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First Impressions God Of War III on Playstation 3
Dude, Kratos is really, really angry
Obviously writing about trailers, demos and collector's editions here on PushSquare, we knew a lot about God Of War III. But nothing could prepare us for actually going hands-on with the game. Santa Monica's latest in Sony's biggest pie is brutal. The first thing God Of War III wants you to notice is the detail...
News You Should Probably Check Your Emails Right About Now
So, despite this apparently being limited to Europeans, we've heard from people all over the world who got access to the God Of War III demo this weekend
We got in. We're currently waiting for it to download. It's a whopping 2.6GB but, hey, it's God Of War. Who else got in? What do you think? What do you mean you haven't checked your emails yet?
News Europe: Check Your Inbox For The God Of War III Demo This Weekend
Well there's a turn up for the books
Just when we assumed SCEE weren't going to dish out the God Of War III demo, a Playstation Blog post pops up informing us Europeans to check our email inboxes this weekend. Why? Because SCEE are gonna send out the God Of War III demo to a handful of us lucky folk. You'll need to have opted in to receive the SCEE...
News God Of War III Ultimate Edition Is Packed To The Brim With Goodies
If it's big boxes and lots of downloadable media you want, the God Of War III Ultimate Edition just announced by the Playstation Blog looks absolutely perfect
In the gigantic 8.3" wide x 10.5" long x 5.9" tall sculpted replica of Pandora's Box you'll get the following God Of War goodies: God of War Combat Arena containing an...
News XBOX Live Features Kratos Oddly Enough
If you jump on XBOX Live right now you'll see a Hallowe'en special segment on the NXE
There are heads on a wall. One of those heads is that of Kratos. Weird huh?
News District 9 Totally Comes With The God Of War III Demo
So, you want to play God Of War III demo now, but you're not happy picking up the God Of War Collection it comes with? No problem, because it totally comes with the District 9 blu-ray too
It's a bit of an unusual use of Sony's corporate synergy but, hey, whatever. We're sure some people are probably stoked. Once you've played the demo you'll unlock...
News God Of War Collection Has Two Platinum Trophies, Ships November 17th
Sony have finally revealed the hotly anticipated trophy line-up for God Of War Collection, and as expected the game includes two unique platinum trophies
As far as we're aware, it'll be the first Playstation game to ship with two unique platinums on the disc, something that will have trophy fans very excited. Interestingly, the trophies look rather...
News This Boxart Is Not Final, Please, Please, Please, Please, Please Don't Change It (We Love It)
This is some tentative boxart for God Of War III
Did you notice, it's absolutely brilliant! Well, you'll need to hit the jump to see the full thing (we gotta save on bandwidth folks!) but look at it. Just look at it. It's intense. We really, really, really hope Sony don't change it. Award for best boxart ever?
News Conflict Of Interests: Trivium In God Of War III
Back in high-school, we were asked to write a small piece on something we either loved or hated for English class
Being complete cynics, we chose to write about something we hated. And naturally as music snobs, that came down to a band we hated. Namely: Trivium; possibly the worst band ever invented in the world ever. If the world were to end, the...
News God Of War III Director Considering DLC Challenge Rooms
The man behind God Of War III, Stig Asmussen, reckons that challenge rooms are a good way of keeping people hooked into a product beyond the single-player experience
Batman: Arkham Asylum did them well, why not God Of War III? It's a point he raises with GamePro, admitting that the core blu-ray release of God Of War III will include challenge maps,...
News Well Would You Look At That, The God Of War Collection Looks Pretty
That's totally not a screenshot from God Of War III in case you were wondering, nope, that's a screenshot from the God Of War Collection - Sony's new awesome blu-ray that includes copies of God Of War I & II
Epic. The game's not coming to Europe before Christmas, so you'll have to get your preorder on if you want it. Naturally, we ordered our...
News God Of War Collection Trailer Gets Us All Totally Stoked For The God Of War Franchise Again
It's been very quiet on the God Of War front since E3
In fact, dare we say Sony's lead character - Kratos - had slipped to the background behind Nathan Drake and Ratchet. Alas, releasing the God Of War Collection in the US is probably the best piece of marketing Sony have ever done. Not only do they please their fans and bring newcomers into the...
