Whereas Sony has begun celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the God of Battle franchise, Large Bomb’s Jeff Grubb has reported that there will likely be a brand new smaller-scale “side-story undertaking” that can deal with the lifetime of Kratos in Greece.
“OK. Everybody retains asking about this, so I’ve tried to search out out extra,” posted Grubb on Bluesky. “There’s nonetheless a Greek God of Battle factor popping out this yr, however it’s not a remaster assortment. It’s a brand new side-story undertaking.”
Following up on this, Grubb has additionally mentioned that one thing associated to a remastered launch of the unique God of Battle trilogy may come within the days surrounding the anniversary celebrations. A State of Play surrounding these remasters has reportedly not within the works.
“I used to be by no means informed a couple of Remaster assortment, however I requested a supply concerning the rumours (that I noticed had been targeted on a group) and so they informed me that nothing God of Battle would occur on the State of Play however one thing might present up on the anniversary.”
The side-story undertaking that Grubb spoke about could possibly be the God of Battle sequel that was reported to be within the works again in February. In keeping with these experiences, the title is ready to hold ahead the themes of fatherhood from the current God of Battle titles by specializing in the connection between a younger Kratos and his father.
Since Kratos wasn’t conscious that his father was Zeus till the occasions of God of Battle 2, it’s doubtless that the daddy determine that Kratos will work together with on this title will as a substitute be a mortal that was tasked with elevating him in Sparta.
There have been additionally rumours a couple of God of Battle sport that may happen in historical Egypt, following up from the final two titles revolving round Norse mythology, whereas the franchise initially targeted on the Greek pantheon.
Sony, together with Sony Santa Monica, lately celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the God of Battle franchise with an exhibition and panel at Galaxy Nucleus. Whereas no new video games had been introduced over the weekend, the occasion did comply with the discharge of the Darkish Odyssey Assortment launch for God of Battle Ragnarök.
As a part of this launch, God of Battle Ragnarök gamers can adorn Kratos in a black and gold paying homage to how he’s portrayed in a number of the older titles’ flashbacks. The replace additionally introduced with it a brand new armour set for Kratos in addition to Atreus and Freya. It additionally options new appearances for the Leviathan Axe, Blades of Chaos, and Draupnir Spear.
Within the meantime, a TV adaptation of God of Battle is presently within the works at Amazon Prime. Whereas the present is but to launch its first episode, Amazon has already ordered a second season.
For extra particulars about God of Battle, take a look at our evaluation of the tender reboot on the PS4 and PC, in addition to our evaluation God of Battle Ragnarok on the PS5 in addition to its eventual PC launch.
OK. Everybody retains asking about this, so I’ve tried to search out out extra: There’s nonetheless a Greek God of Battle factor popping out this yr, however it’s not a remaster assortment. It is a new side-story undertaking.
— Grubb (@grubb.wtf) 2025-03-22T19:00:46.068Z
I used to be by no means informed a couple of Remaster assortment, however I requested a supply concerning the rumors (that I noticed had been targeted on a group) and so they informed me that nothing God of Battle would occur on the State of Play however one thing might present up on the anniversary.
— Grubb (@grubb.wtf) 2025-03-22T19:00:46.069Z
