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Rumor: God of War 3 A Year Away From Alpha?

So the year 2008 is gone! Now we have 2009 and it's already the half of 1st month is gone. I can tell this year will be busy like hell. God of War III is less than a year away from hitting alpha... now that's scary. I had a relaxing time off during the new years and almost back on track with working and working on my personal stuff. Anyhow- here are some paintings that I started a while ago.
Witch is flying through some fruitland and the second one is I am not sure what it is. Bye.

Cecil

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Carbide75987d ago

I'll place my money on '09

Powertesties5987d ago

...is likely. I don't want anything rushed. Let them take their time and release a title that is polish, beautiful and frankly amazing.

Sony needs killer titles and so does it's gamers.

thor5987d ago

I agree with you Nate.

I'm not sure if GT5 can make it out WORLDWIDE by the end of '09 but it will be out in some territories for sure.

INehalemEXI5987d ago

Im not in a rush to play GoW 3 I agree take the time to make it as epic as possible. Plenty coming soon to keep me busy.

Danja5987d ago

GT5 will probably hit..Europe and Japan late 2009...and NA ..spring 2010...or they might just do a simultaneous release this fall..

GOW3 is coming out Feb/March 2010.....i've always stated that and I dont mind cuz Sony already have enuff games hitting this fall....

dont wanna over shadow all thos games with GOW3..or have them cannibalize each other like they did last fall

Serjikal_Strike5987d ago (Edited 5987d ago )

for 2010 release

http://v4vg.com/god-of-war-...

@jonondaspot check the link dude....

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sunnygrg5987d ago

OMG Nathan Drake, did El derado got you too? like the Spaniards?

Kleptic5987d ago

alpha, beta, and gold are always screwed up when it comes to what a developer/publisher actually shows you anyway...

I would actually bet money AGAINST any 2009 release for GOW III...and put my chips on holiday 2010...but wouldn't be overly surprised if it did come in spring 2010...2009 isn't likely imo...the game is using a lot of killzone 2 engine assets according to insiders..which will massively help development time in terms of laying the foundation for the game...but its still supposed to a be massive finale to the franchise, at least in terms of kratos' story...and 2009 is already completely packed anyway...

again...late 2010 is my bet...we'll see though...

thats_just_prime5987d ago (Edited 5987d ago )

I've said all along this is a 2010 title at the eariest. My bet is nov 2010. Ms will counter GooW3 with GoW3.We might also see GT5 and Forza 3 face off in 2010. To top it off FF13 will be hitting the us/uk in 2010 seem like 2010 is going to be one hell of a year for gaming

whoelse5986d ago

I'm guessing next March like previous games.

Karum5986d ago

I gotta agree with Drake on those release dates

Jinxstar5986d ago

For anyone who wants to know how the game development cycle works. hit the link.

http://www.gamespp.com/game...

GOW3 will be march of 2010. All the other GOW games were march releases and I don't see this being different.

cjflora5986d ago

Why are so many of you analysts? Is it really that important for people to think you will guess the right release date, or did a whole bunch of statisticians and analysts recently become gamers? "People don't believe me that it'll be in 2010, but I keep telling them." Unless you work for Sony or are a part of the development team, I frankly don't really give a $hit when YOU say it's going to be released. Get over yourselves...

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Simon_Brezhnev5987d ago

i want god of war and twisted metal next year

MONOLITHICIDE5986d ago

(drooling) nex-gen TWISTED METAL mmmmmmmmmmm good

ToastyMcNibbles5987d ago

i know this is a blog but i really thought this was important..also if you guys read the comments you can see that he states no god of war 3 for this year

t_tocs5987d ago

and how the hell would he know? You need to read the rules of posting before you lost the ability to.

t_tocs5987d ago

He may be the concept artist, but that's like me being working in the FBI gift shop claiming to know where Usama Bin Laden is. He's a no one. Very non reliable source.

ToastyMcNibbles5987d ago (Edited 5987d ago )

he would know because he is the concept artist in god of war 3 and was the concept artist in the first 2 god of war games...quit being so tight

t_tocs5987d ago

trust me...The concept artist is just that...an artist. He's not a developer, not a big time CEO, he has nothing to do with when the game is released. Also, he would be one of the last to find out if it was delayed. He's no big whig...he has no credibility. It's just a rumor...at best. A rumor that could have some validity, but one that is not definite.

