<P> God of War ( commonly referred to as God of War 4 or God of War PS4 ) is an upcoming third - person action - adventure video game in development by Santa Monica Studio and to be published by Sony Interactive Entertainment ( SIE ) . It is scheduled to be released on April 20 , 2018 for the PlayStation 4 ( PS4 ) console . It will be the eighth installment in the God of War series , the eighth chronologically , and the sequel to 2010 's God of War III . The story is a new direction for the series , as it will be loosely based on Norse mythology -- all previous games were based on Greek mythology . Series protagonist Kratos returns as the main character , and he now has a son named Atreus . Kratos acts as a mentor and protector to his son , and has to master the rage that has driven him for many years . </P>
<P> God of War ( commonly referred to as God of War 4 or God of War PS4 ) is an upcoming third - person action - adventure video game in development by Santa Monica Studio and to be published by Sony Interactive Entertainment ( SIE ) . It is scheduled to be released on April 20 , 2018 for the PlayStation 4 ( PS4 ) console . It will be the eighth installment in the God of War series , the eighth chronologically , and the sequel to 2010 's God of War III . The story is a new direction for the series , as it will be loosely based on Norse mythology -- all previous games were based on Greek mythology . Series protagonist Kratos returns as the main character , and he now has a son named Atreus . Kratos acts as a mentor and protector to his son , and has to master the rage that has driven him for many years . </P>
who is making the new god of war
who is making the new god of war
Santa Monica Studio
Santa Monica Studio