Sony Santa Monica’s “God of War” sequel is now officially the fastest-selling PlayStation 4 exclusive, selling more than 3.1 million copies globally in the first three days. It dethroned Naughty Dog’s “Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End,” which sold 2.7 million copies worldwide in its first seven days back in 2016.
“When we first revealed ‘God of War’ less than two years ago, we knew we had something truly special,” Sony Interactive Entertainment vice president of marketing Asad Qizilbash wrote on the PlayStation Blog. “Fans reacted with tremendous excitement to this bold reimagining of the franchise, and we were thrilled to explore the unique father-son dynamic between Kratos and Atreus. Fast-forward to present day with the game’s release, and we are humbled to see such positive reviews.”
“God of War” came out on April 20 to incredibly positive reviews. Variety’s own Arthur Gies said it’s the first time the series...
“When we first revealed ‘God of War’ less than two years ago, we knew we had something truly special,” Sony Interactive Entertainment vice president of marketing Asad Qizilbash wrote on the PlayStation Blog. “Fans reacted with tremendous excitement to this bold reimagining of the franchise, and we were thrilled to explore the unique father-son dynamic between Kratos and Atreus. Fast-forward to present day with the game’s release, and we are humbled to see such positive reviews.”
“God of War” came out on April 20 to incredibly positive reviews. Variety’s own Arthur Gies said it’s the first time the series...
- 5/4/2018
- by Stefanie Fogel
- Variety Film + TV
With the latest edition of our Viking themed God of War game due in April, the hard knock working folks at Sony has unveiled the Custom edition of the Playstation 4 Pro tuned to the theme of Kratos’ new Norse Battle Axe.
The Console design itself (featured) shows a rather artful representation of our Norse axe we will be hopefully rampaging through scores of mythological enemies, while the controller itself with Norse runes sports the God of war Logo on the touchpad.
The head of Sony Santa Monica, Shannon Studstill, explains.
“When we designed Kratos’ new Leviathan Axe, we knew it would have far more meaning not only to the game, but to our fans. Santa Monica Studio was extremely proud to adorn the custom PS4 Pro with the Leviathan Axe in such detailed fashion. We spent a painstaking amount of time to ensure this PS4 Pro was special, for the...
The Console design itself (featured) shows a rather artful representation of our Norse axe we will be hopefully rampaging through scores of mythological enemies, while the controller itself with Norse runes sports the God of war Logo on the touchpad.
The head of Sony Santa Monica, Shannon Studstill, explains.
“When we designed Kratos’ new Leviathan Axe, we knew it would have far more meaning not only to the game, but to our fans. Santa Monica Studio was extremely proud to adorn the custom PS4 Pro with the Leviathan Axe in such detailed fashion. We spent a painstaking amount of time to ensure this PS4 Pro was special, for the...
- 3/7/2018
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Benjamin Taylor)
- Cinelinx
Matthew Byrd Jan 8, 2018
God Of War's director envisions a long-term creative strategy for the franchise, which includes a shift to Egyptian myths...
God Of War director Cory Barlog says that the franchise isn't tied to its Greek mythology roots and could very well explore other eras and settings in the future.
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"The Greek games were the Greek era of God Of War," said Barlog in the most recent issue of Game Informer. "Moving on, the next mythological belief system he interacts with became the Norse era of God Of War. But we may end up going on to the Egyptian era and the Mayan era and so on and so forth."
Considering that God Of War...
God Of War's director envisions a long-term creative strategy for the franchise, which includes a shift to Egyptian myths...
God Of War director Cory Barlog says that the franchise isn't tied to its Greek mythology roots and could very well explore other eras and settings in the future.
See related Tom Hiddleston interview: The Avengers, modern myths, playing Loki and more Tom Hiddleston interview: The Avengers, War Horse, Greek mythology and more Why Thor: Ragnarok may be a pivotal film in Marvel's phase 3
"The Greek games were the Greek era of God Of War," said Barlog in the most recent issue of Game Informer. "Moving on, the next mythological belief system he interacts with became the Norse era of God Of War. But we may end up going on to the Egyptian era and the Mayan era and so on and so forth."
Considering that God Of War...
- 1/5/2018
- Den of Geek
Universal Pictures has hired Pacific Rim and Saw screenwriters Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan to rewrite God of War. The first draft of the script was written by the films' executive producer David Self.
