With all the current rumours surrounding the forthcoming release of a fourth home console iteration of the God of War series, what better time to reveal a European launch for the God of War III Play Arts Kai: Kratos Action Figure. The first Play Arts Kai action figure commissioned for the God of War series, the God of War III Play Arts Kai: Kratos Action Figure is set to arrive this summer.
Electronic Theatre recently broke the news that the forthcoming God of War Collection: Volume II would feature not just the PlayStation Portable (PSP) editions of the franchise remade for PlayStation 3, as had previously been rumoured, but also that a new documentary would be included within the package. Further information has come to light today, suggesting that the release of God of War Collection: Volume II may not be too far in the future.
Last month during Sonys E3 2011 Press Conference, Sony revealed God of War: Origins Collection featuring both God of War: Chains of Olympus and God of War: Ghost of Sparta remastered in High Definition. Originally released exclusively on the PSP, Ready At Dawn is set to release God of War: Origins Collection on September 13, 2011 in North America making it the first game to release in the PSP Remasters series. -TheGamerAccess.com
In addition to the inclusion of God of War: Chains of Olympus and God of War: Ghost of Sparta PSP games, God of War Collection: Volume II will apparently also feature a God of War documentary.
The latest series of action figures based on the God of War videogame series are set to hit the UK later this month, featuring five of the most popular characters from the series. Launching as individual figures, the new series will be available with a recommended retail price (RRP) of £19.99.
The June 4/11 issue of Entertainment Weekly,which subscribers received last week, features a massive cover story on the 100 best characters of the last 20 years, a list that - almost surprisingly - contains a few game characters, including Master Chief and Lara Croft. As far as we're concerned, though, the crown jewel of the rather massive list is entry 93 (on page 91), titled Game Boys, which gives the single spot to Uncharted's Nathan Drake, God of War's Kratos and Grand Theft Auto IV's Niko Bellic.
As a gamer, you might think it's blasphemous to shunt three prominent, beloved characters into one remote-seeming entry. But you won't care once you see the page, which features an amazing photo of the characters' voice actors - Nolan North, T.C. Carson and Michael Hollick - dressed as microphone-wielding versions of their respective roles...
The top ten most-downloaded PSP games presently on the Playstation Store, according to the latest Playstation Pulse episode.
When people ask what your favorite kind of videogame is, do you say "books?" Did you like playing God of War, but wished you could have learned more about what thoughts boiled ephemeral behind Kratos' mighty alabaster thews as he rent asunder the putrescent hordes of the underworld? Then you're going to love the shit out of the God of War novelization (by Matthew Stover and Robert E. Vardeman), due out May 25.
In advance of the book's publication, publisher Del Rey has released the large-print prologue and first chapter online, and it sports some of the most hilariously overwrought prose we've read since that second sentence up there.
God of War franchise developer Sony Santa Monica have said that they do not want a lot of spin-offs to the series.