God of war ragnarok thor series#

The short trailer, which had a voice over by Kratos actor Christopher Judge, did not officially reveal the name of the sequel, but just like the previous teasers, the trailer stated that 'Ragnarök is coming'. During the 2020 PlayStation 5 Showcase event on September 16, a new God of War was officially announced for a 2021 release on the newer console. At the same time, in order to celebrate the first anniversary of the previous game's release, Barlog posted a thread of tweets on Twitter with pictures and a statement concerning the development process some fans noticed that the first letter of each tweet spelled out 'Ragnarök is coming'. In April 2019, a teaser came in the form of a PlayStation 4 dynamic background theme the side of Kratos and Atreus' boat had runes that translated to 'Ragnarök is coming'.

Although he did not officially announce a new game at the time, that game's director, Cory Barlog, confirmed that the 2018 installment would not be Kratos's last game, and it was later revealed that future games would continue to be set in the Norse environment and include Atreus. Development Ī sequel to 2018's God of War was teased at the end of that game it ended with Ragnarök looming, as well as a secret ending that showed a vision of the Æsir god Thor confronting Kratos and Atreus at the end of Fimbulwinter. Their conflict will lie with Thor, the Norse God of Thunder, and ally-turned-enemy Freya, who seeks revenge following the death of her son, Baldur. Their journey will lead them to the Norse God of War, Týr, who was previously believed to be dead. Kratos and his teenage son Atreus begin to traverse the nine realms to seek out a means to prevent Ragnarök, while attempting to uncover answers behind Atreus’ identity as Loki. Taking place three years following the events of the previous game, Fimbulwinter, a great winter that spans three summers, is drawing to a close, which will begin the prophesied Ragnarök. Originally slated for a 2021 release, the game was delayed in part due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on development, and also because of Kratos voice actor Christopher Judge's health problems in August 2019. In the months following the game's announcement in September 2020, many gaming journalists and websites regarded the sequel as one of their most anticipated games the game won awards for Most Wanted Game and Most Anticipated Game from the 2020 Golden Joystick Awards and PlayStation.Blog awards, respectively.

God of war ragnarok thor series#

Serving as the finale to the Norse era of the series, the game will cover Ragnarök, a series of events that bring about the end of days, and depicts the deaths of some of the Norse gods, which was foretold to happen in the previous game after Kratos killed the Æsir god Baldur. Loosely based on Norse mythology, the game will be set in ancient Scandinavia and feature series protagonists Kratos and his teenage son Atreus. It will be the ninth installment in the God of War series, the ninth chronologically, and the sequel to 2018's God of War. It is scheduled to be released worldwide on November 9, 2022, for the PlayStation 4 (PS4) and PlayStation 5 (PS5).

God of War Ragnarök is an upcoming action-adventure game developed by Santa Monica Studio and will be published by Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE).