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New God of War game announcement coming soon?

Gamersmint writes: "Getting the platinum trophy reveals a secret site. Imagine my surprise, after having unlocked the Platinum trophy, when I noticed a website address in my Platinum trophy information.
People following the God of War series will remember a similar teaser site released after God of War 2 which eventually became the announcement of God of War: Chains of Olympus.

And something like can only mean there is something BIG coming our way…soon."

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Agent TBY5145d ago

Doesn't matter if it's on the PSP or the Triple, great news nonetheless.

TOO PAWNED5145d ago

GOW for PSP was awesome but fuk PSP, i want games on PS3.
anyways Ready at Dawn is back? Believe!

cyborg5145d ago

@too pawned - yea, a new ps3 game would be amazing but the way sony is pushing the PSP and how the last time Santa Monica pulled off this kind of a stunt, it resulted in Chains of Olympus, forces us to speculate a new PSP title. Anyways, let's hope its for the PS3.

raztad5145d ago

No more GoW for the PS3, at least not with Kratos.

Kratos on the PSP would make a lot of sense though. I do want more games for my PSP.

-Alpha5145d ago

They are done with Kratos and people have to let it go. You never want a character to be milked.

I would love to see Santa Monica tackle Norse mythology, or whatever else they can because mythology is one of the defining features of God of War and they represent the world amazingly.

qface645145d ago

i can bet anything if it is another god of war its gonna just end up being another prequel for the psp
your kidding yourself if you think its another ps3 game so soon

PLASTICA-MAN5145d ago (Edited 5145d ago )

The site doesn't seem will informed, the inverted V he was referring to as an arabic number 8 is false, the inverted V is from indian numbers, the arabic numbers are the ones we are all used to write 0,1,2,3,.....
But anyway, I was expecting the same thing since GOW2 ! GOW must never end !
In the end, there will be only CHAOS !

Edit: Someone here: http://forums.gametrailers.... did a little fiddling around with this website and got this:
- it's a countdown (duh)
- it got 7 'stages', currently the progress bar is at '2'
- there are no hint's in the code for whatever this could be, other than a countdown to something
- there are no hidden links to any other pages, but the video in the loop is named 'g3_stream_video2.flv' and since we are at '2' there will be probably a new video showing more every day/week/month?
- it's possible to fill the bar by editing the xml, but it doesn't do anything because the code just isn't there ;) http://marcinbauer.com/misc...

Personnaly, I think it is teaser site to give us a secret code to unlock the FULL HD 1080p native mode for GOW3, like they did at the time of GOW2 by showing site like that and after the countdown the site showed a secret code to unlock the HD version, on the PS2, yes yes!
If it is true, then, some X-fanboys will commit suicide !

Edit: @ too pawned below, I know that "V" is 5 in Roman, but if you payed more atterntion I said the INVERTED V he was referring to and shown on the shield which is 8 in Indian !

Edit: @ dir-en-grey and to EVERYONE !
Did you even read the article and my full comment?
The article: " . For one, the insignia resembles the Arabic numeral character for the number 8."

My comment : "The site doesn't seem will informed, the inverted V he was referring to as an arabic number 8 is false, the inverted V is from indian numbers, the arabic numbers are the ones we are all used to write 0,1,2,3,..... "

TOO PAWNED5145d ago (Edited 5145d ago )

Plastic man

Lol don't try to sound smart when you don't know what you are talking about. Lol "V" is "5" in Roman (not Indian) numerals lol
http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...

The more you know "Plastic" man

Dir_en_grey5145d ago

Λ is called Lambda.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wik...
This is Greek mythology why the hell would you even think of it referring to Indian numbers? *sigh

cyborg5145d ago

@Plastica man:

The Arabic numbers used in Middle East have a V as 7 and an inverted V as 8. This coming from a person who speaks arabic.

Also I stay in india...and in Indian...8 is definitely not an inverted V.

Alcon5145d ago

Name of the site is spartansstandtall (first hint)
the inverted v is Lambda in greek (our equivalent for the letter L)(2d hint)
and Sparta or Lacedaemon (hence the lambda), was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece.(just wiki Sparta or Lacedaemon)
So my guess this game will be centered more around Sparta (and spartans).
Maybe play the rise of Kratos as the commander of his army?

webeblazing5145d ago

if its for psp made by the dev gow coo yea
if its for ps3 please dont make a new game let it end already

randomwiz5145d ago (Edited 5145d ago )

First, I'm going to attack you, then defend you.

