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‘God of War’ Dev Says Game Was Almost Set in Egypt, Shows Concept Art
So to say that Sony’s God of War has been a success is an understatement. Selling five million copies with a month of its release is certainly nothing short of awesome. But how close were we to getting a very different-looking game? Pretty damn close.
Yesterday, God of War developer Cory Barlog was in Cologne at Devcom to talk about the making of the game, and dropped an interesting little info from development, along with some cool concept art. It seems that during the time of development for God of War: Ascension, the idea for the new game was being pitched.
Remember how Barlog said that the next GoW game would possibly end up exploring Egyptian and Mayan mythologies? That’s because originally, GoW 2018 was stuck between being either Norse or Egyptian-themed. Half of the team wanted to go with Norse route, while the other half wanted to tackle Egyptian route. Barlog ended up being the tiebreaker in the decision.
In fact, one of those Egyptian GoW concepts was shown off by Barlog, in addition to a Norse concept.
Barlog also talked about how the team faced an uphill battle with regards to the changes the team were making to Kratos, particularly the addition of Atreus. During a playtest session, the team received flack for having Kratos go on a fetch quest, with the reasoning that this wasn’t the Kratos fans remember.
Still, the team stuck to their guns, and five million copies later, they’ve proven critics wrong.
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One of Clive Barker’s Final Convention Appearances Will Be at New Jersey’s Monster Mania in August
We told you earlier this month that horror legend Clive Barker is leaving the convention scene behind to focus entirely on his writing, with various upcoming projects in the works.
A series of final appearances from Barker will begin at Days of the Dead Chicago this month, and we’ve learned Barker will also be coming to Monster Mania in New Jersey.
Clive Barker will be signing at Monster Mania 59 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, which runs from August 2 – August 4, 2024. Stay tuned for more info from the convention.
Barker’s official statement earlier this month explained, “… it’s time to focus entirely on writing. I’m not stopping public events because I’ve lost delight in meeting you all over the years. I’m as passionate as ever about sharing my imagination with readers and moviegoers around the world. In the very room where I’m writing these words, I have the manuscripts for a very large number of projects (Thirty-one of them), some very close to completion, others still telling themselves. There are some wild projects in this collection of works, whether close to finished or done. There are also stories that you all knew I would be finishing.”
“Abarat IV and V are amongst the books at my feet,” he continued. “So is the Third and final book of The Art and the sequel to The Thief of Always. There are also return visits to characters and mythologies you may have thought I would never return to.
“I hope I am still able to surprise you in the decades ahead.”
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