A God of War 2D motion platformer in all probability wasn’t on anybody’s bingo card for the current State of Play livestream, however not solely is the sport actual, however it’s additionally out proper now for PS5. God of War: Sons of Sparta is a brand new undertaking from Mega Cat Studios, a developer with a really cool title and a storied historical past since its founding in 2015–as effectively as a heartwarming story behind the way it settled on its studio title.
On the PlayStation Blog, Mega Cat Studios founder and CEO James Deighan revealed that an actual feline helped encourage the identification of the studio.
“We had a beloved cat that I had as a pet that handed. One of our [team members’ now-wife] volunteers at an area animal shelter right here, and she or he was serving a number of bottle infants. [Bottle babies] are at any time when the shelters are fully overburdened with animals, the skilled [certified] volunteers can take dwelling and assist increase them,” Deighan defined. “I used to be coping with some pet-loss heartbreak, as you do, and [the shelter had] this one, actually aggressive runt within the litter that we ended up taking dwelling and bottle feeding and spending a while with. That was Mega Cat.”
Deighan added that “Mega Cat” made it onto the listing as a possible title for the studio. After receiving overwhelmingly constructive responses from associates, household, and colleagues, the title caught. “Early years, it actually labored to our benefit, as a result of individuals confused us with Mad Catz,” Deighan mentioned.
In case you missed it, God of War: Sons of Sparta explores Kratos’ early years throughout his brutal coaching within the Agoge alongside his brother Kratos. Santa Monica Studio developed the story for this prequel, which additionally sees unique Kratos voice actor TC Carson return to voice the grownup Kratos. Carson can even be concerned in Santa Monica’s full remake of the unique God of War trilogy.