News Sorry Europe, No God Of War III Demo For You Guys
And by "you guys" we actually mean "us" because, awww, we're European baby
Still, there's always the lovely art of import meaning, if you import the God Of War Collection from the US, chances are you'll have access to that lovely God Of War III demo. If you're Japanese you'll need to pick up inFamous to get access to the demo. Still bemusing to see...
News God Of War III Demo Hitting Japan On November 19th
If you're in Japan and you want to play God Of War III, you're going to need to get a code with a copy of inFamous
The demo will then be redeemable from November 19th. If you're in the West, you'll get a code with a copy of God Of War Collection, which releases late next month.
News New Sony Handheld Studio Launches In Santa Monica, Welcome Broodworks
Broodworks are a new Santa Monica based studio formed with the intention of working on Sony portable platforms
The team is headed up by former Sony Santa Monica executive producer Shannon Studstill. Shannon's worked on God Of War II, Twisted Metal: Head On and Warhawk among other things and now intends to develop "medium casual video...
News God Of War III Was Initially Pitched As An FPS
A little known fact within Sony's Santa Monica Studio is that God Of War III was original pitched as a first-person game
Seriously. Art director Ken Feldman pitched the alternate perspective to game director Stig Asmussen early on into the game's development. He explains, "I tried unsuccessfully to convince Stig to make God of War III a...
News Let's All Watch Some Really Dodgy Footage Of The God Of War Collection Because It's God Of War
There are few franchises we'd post such dodgy, shaky cam footage for
We're not going to lie. This footage is terrible. But it's God Of War — so it instantly becomes kinda awesome. This God Of War Collection footage shows off the game in a running state on a PS3. We can't really comment on any improvements - it looks gorgeous, but then so did the...
News TGS 09: Fumito Ueda Would Love To See Ico & Shadow Of The Colossus On PS3
Ever since the God Of War Collection was announced, many Playstation fans have been very vocal about a second "Playstation 2" compilation - providing Ico and Shadow Of The Colossus on a single blu-ray disc
And 1Up seem to have some dirt to suggest that the project could possibly go ahead. Team Ico's Fumito Ueda said when prompted on the...
News The God Of War Collection Gets That Little Bit More Awesome, Includes E3 God Of War III Demo
We're already totally stoked about the God Of War Collection - a blu-ray compilation of the original two God Of War games - but now the icing has just truly been spread; as the disc will include the infamous 20-minute God Of War III E3 demo aswell
Dude. It's not a preorder bonus, it's not a store exclusive; the demo will be in every copy of the God...
News Kratos Toy Looks Really, Really Angry But Also Sorta Cute & Cuddly
Would you cuddle a man who rips the eyes out of big cyclops monster things? No? Well, we wouldn't either, but when presented like this NECA toy, Kratos looks kinda cute
Aside from all the frowning and blood splattered torso. Do you see where we're coming from though, valued reader? This is a hand crafted Kratos Mighty Mugg figure and it comes with...
News Fat Princess On PSP Adds A Fistful Of Content (And Cake)
Despite Fat Princess: Fistful Of Cake - the PSP repackaging of Sony's PSN darling - looking just like its Playstation 3 counterpart, "it'll feature 50 percent more content" according to those working on the title
So what's new? New modes to begin with — including one such mode where the class switching hat generators are busted from the off;...
News Bizarre: God Of War Collection Delayed Until 2010 In Europe
Well excuse us while we vent our anger
ARGH. A short interview over at VG247 has confirmed that God Of War Collection will "not be possible" to release in European regions this year. What the hell?! A port of two God Of War games that have already been translated and released in Europe cannot be released in Europe until 2010, even though...
News God Of War Collection May Be The First Release To Feature Two Platinum Trophies
Blimey, here's a big story for all you raging trophies addicts: God Of War Collection might feature two platinums
In an interview with IGN, Sony Santa Monica's John Hight has claimed the game may end up with two platinum trophies. Hight claimed that each game will have their own unique sets of trophies. Certainly lots of fun for completionists...