No, the article is correct. An inverted "V" is the arabic numeral 8, but the article talks about eastern arabic numbers, western arabic numbers are the ones you see commonly used now.

@1.8
You're basically saying a symbol in one type of language can't be used in another? So everyone knows "a" is a in english, so it can't be a in French?
And if you read his comment, he talks about an inverted V.

@1.9 "This is Greek mythology why the hell would you even think of it referring to Indian numbers? *sigh "
Even though your explanation makes more sense, the site said it was an arabic number, and he thought that to be wrong, and tried to clear that misconception and offering an alternate explanation. Unfortunately, he was only half correct.

DaTruth5145d ago (Edited 5145d ago )

Started some playthroughs of GoW1 and 2(PS2 versions) in anticipation of GOW3(a little too late) and found myself wondering why the hell I haven't played those games in nearly 3 years! They're both really good games!

@Above: Fishy has the answer down below! It is Greek!

"Λ, is known as Lambda in the Greek alphabet.

Little fact: Used as a shield pattern by the Spartan army; it stood for Lakedaimon, the name of the region."

Morituri5145d ago

If you really want exotic locales and crazy characters, the best theology base would be Hindu. Their epic poem the Ramayana and Mahabharata are epic poems all about a crazy war with deities. Imagine someone fighting Vishnu etc...

rockleex5145d ago (Edited 5145d ago )

The video game, confirmed!!!

@_@

First, the phalanx ability being introduced in GOW3. Now the Spartan shield symbol.

THIS IS SPARTAAAAAAA!!!! *kicks Aaron Greenburg off the cliff*

-Alpha5144d ago

Basing the next game on Hindu mythology would be absolutely mind blowing. It's so original, completely foreign to most gamers, and it has the ability to enchant us with the mythological stories.

I would really like to see that happen.

Delive5144d ago

I'm pretty pissed at GoW3 right now. No Spoilers. The boss battles so far are great, puzzles are great, story is great, all worthy of a 10 score, then they had to make you fly up a chain and dodge things. Not too tough, but so out of character, takes you out of the game, the mood, the feel. Then, after a few more hours, they make you fly BACK down the chain, free falling. You can only hit so much til you die. Bad part is when you hit something, you can't see, increasing the odds that you will hit something else shortly after. Oh and it is an all in one run section. Die, go all the way back to the top. It's sad that the toughest part of the game (for me) is something that is so out of place, so irrelevant to "extracting your revenge on the Gods". This section alone takes away from the game.

End Gripe. Trying again.

Kain815144d ago

that a second GOW spin off is in the making, by Ready at Dawn, but for an unannounced console...i think its the PSP2.

sid4gamerfreak5144d ago

I'm already enjoying the epicness of GOW3.... Another God of War game would be too epic...

Commander TK5144d ago

Λ is not the ARABIC numeral character, it's Indian. These r Arabic numeral characters: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9

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gryfindor15145d ago

I remember being really aloof the last time they put up a teaser site. It turned out to be an amazing game on the PSP...this time I cant help but have my hopes really really high.

Dont disappoint us Sony Santa Monica...Im sick of bullshit teases anyways. You are not one of those developers.

JoeReno5145d ago

Was the 1st God of War game that I played, and instantly became a diehard fan. I missed the PS2 games because they came out so late in the ps2 life cycle. So I can't relate to the aloofness you felt. Some of the must fun I have had on my PSP

DaTruth5145d ago

Some of the only fun I had on my PSP before PSOne classics came along!

cyborg5144d ago (Edited 5144d ago )

Can anyone notice the two faces that are hidden in the middle of the circle I have drawn or is it just me?

indiagamer5145d ago

this inverted v sign also cums next to a completed challenge of olympians....

Fishy Fingers5145d ago

Λ, is known as Lambda in the Greek alphabet.

Little fact: Used as a shield pattern by the Spartan army; it stood for Lakedaimon, the name of the region.

remanutd555145d ago

God Of War second game on the psp

JoeReno5145d ago

I remember a story here on N4G not long ago, a Sony rep saying that PSP still had big game announcments for the year. This would certainly fit.

A bit more of a long shot could be CoO2 Launch title for PSP2 /\ /\ either way I'm happy. I love my PSP and my PS3.

Aclay5145d ago (Edited 5145d ago )

I wish there was some way to figure out that timer immediately because there's no telling how long this site has been up.

