Replace (August 18 at 6:07 p.m. CT): Sony has provided a really quick follow-up to our outreach merely writing, “This account will not be related to Cory Barlog or Santa Monica Studio.”
Replace (August 18 at 12:02 p.m. CT): Following publication of this story, it grew to become obvious that the account in query is greater than probably deliberately inauthentic. Consequently, we’ve got trigger to imagine this information is probably going inaccurate. We apologize for this error. We now have reached out to Sony for additional affirmation, and can replace this story once more ought to we obtain remark.
Unique story (posted August 18 at 9:27 a.m. CT):
Cory Barlog (pictured above being requested rapid-fire questions on God of Struggle), director of God of Struggle II and 2018’s God of Struggle, shared some imprecise particulars about what the workforce at Sony Santa Monica is at the moment engaged on. Sony Santa Monica is the developer, most not too long ago, behind God of Struggle Ragnarök.
“I’d wish to share just a little bit about our new venture,” Barlog wrote on Fb. “I’m extremely pleased with what the workforce at Santa Monica Studio has been conducting. It’s a technically formidable venture, one thing that’s not straightforward to attain. This can be a new IP we’ve been engaged on for years, and if all goes properly, we’re planning to indicate it to you later this yr. I couldn’t be extra excited.” Barlog ended the publish with two coronary heart emojis.
Barlog’s publish would not specify that that is Sony Santa Monica subsequent venture or that it’s its solely venture. For the reason that launch of Ragnarök’s free rogue-lite mode DLC, it has been quiet about what’s subsequent.
By way of God of Struggle, developer Bluepoint Video games (primarily recognized for its remakes of Shadow of the Colossus and Demon’s Souls) was engaged on a live-service recreation related to the God of Struggle franchise. That recreation was publicly cancelled earlier this yr in response to an announcement Sony shared with Bloomberg.
No matter this new venture could also be, we’ll apparently be taught extra about it later this yr.
