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God Of War 3 Director Stig Asmussen Explains How He Almost Accidentally Named Kratos After Himself

While visiting Respawn to learn about Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Game Informer took some time to chat with Stig Asmussen about his time with God of War.

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IamTylerDurden11774d ago

I have little interest in deserters, unless of course they come back and make a Game of Gen like the recent GoW. Dr Marks, Stig, Adam Boyes are all dead to me. I kid.

CaptainIronbat1773d ago

So Hironobu Sakaguchi too and Amy Henning perhaps? Bit harsh dont you think?

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TheColbertinator1773d ago

Deserters?

He is a developer and seeks new opportunities for himself wherever they might be. Nothing wrong with that.

Additionally Stig stepped out but as we can all see after both him and Jaffe left, the God of War franchise is in good hands.

Melankolis1773d ago

Fortunately, only a few companies are affected by a person or two left (even the important ones).
- Sony Santa Monica, David Jaffe & Stig Asmussen left.
- Naughty Dog, Amy Hennig left.
- Sony, Phil Harrison left.
The companies still okay though.

UltraNova1773d ago (Edited 1773d ago )

And yet all studios made far far better games after they left... coincidence?

No single person is so important that the general direction and focus of the studio can be derailed as long as they have one.

hulk_bash19871773d ago

One of the biggest reasons I have faith that Fallen Order is gonna be is is in large part because Stig is involved. GOW3 is one of the best action games to come out of the PS3 generation.

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Blank1773d ago

This was an interesting backstory of how the names came about for the game and Kratos. Although the fact marketing can effect artistic choices irks me a bit which I assume is the norm. It makes me wonder what other artistic changes were changed in other game franchises this was a good light article.

Sirk7x1773d ago

Almost anything you've ever enjoyed as far as entertainment has had higher-ups with their hands in it. Some of the best ideas that people have ever had, that they poured their hearts into, someone told them it wasn't marketable and crushed it. Money money.

AK911773d ago

It's weird for me at this point as a fan of the GOW series I can't imagine any other name for Kratos other than well Kratos also they were really planning to call the series Dark Odyssey? That would have been so lame.

TopherMan1773d ago

Says "Sophisticated_Chap" . lol

Knightofelemia1773d ago

Glad they went with Kratos the name suits him and he looks like a Kratos. Stig sounds more like some biker name used in Sons of Anarchy.

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Nintendo confirms its commitment to physical games

In an era dominated by digital downloads and streaming services, the importance of physical media in gaming remains a topic of discussion.

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Chocoburger16h ago

Of course, Nintendo has always preferred physical sales, especially since they skew to a younger audience, and kids want games for their birthdays and holidays. They go to the store and pick the game they want.

Since the Wii they have always been the last major publisher to support modern tech or concepts, and they will be the last to support physical if it ever goes away. Which I hope it doesn't.

darthv722h ago

Nintendo just likes sales in general. If they can sell digital more, they would because the 2nd hand market they do not get a cut of. For me, i tend to buy more physical switch games than I do other platforms. I do have my fair share of digital deals from the eshop though. Especially if its something that i have a sealed physical copy of and dont want to reduce its value.

Cacabunga2h ago

Then I know for sure who I will be supporting

neutralgamer19922h ago

OK, but you need better format where these games could actually fit instead of half of the game being in physical form and all I have being on a digital code or have to download

Hofstaderman2h ago

The one caveat with cartridges. If the leaks are true the internal storage stands at 256gb plus SD card support too.

Inverno2h ago

There are cards that can fit all of a game but those cost more, and publishers are cheap. It's weird cause with how much the switch has sold and how long it's been on the market the costs to manufacture these cards should've been much lower by now. It's a publisher issue cause there has only been very few exceptions on PS and Xbox, rest of the industry would rather force a download despite Blu-ray being cheap.

shinoff21831h ago

Your right. It's definitely a publisher issue. From my time collecting that's what I've come across. Just always remember

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Tell you everything you need to know about releases.

ActualWhiteMan2h ago

Yeah it artificially retains the high prices for their software. Hence Pirates will always have their day with them.

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Hades 2 devs are "worried" about Hephaestus boons, expect a nerf soon

Supergiant Games' Studio Director, Amir Rao, has said that he's worried about some unbalanced boons in-game, with nerfs coming soon.

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Nostalgia 64 Creator Tells Us About The Worlds The Game Features

Super Mario 64 and Diddy Kong Racing are just the beginning.

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