There's 3 more bars that have to be filled up, and E3 2010 is a just tad bit less than 3 months away...that's the only thing I could come up with...it sounds possible though because with GDC over with, E3 is the next major gaming event, but there's really no telling.

Seems like the only way to have a real good idea when this timer will end is to see how long it takes the Red Bar to progress to the half way point from it's current 1/4 position.

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Ranking Every God of War Game From Worst to Best

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JL2930163d ago

Both requels over 2 and 3? Clowns. Those are two of the most boring games I've ever played.

Snookies12162d ago

GoW 3 was amazing, but I personally hated just one thing. (This is on me alone, because I was dumb, lol.) I hated that you couldn't skip cutscenes on repeat playthroughs. I had to go back through the game a third time because I missed one trophy accidentally on my way to the platinum... The cutscenes were great the first go round, even the second... But the third was pretty agonizing.

Haven't played Ragnarok, but I still think GoW 4 is a wonderful game in its own right. Not sure how I would stack them up against each other honestly.

Monstieur162d ago (Edited 162d ago )

I don't consider the reboot part of the original series. The original series were high-skill games with combos and rewards for mixing things up.

solideagle162d ago

lol square, square and triangle is the only combo you needed. I have played all of them on the hardest difficulties...

Golfcoachh162d ago

Maybe I’m just old school but I just couldn’t get into the last two. Maybe it’s the slower action and more story telling but the original trilogy was by far my favorite.

Crows90162d ago

It's not that youre old school. They're different genres

JL2930161d ago (Edited 161d ago )

Me either, at all. It's just yap yap yap. They try to be a RPG's instead of being action games like they used to be.

Fluke_Skywalker162d ago

I'd put the two psp games over 3 in terms of story any day. But not over 2.

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TheEnigma313163d ago (Edited 163d ago )

My favorite was part 2 and I think Ragnarok is better that 2018.

Shane Kim163d ago

The newer games are better imo.

ravens52163d ago

There is no worst. Except for Ascension, only cause I didn't play it lol. They are all masterpieces. 1,2,3, 2018 and Ragnarok. 1 of, if not the greatest video game franchise...besides MetalGear.

Snookies12162d ago

Oh wow, I actually forgot that Ascension even existed... I never played it either.

Crows90162d ago

I like ascension. It was different and some interesting combat additions.

darthv72162d ago

If you didnt play it, how could you call it the worst? Its not as bad as the media portrayed it. Honestly the worst are those flash games. they arent even considered true GoW games but in name only. At least Ascension is a real GoW game.

ravens52162d ago

Not saying it's a terrible game. Just mean it's at the bottom of my list. I played a little bit of it. Jus to me, compared to the other main games, it's last.

Fluke_Skywalker162d ago

Ascension is the only GOW game I never finished. Hated it.

Inverno162d ago

Can't agree, older games do so much more than the last two. More weapons, magic abilities, enemies are more varied, level design is also more aesthetically pleasing, and agree with those who say that they shouldn't have removed jumping. Was a time I'd agree, but those old games are so so much better, that they really should've looked into bringing into the reboot/sequels.

Crows90162d ago (Edited 162d ago )

If a game is good then a game is good. Doesn't matter what came before or what comes after.

Inverno162d ago

Of course it matters. If not for what what came before there wouldn't be an after. And if something is great before then you strive to make it just as good if not better, after. I personally don't think there's a fair way to judge the new with the old because the newer games are still essentially a reboot, and went a way different direction. But I still believe the old games did it better. I'm probably bias though since I've been going back to old games and have been finding that they lack all the annoying aspects that devs have shoehorned into new games to fluff out game time.

Crows90161d ago

@Inverno

Im not talking about the passage of time here. Im talking about individual pieces of software. If a game is good then it is good. Thats not a controversial statement. You can compare good with good...sure. But you still end up with good. Now if there is a bad game in the mix and you compare you do end up with some differentials between them...makes sense to compare and see where it went wrong.

But theyre different genres and styles which were individually executed very well.

And no. The new games are not a reboot. Theyre a new direction but simply a continuation.
Tomb raider was a reboot.

Inverno161d ago

The new games are definitely a reboot, and a continuation, it can be both which it is. And a good game might be good, but my point is that if there are things done better before it then there's plenty of room for critiquing and trying to make whatever comes after better rather than just good.

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God of War 3 Remastered Has Sold 4 Million Copies To Date

God of War 3 Remaster has sold 4 million copies since its inception, making the franchise PlayStation's most profitable gamer merch brand.

purple101324d ago

Haha I still remember my brother playing the opening scene on ps3!!!

