Santa Monica Studio has explained why Kratos was kept alive in God of War Ragnarok. In fact, the team never considered killing him, according to director Eric Williams, who told The Washington Post that Kratos staying alive was an integral part of the story that the studio wanted to tell. Kratos’ role in God of
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Harry Potter author JK Rowling has responded to calls to boycott Hogwarts Legacy over her comments regarding the transgender community, saying that those who refuse to play the upcoming game should also refuse to read the Harry Potter books and watch the movies. JK Rowling tweets about Hogwarts Legacy boycott plan Rowling responded to writer
U.S. politicians have penned a letter to a number of gaming companies, including Sony and Microsoft, to quiz them about combating extremism and harassment in online games following a damning report by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL). According to Axios, the letter was written by seven lawmakers after ADL found that in 2022, up to 77 percent
Popular games insider “The Snitch” has announced that they have quit leaking games. It’s unusual for us to report on something like this, but The Snitch has arguably had quite an impact in the industry over the last year, during which they racked up an impressive amount of accurate leaks – so much so that
PlayStation recently shared holiday greetings cards from a number of first-party studios and third-party partners over on the PS Blog, including one from Bluepoint Games that appears to be teasing its new project. The developer has stayed out of the limelight since its acquisition by Sony, and all we’ve had confirmation of thus far is
Death Stranding 2 will not feature Bridges member Heartman according to his voice actor Darren Jacobs. The title was officially announced at The Game Awards, after which the actor confirmed that while he thought the trailer was amazing, he is not currently involved in the second game. Which characters are returning in Death Stranding 2?
Last week, we asked you to head back to the Nine Realms and share epic God of War Ragnarök moments using the game’s newly released Photo Mode. After sifting through the action-packed shares tagged with #PSshare #PSBlog, here are this week’s highlights: DotPone shares Kratos yelling while holding an ice charged Leviathan Axe. crossedvisions shares
Last night’s The Callisto Protocol update fixes trophy syncing issue on the PS4, developer Striking Distance Studios has confirmed. The issue, which has been plaguing the game since launch, apparently stemmed from the PS4 trophy list somehow not going live on the PlayStation Network due to a problem on the developer’s side. The Callisto Protocol
Following a leak a couple of days ago, Insomniac Games and PlayStation have now confirmed the Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 launch window for Fall 2023. The confirmation of the release date window follows a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it personal website edit from writer Jamie Mayer that suggested players would have to wait a while to get their hands on
The year’s end is over the horizon, which means 2023 is about to begin. While 2022 has gone out with a god-sized bang thanks to God of War: Ragnarök, that doesn’t mean 2023 has nothing in store. The coming year is huge for PlayStation, stacked with a lineup of exciting releases. Whether you’ve been looking
The end of 2022 is almost here, and as we look back on all the amazing gaming moments we’ve shared, the PlayStation.Blog team wants to thank you for your support all year long. But we’re not alone in spreading holiday cheer! Our talented friends and colleagues from across the industry have created a festive bunch
Fantavision 202x is one of five more games announced for the PSVR 2 launch games line-up. The five Japanese games cover a range of genres, including shooting, sword fighting, rhythm, and adventure. As well as the free Resident Evil Village PSVR 2 DLC, all are currently scheduled to be released alongside the headset on February
Amazon Prime has confirmed that it has ordered a God of War TV series, and fans overwhelmingly want actor Christopher Judge to play Kratos in the show. This follows Judge’s win at The Game Awards 2022 in the Best Performance category for his role as Kratos in God of War Ragnarok. Some God of War
Gran Turismo players! The 1.27 update for Gran Turismo 7 arrives today December 14 at 10pm PST*. Play Video December brings five exciting new cars and Scapes – Norway being added For those that participated in the limited timed Viewers Campaign in GT7 and answered the Day 4 question correctly, you will be given early
Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunion launched yesterday to a fairly good reception until eagle-eyed players noticed Square Enix seems to have stolen some of the game’s art from Getty Images. The painting appears in several places in the game complete with a Getty Images watermark, leaving players to call out the developer for stealing
“Battle routine, set! Execute!!” Hello PlayStation players, pleased to meet you. I’m Mr. Famous! I’m glad to announce that Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection will be released on April 14, 2023. I’m also excited to bring you a new trailer and tell you that you can pre-order Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection starting
Each week Sony brings PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, PlayStation VR, and PlayStation Plus owners new content, add-ons, games, and more. Here is the complete global PlayStation Store update. PlayStation LifeStyle catalogs the PlayStation Store updates for the major regions across the globe. Check back every Tuesday to keep up to date with each week’s PlayStation
At CD Projekt Red, we’ve long said that the next-gen update for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt will harness the full capabilities of next-gen hardware. But what does that mean for the PlayStation 5? Let’s break down some of the features gamers can expect to see when the update comes out on December 14th. There’s