Rumors about the next project helmed by Santa Monica Studio's Cory Barlog have been making the rounds since 2021, but a fresh influx of information suggests the project will be a new franchise set within the God of War universe.

In a LinkedIn post that has since been deleted, but not before it was screenshotted and posted to the ResetEra forums, a former senior writer at Santa Monica said they had "helped shape the narrative vision and creative direction at Sony Santa Monica Studio for a new franchise within the God of War universe."

The LinkedIn leak has been backed up by other reliable sources, and seems to fit with prior rumors about the project. Industry insider NateTheHate posted some information to X, saying that he's heard that the game will be set in the God of War universe and will feature Faye as its protagonist. He also said that the game will have more of a focus on action than those in GoW's Norse saga. Nate added that he expects the game to be announced this year, with a release following in the first half of next year.

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With Marathon’s weekend server slam wrapping up today, we’re sorting through impressions and reactions from gamers and some insight from Bungie to try to get an idea on how the PvPvE extraction FPS has changed since its last public test. First let’s talk numbers: Steam shows that player headcount hit nearly 150K as the test began, but numbers […]

Keen-eyed observers have noted that title IDs for Grand Theft Auto 6 have now been added to the PlayStation database, leading some to speculate that Rockstar is preparing to start preorders for the title.

X account PlayStation Game Size, which often reports on backend information for games on PlayStation, posted that two title IDs for GTA 6 have recently been added to the PlayStation database. Title IDs are a unique code assigned to each game on PlayStation, and their appearance in the system will often be a precursor to preorder sales, or other changes on a game's store page. PlayStation Game Size adds that they "expect we’ll see something about the game soon, probably the start of preorders."

Oddly enough, Grand Theft Auto 6 has two title IDs, while most games usually only require one. While reports suggest that GTA 6 will have three editions on release, PlayStation Game Size says that different editions of a game will still use the same title ID, leaving the second ID a mystery. Some have speculated that the second ID may instead be for a standalone GTA 6 Online app, but we'll have to wait for more news from Rockstar to be certain.

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If you thought Discord and Reddit were bad, you definitely haven’t seen the darkest corners of the MMORPG internet, and one of those dark corners has now been shut down definitely thanks to threats from Final Fantasy XIV studio Square Enix. Yesterday, Square posted an announcement to its Japanese Twitter account (translated through Google Translate). […]

Marty Supreme actress Odessa A'zion knows how to serve up a red carpet look. Tasked with adhering to the Reimagining Hollywood Glamour From the '20s and '30s dress code at the Actor Awards...

Bungie is continuing to monitor major complaints around ammo, UI, and PVP