{"id":2062810,"date":"2026-07-26T17:27:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-26T14:27:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2062810"},"modified":"2026-07-26T17:27:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-26T14:27:52","slug":"the-next-kratos-god-of-war-game-will-follow-and-connect-to-laufey-says-cory-barlog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2062810","title":{"rendered":"The next Kratos God of War game will follow and connect to Laufey, says Cory Barlog"},"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-laufey\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      God of War Laufey<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">The next Kratos God of War game will follow and connect to Laufey, says Cory Barlog<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">&#8220;Faye is still part of the larger tapestry of what we truly really want to explore, all of these different characters in there.&#8221;<\/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\/god-of-war-laufey-classic-cover-1.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"god-of-war-laufey-classic-cover-1.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Sony Santa Monica, Eurogamer.<\/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=\"2026-07-26T17:27:52+00:00\">July 26, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/kratos-god-of-war-links-directly-to-laufey?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          1 comment<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/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=\"b36c55a8-5753-4700-a490-cbeab36ac7e6\" data-name=\"God of War Laufey\" data-follow-text=\"Follow God of War Laufey\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following God of War Laufey\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow God of War Laufey\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following God of War Laufey\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow God of War Laufey\" title=\"Follow God of War Laufey\"><br \/>\n  Follow God of War Laufey<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>Santa Monica Studio head of creative, Cory Barlog, has confirmed that the next mainline, Kratos-starring God of War will pick up after the events of God of War Laufey.<\/p>\n<p>Talking at a panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Barlog revealed that &#8220;everything&#8221; the team at Santa Monica was doing in the Faye game will &#8220;set up and expand what comes next&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"God of War Laufey - Meet The Cast Behind The Scenes | State of Play 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6x_2WIBdcEs?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/6x_2WIBdcEs\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">God of War Laufey &#8211; Meet The Cast Behind The Scenes | State of Play 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>God of War Laufey &#8211; Meet the Cast.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6x_2WIBdcEs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Everything we are doing in the Faye game is a continuation of what came before and to set up and expand what comes next,&#8221; he explained (thanks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/next-kratos-led-god-of-war-game-is-coming-after-laufey-and-connects-directly-to-her-story-comic-con-2026\">IGN<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Phranque has been around since the beginning. It&#8217;s interesting to see how to build this world out. Everything in the game is setting up for something so amazing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;Faye is, while it&#8217;s a different thing, it&#8217;s still part of the larger tapestry of what we truly really want to explore, all of these different characters in there. But there&#8217;s always going to be Kratos games, like, throughout the whole history. We&#8217;re super excited about that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/god-of-war-laufey-release-date-confirmed\">God of War Laufey will release on 16th February 2027<\/a>. Confirmation came yesterday via an announcement at San Diego Comic-Con. It was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/god-of-war-new-series-entry-kratos-faye-playstation\">revealed<\/a> as one of the biggest in this year&#8217;s Summer Game Fest season, and part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/playstation-state-of-play-june-2026-most-watched\">record-breaking State of Play<\/a>. The surprise reveal generated plenty of discussion, but most of the talk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/god-of-war-laufey-more-kratos-games-coming\">centred on the game&#8217;s new protagonist, Faye<\/a>. And according to Faye actress Deborah Ann Woll, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/god-of-war-laufey-pitched-in-2018\">the idea existed all the way back when the reboot was released<\/a> in 2018, nearly 10 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>But the star remains gloriously unbothered by the negative criticism the game reveal has triggered. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/god-of-war-laufey-deborah-ann-woll-unbothered\">Woll recently said she&#8217;s &#8220;totally unbothered&#8221; by the backlash surrounding the upcoming game<\/a> because she knows &#8220;it&#8217;s great&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/playstation-ps5-pc-single-player-games\">What&#8217;s definitely not happening with Laufey, however, is a PC port<\/a>, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sony-playstation-pc-ai-annual-report\">Sony no longer intends to release its non-live-service games on PC<\/a>.<\/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>Santa Monica Studio head of creative, Cory Barlog, has confirmed that the next mainline, Kratos-starring God of War will pick up after the events of God of War Laufey.<\/p>\n<p>Talking at a panel at San Diego Comic-Con, Barlog revealed that &#8220;everything&#8221; the team at Santa Monica was doing in the Faye game will &#8220;set up and expand what comes next&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"God of War Laufey - Meet The Cast Behind The Scenes | State of Play 2026\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6x_2WIBdcEs?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/6x_2WIBdcEs\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">God of War Laufey &#8211; Meet The Cast Behind The Scenes | State of Play 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>God of War Laufey &#8211; Meet the Cast.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6x_2WIBdcEs\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Everything we are doing in the Faye game is a continuation of what came before and to set up and expand what comes next,&#8221; he explained (thanks, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/next-kratos-led-god-of-war-game-is-coming-after-laufey-and-connects-directly-to-her-story-comic-con-2026\">IGN<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Phranque has been around since the beginning. It&#8217;s interesting to see how to build this world out. Everything in the game is setting up for something so amazing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;Faye is, while it&#8217;s a different thing, it&#8217;s still part of the larger tapestry of what we truly really want to explore, all of these different characters in there. But there&#8217;s always going to be Kratos games, like, throughout the whole history. We&#8217;re super excited about that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/god-of-war-laufey-release-date-confirmed\">God of War Laufey will release on 16th February 2027<\/a>. Confirmation came yesterday via an announcement at San Diego Comic-Con. It was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/god-of-war-new-series-entry-kratos-faye-playstation\">revealed<\/a> as one of the biggest in this year&#8217;s Summer Game Fest season, and part of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/playstation-state-of-play-june-2026-most-watched\">record-breaking State of Play<\/a>. The surprise reveal generated plenty of discussion, but most of the talk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/god-of-war-laufey-more-kratos-games-coming\">centred on the game&#8217;s new protagonist, Faye<\/a>. And according to Faye actress Deborah Ann Woll, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/god-of-war-laufey-pitched-in-2018\">the idea existed all the way back when the reboot was released<\/a> in 2018, nearly 10 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>But the star remains gloriously unbothered by the negative criticism the game reveal has triggered. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/god-of-war-laufey-deborah-ann-woll-unbothered\">Woll recently said she&#8217;s &#8220;totally unbothered&#8221; by the backlash surrounding the upcoming game<\/a> because she knows &#8220;it&#8217;s great&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/playstation-ps5-pc-single-player-games\">What&#8217;s definitely not happening with Laufey, however, is a PC port<\/a>, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/sony-playstation-pc-ai-annual-report\">Sony no longer intends to release its non-live-service games on PC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News God of War Laufey The next Kratos God of War game will follow and connect to Laufey, says Cory Barlog &#8220;Faye is still part of the larger tapestry of what we truly really want to explore, all of these different characters in there.&#8221; Image credit: Sony Santa Monica, Eurogamer. 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