A former senior author from Sony Santa Monica has revealed the studio is engaged on “a brand new franchise inside the God of Battle universe”.
The LinkedIn account that shared the information appears to not exist, however a screenshot of their profile, if actual, suggests the workforce is creating the franchise past the God of Battle video games we at present know.
The senior author, who labored on the studio from 2020 till late final yr, reportedly wrote on their LinkedIn profile that they’d “helped form narrative visions and inventive course and Sony Santa Monica Studio for a franchise inside the God of Battle universe, creating characters, storylines, and authentic lore that expanded the acclaimed IP”.
“Built-in story with gameplay and worldbuilding by scripts and narrative content material, collaborating throughout disciplines to ship emotionally pushed experiences for a worldwide viewers,” the blurb continued. “Contributed to long-term narrative and franchise technique.”
Given the unique LinkedIn account has been deleted, there isn’t any method to authenticate the declare, nevertheless it does tie in with prior reporting, together with information that Bluepoint – which was closed final week – was creating a reside service recreation inside the God of Battle collection.
Commenting on the ResetEra thread that shared the information late yesterday, Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier wrote: “I suppose now it is grow to be apparent what I meant by ‘not a brand new IP nevertheless it would possibly really feel like one'”.
Earlier this week, Amazon shared a primary take a look at Ryan Hurst as Kratos in its God of Battle TV collection. The image confirmed Hurst leaning ahead as he taught his son, Atreus, performed by Callum Vinson, easy methods to hunt. It is a picture that echoes the opening scenes of the God of Battle reboot, launched in 2018.
