Replace (August 18 at 12:02 a.m. CT): Following publication of this story, it grew to become obvious that the account in query is greater than seemingly deliberately inauthentic. Consequently, we’ve trigger to consider this information is probably going inaccurate. We apologize for this error. Now we have reached out to Sony for additional affirmation, and can replace this story once more ought to we obtain remark.
Authentic story (posted August 18 at 9:27 a.m. CT):
Cory Barlog (pictured above being requested rapid-fire questions on God of Conflict), director of God of Conflict II and 2018’s God of Conflict, shared some obscure particulars about what the crew at Sony Santa Monica is presently engaged on. Sony Santa Monica is the developer, most lately, behind God of Conflict Ragnarök.
“I’d prefer to share just a little bit about our new mission,” Barlog wrote on Fb. “I’m extremely pleased with what the crew at Santa Monica Studio has been conducting. It’s a technically bold mission, one thing that’s not straightforward to realize. It is a new IP we’ve been engaged on for years, and if all goes nicely, we’re planning to indicate it to you later this yr. I couldn’t be extra excited.” Barlog ended the put up with two coronary heart emojis.
Barlog’s put up does not specify that that is Sony Santa Monica subsequent mission or that it’s its solely mission. For the reason that launch of Ragnarök’s free rogue-lite mode DLC, it has been quiet about what’s subsequent.
When it comes to God of Conflict, developer Bluepoint Video games (primarily identified for its remakes of Shadow of the Colossus and Demon’s Souls) was engaged on a live-service sport related to the God of Conflict franchise. That sport was publicly cancelled earlier this yr based on a press release Sony shared with Bloomberg.
No matter this new mission could also be, we’ll apparently study extra about it later this yr.