News Sony Will Release A God Of War Game This Christmas, God Of War Collection Announced
We'd like to take some credit for this news
Way back in March we broke the news that Sony were planning to bundle copies of God Of War I and II as a preorder bonus for God Of War III. Given the overwhelming response for that particular bonus on our website, there's no doubt Sony were aware there was a massive demand for a re-release of two of Sony's...
News The Kingdom Do Come To Save The Obese Princess
We already told you about chefs, ninjas and pirates coming to Fat Princess, but what about the king? Looks like he's heading to the party too
Titan Studios have been very quiet about these new characters — it'll interesting to see how they are implemented seeing as new classes could effectively change the entire game. Still, it's going to be...
News Chefs, Pirates & Ninjas Coming To Fat Princess
Titan Studios are teasing new classes for Fat Princess
The teasers on their blog come without explanation or description. Just words and images. Still, we can safely assume that Chefs, Ninjas and Pirates are heading to the multiplayer based title. While the other classes are pretty self explanatory, we're curious to see how the Chefs play. Will they...
News Fat Princess Patch Live In The US, Hitting The UK Next Week
Hey America, Fat Princess now works
At least that's what we've heard from people in the region who have downloaded the latest game-fixing patch for the title. The patch is designed to improve server stability, reduce lag, and fix a few bugs. Europe are to get the patch sometime next week (presumably the rigorous SCEE quality control policy is...
News Fat Princess Patch Incoming Quicker Than A Waddling Princess
Fat Princess is a great game
We said so in our review. Problem is, it's kind of unplayable right now. We've been trying to hop on to the game for two days and the multiplayer has just been broken. Thankfully a patch has reached its testing stage and will probably hit the public soon. Developers Titan Studios have detailed the fixes the patch deals...
News Fat Princess Multiplayer Fix In The Works
Fat Princess launched to mixed success
We actually managed to get a full five hours with the game in multiplayer before, ping, all was broken. We haven't been able to play the game since. Thankfully developers Titan Studios have confirmed via their blog that a patch is in the works and a number of fixes are on the way. We adore the game, as you'll...
First Impressions Fat Princess on Playstation 3
If you're normal, you've probably got a twitching feeling of excitement in the pit of your stomach right now
That's because today is the day Sony finally unleash the highly anticipated Fat Princess into the hands of you greedy Playstation owners. Having beaten the single-player campaign, we're on hand to offer some impressions. Fat Princess is a...
News Brilliant New Fat Princess Themed Quest Launches In Playstation Home
As part of a brilliant new Fat Princess themed Playstation Home quest, the Princess needs cake
And you're going to stuff her full of it. You'll participate in a quest for slices of cake throughout the Home based adventure and eventually unlock gigantic gateux to stuff her majesty. Fantastic stuff. This launches tomorrow. We'll see you in there.
News First Screens Of The Playstation Home Fat Princess Space
PSNow have some of the first screens of the new Fat Princess themed Playstation Home space
An announcement of the space is expected before the launch of the PSN game tomorrow.
News Premium Kratos Figure To Hit The Market From Sideshow Collectibles
Sideshow Collectibles have received the go-ahead to produce one of their uber expensive - note these $300 Star Wars figures - premium format figures for Sony's Kratos character
The God Of War star's likeness will end up being captured over a full 15" and will retail in the $300-$400 range. They're also planning to sculpt some God Of War...
News Fat Princess Receives Simultaneous Worldwide Release This Thursday, July 30th
Sometimes when games get delayed a lot, it's best not to make an announcement about their release until literally days before they actually come out
In retail's case, that theory doesn't work so well - hype has to be built, etc. But when it's a digital download, it works fine. Such is the shock and excitement we were struck with when we got word...
News God Of War Blades Of Chaos Replica On The Way
Games, comic books, movies and novels not enough God Of War for you? How about an authentic replica of the Blades Of Chaos? Yes, the marketing claws are deep into Sony's mega franchise right now
We'll leave you with the words of Kotaku to explain the details of this fantastic memento.United Cutlery's Blades of Chaos (October 2009): United Cutlery ,...
News God Of War Comics Series On The Way Courtesy Of DC
IGN have reported that DC/Wildstorm Comics will chronicle the events of the God Of War story is a new mini-comic series this October
The series will span six issues and is being written by Marv Wolfman. The plot will run right up to God Of War III, detailing the events of the first two games.
