartalfheim in search of Tyr is The Applecore. This labyrinthine maze can be overwhelming to navigate, especially since there are a few hidden areas you don’t have the tools to access at this point in your adventure.
]]>Remember Sony's Smash Bros. clone PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale? A tidbit of dialogue in God of War Ragnarok has essentially made it canon.
]]>God of War Ragnarok is doing well in the UK and is destined to become the best-selling entry in the franchise.
]]>In God of War Ragnarok, the fiery realm of Muspelheim is an unforgiving place, not just because of the brutal combat challenges it houses, but because it’s difficult to even get there in the first place.
]]>On your way out of Alfheim in God of War Ragnarok, you’re given the option to explore the vast, stormy deserts of the Elven homeland in search of loot and other goodies. As soon as you take the path towards The Barrens, a glowing scroll is sure to catch your eye. This is the Vulture’s Gold Treasure Map - the first of its kind that you’ve seen in God of War Ragnarok.
]]>As Kratos and Atreus begin their journey through Midgard in God of War Ragnarok, they’re pursued by a fearsome centaur - half human, half horse - named the Huntress, who wields fiery arrows and a lethal hook to deadly effect.
]]>At the mountaintop forge in Svartalfheim in God of War Ragnarok lurks a deadly crocodilian enemy capable of rustling up electrifying lightning attacks and brutally crunching Kratos up in its snapping jaws without a second thought: a Dreki.
]]>God of War: Ragnarök brings Kratos' norse mythology era to a close, but not before spending a good 40-50 hours being one of the best Sony third-person action games to date: something that moves the genre forward in terms of artistry and tech wizardry, but also in how its characters are portrayed.
]]>Kratos, Atreus and Mimir take the fight to Odin and the Aesir gods in God of War Ragnarok, battling for peace across the nine realms of Norse mythology. Alongside intense set-pieces and cataclysmic battles, there are beautiful, sprawling worlds to explore, filled with puzzles, secrets and loot to uncover.
]]>A versatile fighter who uses strength and aggression to his tactical advantage, Kratos has a huge roster of awesome skills and abilities at his disposal in God of War Ragnarok.
]]>Those living in the UK right now are going through a cost of living crisis. It affects every person’s life, as countless people (yes, including some of the staff at this website) have started taking energy use seriously as the price of power shoots upwards.
]]>God of War Ragnarök is out now on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, with Launch, Collector's and Jotnar Editions up for grabs. On this page, you can find out exactly where to buy the PlayStation exclusive in the US and UK, the best and cheapest price for each edition and what each edition includes.
]]>As you kick off your journey through the nine realms in God of War Ragnarok — possibly for the first time, if you've jumped in with the game's recent release on PC — your first destination is the dwarven land of Svartalfheim, home to the Aurvangar Wetlands. The sulphurous, geo-thermal hot springs are only heating up due to the ongoing effects of Fimbulwinter, with scalding geysers bursting through the ground everywhere you look.
]]>If you've just jumped into God of War Ragnarok for the first time now that it's been released on PC, you'll doubtless be keen to have a good look around the Bay of Bounty. This beautiful and mysterious place is the first open exploration area in the game, and it also features one of Ragnarok's most memorable side quests: The Weight of Chains.
]]>Now that God of War Ragnarok is finally available on PC, a whole horde of new players get to join Kratos, Atreus, and Mimir on their journey, which at one point takes them through the Dwarven city of Nidavellir in search of Durlin. It's at this point in the story that they happen across a bard, Raeb, in a deserted tavern.
]]>Kratos and Atreus face almost impossible odds in God of War Ragnarok, but it’s nothing they can’t overcome with some grit, determination and a suit of magical armor to help out — and, now that the game is finally out on PC, there's a whole new platform where you can play dress-up with one of gaming's most iconic father-son duos.
]]>Nornir Chests in God of War Ragnarok are devious environmental puzzles set by the fates of Norse mythology to hide rare and powerful items from the unworthy.
]]>Kratos might be best known for his raw aggression and barbaric rage, but perhaps his greatest strength is his ability to remain calm in the face of extreme danger, fight intelligently and shield himself and his allies from harm.
]]>^Stay tuned for Jim's explanation of Ragnarök's display settings, and how much they matter.
]]>God of War Ragnarok is out soon, and Digital Foundry recently had some hands-on time with Kratos' latest adventure.