This is not news...

And if you still feel strongly about this, then link to the comment section you speak of...not his main page.

ToastyMcNibbles5987d ago

That's why the story is labeled under "rumor"...and check the comment section yourself...if him saying they're a year away from alpha isn't enough then I don't know what is

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Product5987d ago

Conceptual artists could be part of the creative team that puts the game together and there for would be there till the end of production.I would take this guys word over anyone who posts on n4g thats for sure especially if hes on the creative team and wasnt just the conceptual artist that handed his art over to a animator.

Giriath5987d ago (Edited 5987d ago )

You don't seriously think he wouldn't know when they're aiming to release it, do you? He's a part of the development team! Development teams have meetings, goals and deadlines, just like every other company. You think the cameraman of a film crew doesn't know their deadline?

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sonic19895987d ago

i'm ok with it beside i got alot of games to look forward to.

Helghast Slayer5987d ago

Well with the amount of AAA ps3 exclusiives this year the only logical thing for Sony to do is release it early 2010. That way they can have another strong start to the new year just like killzone2. It's called wise strategy mate. I doubt the competition would have anything to offer that early in the year.

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50 Best PS3 Games of All Time

The PlayStation 3 is Sony’s most interesting home console ever, but what’s most interesting of all is trying to nail down the very best games on a console with hundreds of incredible games. Let’s give it a shot.

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darthv72103d ago

Personally, I'd rank Pacific Rift in my top 10. It's the best of the series.

badz149102d ago

We desperately need Motorstorm back. Evolution is no more though and this makes me sad

Cacabunga102d ago

Sly Thieves in Time
Stay the Party
Portal 2
Dj Hero
Demon’s Souls
God of war Ascension

rudero102d ago

2 of those games got railed through the “gaming media” during release.
Sly and god of war.
Both of which were fantastic games.

Cacabunga101d ago

Ascension is VERY underrated. Remake please!

Venoxn4g102d ago

Decent list.. I would put the Castle Crashers as well..

1Victor102d ago

Yes it’s a decent list of popular games with a heavy hand on FPS and no Warhawk or Starhawk 2 of the best games (not sale wise) on ps3.
I would buy a Starhawk again even if it didn’t have a graphics upgrade hell I would even take a new one with micro transactions 😱🤯

Profchaos102d ago

I've noticed a recent nostalgia for the PS3 and I don't get it for me it's been my least favourite generation to date and I've been gaming since the NES I just feel like the ambition of the developers outweighed the capabilities of the consoles so I remember lots of games running in the lower end of 20fps range and I remember for the first time ever actually disliking the duelshock 3 and it's curved triggers

Sure there were some standouts and great games but that's the only gen I switched entirely to PC gaming

darthv72102d ago

Maybe the recent nostalgia is because pretty much all of its games are trapped on that console. People want to play them on more modern hardware. hell... if XB can do it then so can Sony. there are competent emulators out there that can run on PS4/5 hardware but Sony just wont let them become official... why is that?

If we are talking least favorite generations (personally) then this one is certainly mine. i had more fun playing 8th, 7th and 6th gen stuff than 9th. And it isnt like i dont have access to do so... the heavy hitters just havent shown up anywhere close to those previous gens. The few here and there just doesnt cut it compared to the likes of constant good games that showed up in 6th, 7th and 8th gen. hell.... I'll even throw in 5th gen has been better than this one.

Profchaos102d ago

I tend to agree there's lots of amazing games locked to the PS3 like GTA IV or mgs 4 but then again my issue was never with the content the PS3 had but rather it's performance many other people have said the PS3 felt like it couldn't walk and chew bubblegum at the same time using PSN and downloading a game could take a few minutes to just start a download.

I typically don't worry all that much about performance I've never had a problem with games that run at 30 but games like crysis 2, Skyrim are good examples where the performance was so unstable you would never even touch the top of the frame cap and the hitching was worse than say Goldeneye on the n64

I think emulation is more than possible on the ps5 though it's just that Sony has no incentive to rush it's development it will likely be a ps6 feature if it ever happens at all.

