While Sony has begun celebrating the 20th anniversary of the God of War franchise, Giant Bomb’s Jeff Grubb has reported that there will be a new smaller-scale “side-story project” that will focus on the life of Kratos in Greece.
“OK. Everyone keeps asking about this, so I’ve tried to find out more,” posted Grubb on Bluesky. “There’s still a Greek God of War thing coming out this year, but it’s not a remaster collection. It’s a new side-story project.”
Following up on this, Grubb has also said that something related to a remastered release of the original God of War trilogy might come in the days surrounding the anniversary celebrations. A State of Play surrounding these remasters has reportedly not in the works.
“I was never told about a Remaster collection, but I asked a source about the rumours (that I saw were focused on a collection) and they told me that nothing God of War would happen at the State of Play but something could show up at the anniversary.”
The side-story project that Grubb spoke about could be the God of War sequel that was reported to be in the works back in February. According to those reports, the title is set to carry forward the themes of fatherhood from the recent God of War titles by focusing on the relationship between a young Kratos and his father.
Since Kratos wasn’t aware that his father was Zeus until the events of God of War 2, it is likely that the father figure that Kratos will interact with in this title will instead be a mortal that was tasked with raising him in Sparta.
There were also rumours about a God of War game that would take place in ancient Egypt, following up from the last two titles revolving around Norse mythology, while the franchise originally focused on the Greek pantheon.
Sony, along with Sony Santa Monica, recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of the God of War franchise with an exhibition and panel at Galaxy Nucleus. While no new games were announced over the weekend, the event did follow the release of the Dark Odyssey Collection release for God of War Ragnarök.
As part of this release, God of War Ragnarök players can adorn Kratos in a black and gold reminiscent of how he is portrayed in some of the older titles’ flashbacks. The update also brought with it a new armour set for Kratos as well as Atreus and Freya. It also features new appearances for the Leviathan Axe, Blades of Chaos, and Draupnir Spear.
In the meantime, a TV adaptation of God of War is currently in the works at Amazon Prime. While the show is yet to release its first episode, Amazon has already ordered a second season.
For more details about God of War, check out our review of the soft reboot on the PS4 and PC, as well as our review God of War Ragnarok on the PS5 as well as its eventual PC release.
