Arecent job postingfor a “Sr Hero Combat Designer” familiar withGod of WarandGod of War: Ragnarök’scombat systemshints at a new entry in the series being in development.
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The listing specifically asked for those “who are fluent with the combat design choices, systems, mechanics, and enemies in God of War (2018) and God of War Ragnarök (2022) are preferred,“hinting that the rumored new IP might also be in development.
Since Kratos returned to our consoles in 2018as a father, fans have yet to have enough, with thesequel even breaking a PlayStation sales record the week it dropped. This demand isn’t lost on the developers,whose hiring calls have beenground for rumors since November last year.
It has long been hinted that we’re nearing the end of Kratos' story, but as of now,we don’t know if the next entry in the series will be his epilogue orAtreus' prologue.
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As Santa Monica Studio has almost exclusively worked onGod of Warprojects in the past,it is of great importance that the hiring post mentions the series only in the “preferred” section, not as a requirement.
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Cory Barlog, director and writer for the 2018 game and creative director ofRagnarök, saidthe studio wants to branch out into different IPs as early as 2022. In a recent X post, he said he’scome back to SMS to “cause chaos.”
Barlog’s next game has beenrumored to be set in space, so unless Kratos is launching a space program to exterminate Space Gods,it’s unlikely he’s only working on anotherGod of Wargame.
This new IP is big for SMS as, aside from externally developed projects, they haven’t released anything without Kratos' pale andsullen face in 20 years.
Information about the nextGod of Warand the rumored sci-fi game is scarce, with a few X andLinkedIn postsas our only sources.Whatever SMS has in store, it’s certain to create ripples in the industry.
Still, a man can hope that we seeAtreus in his own game, and Kratos in a space shuttle headed towards Mars.
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