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Platform PS3 Publisher Sony Computer Entertainment Developer SCE Santa Monica Studio Release Date Mar 12, 2013

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God of War: Ascension review: bearing gifts

By Arthur Gies on Mar 07, 2013 03.07.13

God of War: Ascension sees Sony Santa Monica's tremendously popular series in something of a predicament. After three console releases — and two portable titles — the series has nearly exhausted...

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Let’s recap God of War’s story before God of War Ragnarök

By Ryan Gilliam on Nov 04, 2022 11.04.22

Here’s the full tale of what Kratos (and Atreus) have been up to

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God of War documentary confronts Kratos’ perilous rebirth in Norse mythology

By Owen S. Good on Apr 21, 2019 04.21.19

Sony Santa Monica’s big risk paid off in a big way

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PlayStation Plus gave out $1,000 in free games in 2015. Were they any good?

By Owen S. Good on Dec 06, 2015 12.06.15

Free games. When Sony asks you to lay down $50 for a PlayStation Plus subscription, it says a bunch of free games are part of the bargain. How many do you get? Are they good, current titles? Are...

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PlayStation Plus gives subscribers God of War: Ascension, Limbo and more in August

By Samit Sarkar on Jul 29, 2015 07.29.15

The monthly drop of "free" games for PlayStation Plus subscribers features four PlayStation 4 titles in August, including Playdead's Limbo and Crystal Dynamics' Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris,...

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PlayStation Now open beta hits PS3 today

By Samit Sarkar on Sep 18, 2014 09.18.14

PlayStation 3 owners will be able to start streaming games through PlayStation Now later today, when the service's open beta launches on the console in North America, Sony announced today. P...

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PlayStation Now open beta hits PS4 July 31 in the U.S. and Canada

By Dave Tach on Jun 09, 2014 06.09.14

PlayStation Now's open beta will begin July 31 in Canada and the U.S., bringing cloud game streaming to PlayStation 4, Sony announced during its E3 2014 press conference. It will follow on...

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God of War trilogy developer Stig Asmussen departs Sony Santa Monica

By Jenna Pitcher on Mar 18, 2014 03.18.14

God of War trilogy developer and God of War 3 game director Stig Asmussen has left Sony Computer Entertainment Santa Monica Studio, a representative from Sony Computer Entertainment America...

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WGA Videogame Writing Award nominations include Assassin's Creed 4 and The Last of Us

By Jenna Pitcher on Jan 10, 2014 01.10.14

Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, God of War: Ascension,The Last of Us and Lost Planet 3 are nominated for the Writers Guild of America Videogame Writing Award, the organization announced today. S...

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Hands-on with PlayStation Now: It works!

By Michael McWhertor on Jan 07, 2014 01.07.14

Sony's game-streaming service, PlayStation Now, is here, bringing with it a massive library of the PlayStation's back catalog to devices never designed to play them. With the subscription and...

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PlayStation Now game-streaming service coming summer 2014 (update)

By Samit Sarkar on Jan 07, 2014 01.07.14

Sony's Gaikai-based video game streaming service, PlayStation Now, will stream PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 games over the internet to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3 and PlayStation...