Yeh he had to put the controller down his heart was beating too fast trying to get past first 10 minutes. He said "it's too much". Best thing I've ever seen in gaming. Haha

robtion323d ago

A great game from an era before things went politically correct and gaming turned serious/'mature'.

It certainly wasn't concerned about upsetting or offending anyone and was more fun because of it.

The boss battles and set pieces still top most games released today.

SullysCigar324d ago

This game was absurdly good for it's time. The very definition of 'epic'.

robtion324d ago

Yes. The graphics were just ridiculous compared to most other games on the market at the time.

masterfox324d ago

I wished Ascension had the same treatment.

Heavenly King324d ago

Ascension SP had some things better than GOW3, and also some things worst than GOW3. But in general it was a really good game, for me it also deserves a REMASTER. The problem per se with the game is that most people were satisfied on how GOWIII ended, so Kratos got his revenge, so in order to rise the interest in the game how have to make it MORE EPIC is that the game did not had the epicness of fighting huge bosses (I guess due to technical difficulties,the game had actually a lot more colors (because the world is not dying like in GOWIII) so it is graphically more demanding that is my guess), but it compensated with having in general a more complex combat system, and an amazing soundtrack. but in general the game needed to be more epic than GOWIII somehow, and that did not happened, after GOWIII people had expectations through the roof. They should have waited and release it for PS4 so the vision of the game is not compromised.

My list of good and bad compared to GOWIII

GOOD: THE COMBAT
The combat was more elaborated, which allows you to be more immersed in the fights. Also every enemy was more resistant, even those that you could usually kill in 2-3 attacks in previous games. THE LAST BOSS is so damn epic!!!, but there is only one moment like this in the whole game.

GOOD: LESS QTEs
I love the fact that "cicle" in the new enemies (killing animations) are not QTEs, in Ascension they are mini-games on their own, depending on the enemy, making it more engaging. You had to dodge and hit when the window was open in order to eventually do the killing blow.

GOOD: The Soundtrack
it has the orginal trilogy musics, but with a new perspective since the game had a new composer. The ST was amazing also the new music written specifically for this game were badass

GOOD: The puzzles actually require you to think.

BAD: There are bad camera angles during the game, like zooming way too out of vista, and then swarming you with "light units" that like I said before had better AI and did not die of 2 attacks. those parts a few, but are a mess.

BAD: EMPTY ARENAS
Other thing that really annoyed me is that when you fight a sub-boss/heavy unit in a big arena; that ARENA WAS EMPTY, it was just you and against the medusa, or against the manticore. They should have zoom in into the action to avoid noticing the void scenario. I guess emptiness was because of the game having a lot more colors (because the world is not dying like in GOWIII) so it is graphically more demanding. My guess is that it was not possible technically, since in most of those cases you had huge vistas or intricate scenarios that needed to be rendered. The fact that the cerberus is smaller in this game disappointed me.

BAD: Only one BADASS EPIC moment, the others moments of the game were great but, they needed to set the bar even higher than GOWIII and they failed miserably.

BAD: The graphics did not improved much. I was GOWIII with more colors, and that's it.

So 4 good things against 4 bad ones. The problem is those 2 last BAD aspects are actually why the game was received so poorly. Everyone expects the next game to have a really BIG improvement in all aspects in contrast to the previous one, and that was not the case in ascension. And also GOW is the definition of EPIC, and that was not there neither. The jump on every aspect from GOWI to GOWII was huge being on the same console, and the jump from GOWII to GOWIII was humongous (obviously because a more powerful console). While the jump from GOWIII to Ascension is too little, and people expected more.

On it's own is a good game; but is not sufficient when GOWIII was released before it.

CrimsonWing69324d ago

I know this is unpopular opinion, but I prefer these over the new ones. I’m not saying the new ones are bad or anything, but they sort of get boring to me, whereas the older games were like non-stop roller coaster rides.

ChiefofLoliPolice324d ago

I love the new ones but I understand what you mean. The older ones had more action and was more arcady like.

MIDGETonSTILTS17323d ago

Ragnarok was not BIG at all… GoW1 had larger set pieces, and it was on ps2.

GoW 2018 had big moments in its own way…. Ragnarok abandoned these aspects though

robtion324d ago

I agree. It was just less serious and more fun.

victorMaje324d ago

One of my all time favourites.

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