But yeah the 9th gen has been so bad from a content perspective thats a given I see constant articles where people are frequently expressing their disappointment around the industry as a whole right now to much live service competition that sinks longstanding studios and consumes Devs time less ambition and games cost so much to make they have to play it safe.

The 5th gen was easily better than the 9th we had some all time greats crash, Spyro, Tony hawk, mgs, Mario,64, Goldeneye, Mario kart 64 the list goes on. The 5th gave us a new dimension and I remember being blown away by how much more open gaming had become the 4th gen with the mega drive and SNES was great and very easy to still revisit some of the greatest games of all time came out like earthbound, secret of mana, sonic , Mario world etc but saving our games was still not a standard function or a given so gaming was still evolving but it was very impressive to see some of the tricks Devs used like dithering to give us new experiences those earlier gens limitations bred innovation.

Michiel1989102d ago

if XB can do it so can sony? I didn't know xbox had a cell processor in their older consoles, that's the reason why ps3 was so cool, but also the reason why games are hostage there and no, xbox did nothing similar even though their backward compatbility is good, they always had a similar architecture to their consoles.

darthv72101d ago

Sorry Michael... I guess you missed the obvious part where i said there are already emulators out that do this. and that is what XB is doing... emulators for OG and 360 games. Its why the full slate is not BC on XBO/Series.

coolbeans102d ago (Edited 102d ago )

The list is missing Folklore.

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14 Years Later, God of War 3 Still Has The Best Boss Fights

Kratos' journey in God of War 3 was an angry rampage against the Greek Gods, resulting in some of the best boss battles in gaming.

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TheProfessional256d ago

They went from amazing, huge scale bosses to shirtless Norse people with tattoos...

The only good boss in the new god of war was the mountain dragon.

xHeavYx256d ago

I like the new GOW games, but I do feel that the brutality of the games were toned down way too much in favor for (what some people may call) heartwarming stories. I think both things could co-exist, but if I had to choose, I'd rather have the brutality back.

Goodguy01256d ago (Edited 256d ago )

Agreed. I... barely even remember any of the bosses in Ragnarok even lol. Story bosses only, optionals excluded. Kinda wish Kratos was still an all brutal angry man that way we do go after pretty much all the gods in each mythology. New gow, you feel bad about them...

ravens52256d ago (Edited 256d ago )

I have to agree. Some of the best boss fights. Felt so good to get a new weapon when you beat em. The Hades fight and Hercules fight were dope. The Poseidon fight was fire especially when you went first person. Damn I want to play it over. Sadly all I have is 3 and the new ones. That's why I want a remaster of the first two.

Levii_92256d ago

And we will never.. EVER, get an insane awesome game like this ever again (at least not directly from SSM and Sony)

Hey do you remember those Atreus sections and that Angrboda section where you collect fruit or whatever the f was happening? No. You remember when Kratos ripped off Helios’s head just to use as a flashlight. You remember when he chopped of Hermes’s legs to just so use his boots and you remember the Aphrodite section, when he was gutting Centaurus’s with guts spilling out and when he tied a half naked girl to the gate mechanism pulley thing or whatever it’s called just so she can hold the heavy gate by being mangled into a bloody mess. Good times. 😂

victorMaje256d ago

Mark my words, maybe not God of War, maybe not SSM, but a few years from now, the story will be one of vengeance, the protagonist will be there, the gameplay will meet the expectations, and the right team will be put together, it will feel so refreshing again, and we will rejoice. It’s inevitable.

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jambola256d ago

I remember it slightly more fondly because with only 2 characters it was nice to have less yapping and mimir not yelling forced tutorials at me

mkis007256d ago

I like mimir though. He gives more lore for this universe, because God of war has its own lore somewhat separate from actual Norse myth.

jambola255d ago

@mkis007
I'm ok with mimir in cutscenes
I just mean constant yapping and yelling in battle mostly

mkis007256d ago

I do love the hades fight...so fricken brutal how you bash him into the ceiling with his own weapons over and over.

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The Best Video Game Opening Levels In Gaming History

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