The next God Of War game could take place in ancient Egypt, according to a new report.
The original God Of War was released in 2005 for the PS2 and saw Spartan warrior Kratos become the titular god of war. The first three mainline games and a number of spin-offs saw Kratos battling against various ancient Greek gods before 2018’s God Of War introduced Norse mythology to the series.
Ragnarok finished up the story, with free expansion Valhalla serving as an epilogue to Kratos’ story.
However a new report from industry insider DanielRPK claims that Sony is currently casting “middle eastern” actors for an unknown AAA game that’s “likely to be the next God Of War game that explores ancient Egypt” (via The Game Post).
It’s not known if Kratos or his son Atreus will return to the franchise, but the game would likely include Egyptian deities such as Osris, the judge of death, sun god Ra and Anhur, the Egyptian god of war.
In a 2018 documentary, creative director Cory Barlog revealed that developers had toyed with the idea of setting the game in ancient Egypt before deciding on the Norse story. “I think the first pitch I gave was that we wouldn’t even know what was happening. So it was Kratos walking through the desert, because we were, in my mind, still doing Egypt initially [with] wind, sand blowing all over the place as he’s kind of crawling through and then he stands up over a dune and checks out this really fantastic ancient city.”
Earlier this month, Sony quietly cancelled a live-service multiplayer God Of War game that had been in development for two years. However the live-action Amazon adaptation that was originally announced in 2022 is still believed to be in the works.
The music of God Of War will also feature in an upcoming 200-date world tour that’s set to celebrate 30 years of PlayStation.
In other news, developers have had to edit some of the gore out of Assassin’s Creed Shadows before it can be released in Japan.
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