Rumor: God of War 4 coming in 2012

The newest issue of the UK game magazine PSM3 reports that God of War 4 is in development and slated for release in 2012. “PSM3 has heard from another source that God of War 4 is coming, and will hit in September 2012,” reports the mag.

So what kind of game will God of War 4 be? Sony's been quiet for the past year, but they've dropped a few hints. Online play was suggested at by a job ad on Gamasutra for Sony Santa Monica seeking a senior online programmer. Despite the fact that the ad mentioned the God of War series though, it's stillpossible that GoW 4 may be single-player only. In March of last year, a SCEA rep toldMTVthat the studio was working on two seperate projects. It's possible one is an online game and the other a GoW title. In April GoW 3 director Stig Asmussen toldGamePro, “If I were to bring Kratos back, I know exactly how I would want to do it. But I can't tell you. I know exactly how I would do it, and it's not anything you'd expect, guaranteed.”