This game could easily make for an incredibly epic movie, I don't see how they could screw it up. But we've seen video game adaptation get screwed up time and time again. At one point a few years ago they had Brett Ratner said he was going to direct this movie, thankfully that didn't happen!
God of War was created by David Jaffe and Shannon Studstill and the story follows the battles of the Spartan warrior Kratos, who fights a ton of mythological beasts and creatures including Medusa, Cyclops and the Hydra in his quest to find Pandora's Box and destroy Ares, the god of war.
One day they will finally push this movie into production,...
This game could easily make for an incredibly epic movie, I don't see how they could screw it up. But we've seen video game adaptation get screwed up time and time again. At one point a few years ago they had Brett Ratner said he was going to direct this movie, thankfully that didn't happen!
God of War was created by David Jaffe and Shannon Studstill and the story follows the battles of the Spartan warrior Kratos, who fights a ton of mythological beasts and creatures including Medusa, Cyclops and the Hydra in his quest to find Pandora's Box and destroy Ares, the god of war.
One day they will finally push this movie into production,...
- 7/11/2012
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
If there's one video game series that's rife with enough plot to become a major motion picture, it's without question Sony's God of War. The tale of Kratos is a long and bloody one, and Hollywood has just picked two writers that can get the job done!
According to THR, Universal has tapped Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan (Piranha 3Dd, the Saw franchise) to rewrite God of War, the studio adaptation of the video game from Sony Computer Entertainment.
Created by David Jaffe and Shannon Studstill and released in March 2005, the game followed the battles of the Spartan warrior Kratos, who squares off against mythological beasts including Medusa, Cyclops and the Hydra in his quest to find Pandora's Box and destroy Ares, the god of war.
David Self, who is exec producing, wrote the initial draft.
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According to THR, Universal has tapped Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan (Piranha 3Dd, the Saw franchise) to rewrite God of War, the studio adaptation of the video game from Sony Computer Entertainment.
Created by David Jaffe and Shannon Studstill and released in March 2005, the game followed the battles of the Spartan warrior Kratos, who squares off against mythological beasts including Medusa, Cyclops and the Hydra in his quest to find Pandora's Box and destroy Ares, the god of war.
David Self, who is exec producing, wrote the initial draft.
Look for more on this one as it comes!
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
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- 7/11/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Universal has tapped Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan to rewrite God of War, the studio adaptation of the video game from Sony Computer Entertainment. Charles Roven and Alex Gartner are producing via Atlas Entertainment. Photos: Iconic Horror Movies Created by David Jaffe and Shannon Studstill and released in March 2005, the game followed the battles of the Spartan warrior Kratos, who squares off against mythological beasts including Medusa, Cyclops and the Hydra in his quest to find Pandora's Box and destroy Ares, the god of war. David Self, who is exec producing, wrote the initial draft. Melton and Dunston made
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- 7/10/2012
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
If you were to spin your mind-clock back to 2005, you might just remember that Universal bought up the rights to make a movie from Sony Computer Entertainment title God Of War. Since that early purchase, it has been crusading through the development labyrinth, driven forward by a script from David Self. Now the studio and producer Charles Roven have ordered a fresh draft from writers Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. The pair, who did some uncredited work on Pacific Rim for Guillermo del Toro, also have Piranha 3Dd and four outings of the Saw franchise on their joint CV.They’ll be adapting the game, created by David Jaffe and Shannon Studstill, that finds Spartan warrior Kratos facing down mythological beasties including Medusa, Cyclops and the Hydra. It’s all part of his quest to track down Pandora’s Box and put an end to the machinations of Ares, the god of war.
- 7/10/2012
- EmpireOnline
The last update we heard regarding a big screen version of the hit video game God of War placed Brett Ratner as the adaptation's director when the project was still at Universal Pictures. Now, years later, Sony Pictures is starting fresh on the property and The Hollywood Reporter says that the studio has brought aboard Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan to draft a screenplay. The game, created by David Jaffe and Shannon Studstill, was released for PlayStation 2 in March of 2005. Set in ancient Greece, the story follows the battles of the warrior Kratos, who tackles mythological beasts including Medusa, Cyclops and the Hydra. Players navigate Kratos on his quest to find Pandora's Box and destroy Ares, the god of war. In addition to work on the upcoming Pacific Rim , Melton...
- 7/10/2012
- Comingsoon.net
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