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God of Obvious: Sony confirms God of War III
9:15 AM on 11.07.2007, Jim Sterling 25 comments

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It's hardly a shock announcement, but it's an announcement nonetheless -- Sony has confirmed that God of War III is in the works and it will be coming out -- gasp -- on the PlayStation 3. Along with the announcement came the news that God of War director Cory Barlog is leaving Sony.

Despite the loss of Barlog, Sony has assured fans that the series will still remain Godly. "We are confident in the God of War team, as they are an extremely talented group of people that are passionate about the franchise and dedicated to creating even more epic content with God of War: Chains of Olympus for the PSP and God of War III for PS3," declared a Sony spokesperson.

So, a new God of War imbued with the Ray of Blu, minus the original director. Will God of War III give Sony the current-gen edge it needs, or will it fail to live up to expectations? Time will tell, but speculation will be more fun.


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linuxguy's Avatar
linuxguy at 11/07/2007 09:27
and please sony make more badass sections like the jump from pillar to pillar in N°2,you know we like'em
MaxVest's Avatar
MaxVest at 11/07/2007 09:48
@Butmac: I thought Barlog left because you beat GoWII. He was mumbling something about "apparently not hard enough"...
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Rpg_Worshiper at 11/07/2007 09:53
"Will God of War III give Sony the current-gen edge it needs, or will it fail to live up to expectations?"

Who knows...but Uncharted will. :)
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Butmac at 11/07/2007 09:55
@MaxVest

ROFLOL
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BlindsideDork at 11/07/2007 10:02
TALLEDAGA NIGHTSsss power!
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BluDesign at 11/07/2007 10:04
I clicked on this looking for a Hexfix post and I'm not seeing one.

Disappointed...
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Zanch at 11/07/2007 10:22
@ PwnDaddy

You are correct sir. God of War is a common buttonmasher compared to Ninja Gaiden.
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unangbangkay at 11/07/2007 10:43
Of course it'll fail to live up to expectations. It's the extremely rare sequel (or extremely crappy original) that even meets, much less surpasses what its fans want. Better that GoW3 surpass its contemporaries (i.e. innovations and improvements brought about by its dozens of imitators) than try to be like its precursors all over again.
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Lord The Night Knight at 11/07/2007 10:44
Didn't David Jaffe direct the first one? If so, having a new director again wouldn't necessarily hurt the series.
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king3vbo at 11/07/2007 10:49
What no hexfix post? NOOOOOOOO my comedy needs for the morning has not been reached yet!
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Kryptinite at 11/07/2007 11:30
Thanks ButMac....about damn time.
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CaffeinePowered at 11/07/2007 11:43
So is he gonna start going after norse mythology now? Gonna run out of greek gods to kill eventually...
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GrayFox at 11/07/2007 11:44
CHAD WARDEN LOVES THAT PS TRIPLE NIGGAZ.
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sirpalee at 11/07/2007 12:13
And what? They are going to make a game like Heavenly Sword? (that game was a such a direct God of War rip)

Do we need this? Another 6-8 hours of mindless carnage? Just grow up...
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JohnThEReaper617 at 11/07/2007 12:37
Chad Warden=Douchey fanboy..
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xper at 11/07/2007 13:00
i think its good that barlog has stepped away from sony, so another director can come in with fresh ideas. i think thats what made gowII so fresh and awesome, even though it was sequel.

i have high expectations, and i think they will nail it. chains of olympus demo was proof that there's still juice left in kratos. but yes, sirpalee, the argument "do we need this" is a valid one. time will tell...

release date, anyone? 08 or 09? wadya think?
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brainderailment at 11/07/2007 15:10
If that Chains of Olympus demo is any indication on where the series is headed, then I don't think many people will be dissapointed. Although there are those fanboys who will of course call this a button masher with comparisons to ninja gaiden and what-not, but we all know what kind of cock they can all suck. If GoW was a simple button masher, I wouldn't like it.
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Samit Sarkar at 11/07/2007 15:25
Hopefully, this’ll be out in time for Holiday 2008. I’m excited to see what they’ll do, and I’m not really worried about Barlog leaving because the first two games have had different directors anyway.
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rubix99 at 11/07/2007 16:52
I hope there is a God Of War 3. An I hope Jim Sterling has gotten his facts right about this more than he did with that Manhunt 2 showreel.
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ConsFEARacy at 11/07/2007 20:22
Time to get a BS3 now???
KamikazeTutor's Avatar
KamikazeTutor at 11/07/2007 21:33
Great... I just _love_ trilogies that jump between platforms...
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Hoss at 11/08/2007 03:08
i think barlog left because everyone kept calling him "balrog" in the spirit of the game

unusual names can be so cruel
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