God of War developer Sony Santa Monica is reportedly working on a serious spinoff targeted on Faye — Kratos’ spouse and the mom of Atreus.
Whispers of what precisely Sony Santa Monica was working on subsequent have been rising over the previous weeks, following an earlier tease by Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier that the studio’s subsequent undertaking was “not a brand new IP however it would possibly really feel like one.”
Over the weekend, the LinkedIn profile of a author who labored on the undertaking was widely shared on-line, describing it as “a brand new franchise throughout the God of War universe.” Then, infamous leaker NateTheHate stated that the sport would middle on the character of Faye — one thing IGN additionally understands to be correct.
“Sure, the sport is ready throughout the God of War universe & the lead character might be Fay,” wrote NatetheHate, who has an honest observe document with leaking video game-related undertaking data. “Present plan: Reveal this 12 months/launch first half 2027 — barring any delay.”
Faye, in any other case generally known as Laufey, is a crucial character within the story of Sony Santa Monica’s Norse God of War titles, and notably God of War Ragnarök, the place she is portrayed by True Blood and Daredevil star Deborah Ann Woll.
The 2018 God of War begins with Faye useless, and your complete recreation is structured as a journey to fulfil her final want: that her ashes be scattered from the 9 Realms’ highest peak. That recreation’s conclusion reveals that Faye had been a Jötunn, or Frost Large. God of War Ragnarök then options Faye extra extensively, with the character showing to Kratos in flashback-like goals.
Sony Santa Monica growing a recreation targeted on Faye would recommend its story might be a God of War (2018) prequel — probably with little look from Kratos himself.
Final month, Sony dropped a number of different God of War bulletins throughout its huge February State of Play broadcast — most notably the affirmation of a God of War Trilogy Remake undertaking, which is ready to relaunch Kratos’ traditional Greek adventures for a brand new period. Growth on that’s nonetheless in its early phases, nonetheless. There was additionally the shock shadow drop of a side-scrolling spinoff — God of War Sons of Sparta — that arrived to a blended response.
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