News First God Of War Novel Heading March 2010
Presumably to tie in with the March release of God Of War III, Del Ray have announced they will publish the first God Of War novel on March 23rd 2010
The novel will be a 320-page epic, penned by Matthew Stover and will release for $15. A movie release would guarantee some more money sucked from the franchise...
News Is That A God Of War Movie On The Horizon?
Let's be honest
Movies based on games are usually rubbish, even with the mountains of possible plot and angry characters in God Of War, we just can't imagine it being in a film. Still, CC2K reckon they've read a script for an upcoming God Of War movie penned by David Self. Apparently the script sticks very closely to the original game and as such...
News God Of War III Team Concerned About Austalian Release
Australia are pretty strict with what they will and won't release
Their ratings system does not go past "MA15+" meaning any games not suitable for 15 year olds don't get release. Ridiculous right? Exactly. God Of War III looks particularly brutal. Even we, as grown adults, cringed at some of the details present in the E3 demo. Still, we...
News Absolutely Amazing Michael Jackson Tribute Created In Rag Doll Kung Fu
This is definitely the best thing we've seen all week
Michael Jackson may well be sadly gone but the amount effort that's been put into this amazing Rag Doll Kung Fu tribute suggests he'll never be forgotten. Kudos to b00bi0 for making this.
News God Of War Designer Makes A Badass Akuma Statue
Katon Callaway is working on God Of War III as a character artist
But he's also working for SOTA toys designing really expensive statues. Such as this $120 Akuma one set for release in September. Expensive but seriously, how awesome is that?!
News Fat Princess Actually Won't Be Released This Month
Despite us reporting that Fat Princess would be out this month, we're afraid that won't be happening anymore
The game has been pushed back (again). The game is now pencilled in for "at some point this summer" — which could mean anywhere between July or August. So we'll probably be playing it in December. Seriously though, it's right that...
News Nielsen's Survey Suggests God Of War III One Of The Most Desired Games Post-E3
There were a lot of games at E3
So in order to seperate them, people do surveys and stuff. Like this one conducted by Nielsen which determines the games at E3 with the highest purchase intent. XBOX 360's Halo 3: ODST tops out the chart with 53% of respondants taking interest. God Of War III sits in second place with 49% and Wii Sports Resort in...
News thatgamecompany Talk About The Beauty Of Taking Risks
flower is still our game of the year
Nothing has even come close to topping the experience yet. And looking to the future - the likes of Bioshock 2, Uncharted 2 and Modern Warfare 2 are going to have to be pretty bloody special to come close. There's a common theme there in the games we've listed that could potentially take flower's crown. They're...
E3 2009 Fancy Playing God Of War III?
.. You've got a long wait. How long would you wait idley to play God Of War III? We reckon - six hours.
E3 2009 God Of War III Live Gameplay Demonstration
God Of War III was always going to look gorgeous, and this trailer proves that Sony Santa Monica will not disappoint you when the game lands this March 2010
E3 2009 God Of War III Coming March 2010
Sony Santa Monica showcased a decent chunk of God Of War III at this year's E3, and typically the game looked absolutely amazing
However, they also announced that the game will be released March 2010, somewhat missing optimistic expectations the game will be available this year. To say it looks incredible would be an understatement.
News Fat Princess & Trash Panic Confirmed For The European PSN This June
Sony have confirmed via the European leg of the Playstation Blog that Trash Panic and Fat Princess will be available on the PSN this June
The anticipated multiplayer romp Fat Princess is expected to make its final appearance on the E3 show floor this year before retail sometime this month. Trash Panic on the other hand is an exciting puzzle game...
News Rag Doll Kung Fu For Free
Just a heads up to let you all know Rag Doll Kung Fu is free from the US Playstation Store all this week
Not that you need to read a review, but, you can check out our review all the same right over here.
News What's The One God Of War III Preorder Item You'd "Defy Zeus" To Get Hold Of?
Remember we told you Sony were polling members of GAP (GamerAdvPanel) for their God Of War III Collector's Edition wishlist? Well, we just got word that Sony are done with that, and now want to know about a single preorder item so awesome "you'd defy Zeus" to get hold of it
Giving away a reward for preorders aswell as a collector's edition — this...
