{"id":1800845,"date":"2026-03-01T18:15:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T15:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1800845"},"modified":"2026-03-01T18:15:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T15:15:29","slug":"god-of-war-developer-is-working-on-a-new-franchise-within-the-god-of-war-universe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1800845","title":{"rendered":"God of War developer is working on &#8220;a new franchise within the God of War universe&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/god-of-war\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      God of War<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">God of War developer is working on &#8220;a new franchise within the God of War universe&#8221;<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Oh boy.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/godofwar-kratos.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"A close-up image of Kratos from the recent God of War games. He is a grey-skinned, beard-toting, bald-guy, with a stern expression and no top on. Mind you, he has the muscles for it. He also has bold red striping across his body and face.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"godofwar-kratos.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"320\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Sony<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1533038852.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Vikki Blake avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1533038852.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/vikki-blake\">Vikki Blake<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Contributor<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-03-01T18:15:29+00:00\">March 1, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"9963532b-6579-4c83-92f3-bf2f8be28c03\" data-name=\"God of War\" data-follow-text=\"Follow God of War\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following God of War\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow God of War\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following God of War\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow God of War\" title=\"Follow God of War\"><br \/>\n  Follow God of War<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>A former senior writer from Sony Santa Monica has revealed the studio is working on &#8220;a new franchise within the God of War universe&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The LinkedIn account that shared the news seems to no longer exist, but a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resetera.com\/threads\/playstations-santa-monica-studio-is-developing-a-new-franchise-within-the-god-of-war-universe.1449790\/\">screenshot<\/a> of their profile, if real, suggests the team is developing the franchise beyond the God of War games we currently know.<\/p>\n<p>The senior writer, who worked at the studio from 2020 until late last year, reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resetera.com\/threads\/playstations-santa-monica-studio-is-developing-a-new-franchise-within-the-god-of-war-universe.1449790\/\">wrote<\/a> on their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lsignorino\/\">LinkedIn<\/a> profile that they had &#8220;helped shape narrative visions and creative direction and Sony Santa Monica Studio for a franchise within the God of War universe, developing characters, storylines, and original lore that expanded the acclaimed IP&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Integrated story with gameplay and worldbuilding through scripts and narrative content, collaborating across disciplines to deliver emotionally driven experiences for a global audience,&#8221; the blurb continued. &#8220;Contributed to long-term narrative and franchise strategy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Given the original LinkedIn account has been deleted, there&#8217;s no way to authenticate the claim, but it does tie in with prior reporting, including news that Bluepoint \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sony-closes-acclaimed-demons-souls-and-shadow-of-the-colossus-remake-studio-bluepoint-despite-acknowledging-it-had-delivered-exceptional-experiences-for-the-playstation-community\">which was closed last week<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sony-cancels-two-more-live-service-games-including-one-based-on-god-of-war-report\">was developing a live service game within the God of War series<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.resetera.com\/threads\/playstations-santa-monica-studio-is-developing-a-new-franchise-within-the-god-of-war-universe.1449790\/page-4#post-151996075\">Commenting<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resetera.com\/threads\/playstations-santa-monica-studio-is-developing-a-new-franchise-within-the-god-of-war-universe.1449790\/\">ResetEra<\/a> thread that shared the news late yesterday, Bloomberg&#8217;s Jason Schreier wrote: &#8220;I suppose now it&#8217;s become obvious what I meant by &#8216;not a new IP but it might feel like one'&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/amazon-shares-look-at-ryan-hurst-as-kratos-in-god-of-war-tv-series\">Amazon shared a first look at Ryan Hurst as Kratos in its God of War TV series<\/a>. The picture showed Hurst leaning forward as he taught his son, Atreus, played by Callum Vinson, how to hunt. It&#8217;s an image that echoes the opening scenes of the God of War reboot, released in 2018.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>A former senior writer from Sony Santa Monica has revealed the studio is working on &#8220;a new franchise within the God of War universe&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The LinkedIn account that shared the news seems to no longer exist, but a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resetera.com\/threads\/playstations-santa-monica-studio-is-developing-a-new-franchise-within-the-god-of-war-universe.1449790\/\">screenshot<\/a> of their profile, if real, suggests the team is developing the franchise beyond the God of War games we currently know.<\/p>\n<p>The senior writer, who worked at the studio from 2020 until late last year, reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resetera.com\/threads\/playstations-santa-monica-studio-is-developing-a-new-franchise-within-the-god-of-war-universe.1449790\/\">wrote<\/a> on their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/lsignorino\/\">LinkedIn<\/a> profile that they had &#8220;helped shape narrative visions and creative direction and Sony Santa Monica Studio for a franchise within the God of War universe, developing characters, storylines, and original lore that expanded the acclaimed IP&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Integrated story with gameplay and worldbuilding through scripts and narrative content, collaborating across disciplines to deliver emotionally driven experiences for a global audience,&#8221; the blurb continued. &#8220;Contributed to long-term narrative and franchise strategy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Given the original LinkedIn account has been deleted, there&#8217;s no way to authenticate the claim, but it does tie in with prior reporting, including news that Bluepoint \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sony-closes-acclaimed-demons-souls-and-shadow-of-the-colossus-remake-studio-bluepoint-despite-acknowledging-it-had-delivered-exceptional-experiences-for-the-playstation-community\">which was closed last week<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sony-cancels-two-more-live-service-games-including-one-based-on-god-of-war-report\">was developing a live service game within the God of War series<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.resetera.com\/threads\/playstations-santa-monica-studio-is-developing-a-new-franchise-within-the-god-of-war-universe.1449790\/page-4#post-151996075\">Commenting<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.resetera.com\/threads\/playstations-santa-monica-studio-is-developing-a-new-franchise-within-the-god-of-war-universe.1449790\/\">ResetEra<\/a> thread that shared the news late yesterday, Bloomberg&#8217;s Jason Schreier wrote: &#8220;I suppose now it&#8217;s become obvious what I meant by &#8216;not a new IP but it might feel like one'&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/amazon-shares-look-at-ryan-hurst-as-kratos-in-god-of-war-tv-series\">Amazon shared a first look at Ryan Hurst as Kratos in its God of War TV series<\/a>. The picture showed Hurst leaning forward as he taught his son, Atreus, played by Callum Vinson, how to hunt. It&#8217;s an image that echoes the opening scenes of the God of War reboot, released in 2018.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News God of War God of War developer is working on &#8220;a new franchise within the God of War universe&#8221; Oh boy. 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