]]>It says everything you need to know about God of War Ragnarok that you can go from listening to the captivating tales of Norse mythology, as told by your best mates as you float gently past dense riverbanks of lush jungle and along placid lakes surrounded by snow-capped mountains, to squishing giant flying eyeballs with your bare hands in the space of about 90 seconds.
]]>Sony announced in its latest financial report that 2018's God of War has sold over 23 million copies worldwide.
]]>It wouldn't be a AAA video game release without some kind of leak, this time for God of War Ragnarok weeks before the game is even out.
]]>2018’s God of War wasn’t just a reboot of a popular series, it was a fresh reinvention that turned a rough-and-tumble brawler into a story with emotional resonance and established Sony’s first party as the creative force to beat in the world of blockbuster gaming.
]]>God of War Ragnarok has gone gold, which means it's being pressed at the manufacturer as we speak.
]]>The end is nigh. The search for Tyr draws to a close. Kratos is being made to confront the sins of his past, the blood on his hands. And Atreus is forced to watch. God of War Ragnarok arrives in November, and ahead of the game's eagerly-anticipated release date, Sony have shown off perhaps the game's most revealing trailer yet.
]]>God of War Ragnarok players will be able to visit the realm of Svartalfheim, and you get a look at the dwarven home in a short, new video.
]]>There’s a new ad for God of War Ragnarok, featuring both Rick and Morty in a crossover I can safely say I wasn’t ready to see today. The game, launching on both PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on November 9 takes place in a mystical norse world filled with gods and monsters, one which the duo visited briefly all for the sake of a shiny new axe and a few gags.
]]>A new suite of moves will be available to players in God of War Ragnarok.
]]>If it's been a while since you've played 2018's God of War, you're in luck, as PlayStation has created a very convenient recap video.
]]>Okay, so we’ve already been over the so-so games coming in 2022 that we’re probably going to give a chance, but what about the games we actually can’t wait to play?
]]>After months of will-they/wont-they speculation, Sony officially came out and announced the worldwide release date of God of War: Ragnarok, the sequel (and conclusion) to the Norse Saga kicked off with the 2018 God of War.
]]>It's pretty clear that Sony Santa Monica is in the final stages of development on God of War Ragnarok. Everyone can sense it's close, just not how close. Well, according to studio creative director Cory Barlog, the game will be released this year.
]]>A new report states that God of War Ragnarok releases in November.
]]>The ever-useful Korean Ratings Board, which is responsible for many video game leaks, has officially rated the highly-anticipated God of War: Ragnarok. The rating, which was published today, is based on an application that was filed just last week.
]]>Santa Monica Studio has revealed a selection of the accessibility options for God of War Ragnarok.
]]>Despite launching way back in 2020, it was arguably 2023 when the PS5 finally came into its own. It was always a good console, but 2023 was the first year when you could potentially just buy a PS5 without waiting in a digital queue and pouncing like an eBay sniper for even the most legitimate of purchases.
]]>God of War Ragnarok continues the story of father-son pair Kratos and Atreus sometime after best-selling PlayStation 4 title, God of War.
]]>Mythology in the media is having a moment, isn’t it? Whether it’s in the form of the prestigious God of War reboot on PlayStation, the god-like indie darling that is Hades, or the experimental historical-mythological hybrid that is the modern Assassin’s Creed platter, you can’t move for interpretations of deities and demons in pop culture. Even outside of gaming, you’ve got Marvel running amok with its Norse-inspired heroes, and the way that The Witcher draws on European and Scandinavian myths isn’t exactly subtle, either.
]]>What are the most anticipated games of 2022? The answer to that question is going to be different for everyone. Even looking ahead to the immediate future, it’s clear to see that 2022 is absolutely stacked with games. With Pokemon Legends Arceus, Horizon Forbidden West, Elden Ring and Dying Light 2 all set for release before the daylight hours start getting a bit more generous, it’s going to be an explosive start to a jam-packed year.
]]>It's taken Sony Santa Monica nearly five years to reinvent the iconic God of War series, and arrive at the 2018 reboot. Though the developer had intended for the second game to spend less time in development, God of War Ragnarok is already targeting a 2022 release - four years after its predecessor.
]]>Last week's PlayStation Showcase was an E3-level event that brought us a number of big reveals from Sony, all of which are games coming to PS5. There was even an unusual number of CG trailers of games that won't be here for several years, something Sony doesn't traditionally do.
]]>We were given our first look at God of War Ragnarok tonight during the PlayStation Showcase.
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