God of War 3

Besides offering amazing visuals, epic action and good storytelling one of the trademarks of the God of War franchise is the sex mini-game.  Yeah, it started off as a goofy easter egg of sorts but for some reason God of War fans have become transfixed with seeing Kratos show his mac daddy side as he usually beds two women at the same time. Not only did the sex mini-game provide a few chuckles in an otherwise intense experience it also offered some nudity, something that most gamers will never get tired off.

After months without any new media God of War fans such as me have finally been treated to a new trailer for the last adventure of Kratos.  It’s definitely been tough to wait almost a year to see any new footage especially after playing the GOW3 demo which pushed everyone’s hype and expectation for the game into overdrive.

Sony is continuing their marketing push outside the world of video games with another venture with the venerable chain 7-Eleven. As you can no doubt tell by the picture above this time Sony is pushing the God of War series with a series of cups, promotional items and even a God of War Slurpee flavor.

Now gamers know when to expect the chaos as Sony has announced that God of War 3 will be released on March 16.  We’re a mere two months from the final chapter in one of the most action-packed games released in the past decade and you know it’s going to end bloody as hell.

By now it’s pretty clear that I’m really hyped up for God of War 3. I greatly enjoyed Kratos’ adventures on the PS2 as exploring the world of Greek mythology and ripping heads and eyes out of various monsters was definitely one of the highlights of my gaming career. From the images I’ve seen and from what I’ve played in the demo God of War 3 is definitely going to be one of the premier experiences on the PS3 this year.

Last week we got a tease at a new boss battle in God of War 3 and today we have some amazing new screens for the game. Sadly the screens aren’t high-res images of the Poseidon battle but I think seeing Kratos scale Gaia while fighting what’s being described as an “elemental spider creature” is sufficient enough material on the God of War 3 badass media hype meter.

God of War 3 is a beautiful game but most of us probably knew that already.  But for me whenever I see new images of the game like the bunch that was just released I continue to be amazed by the visual prowess of Sony Santa Monica.  The developers at Sony Santa Monica must be drinking a special version of the kool-aid that Naughty Dog and Insomniac drink since GOW3 looks amazingly sharp and detailed and things are made even more impressive by the scale of the game.

The gaming goodness offered at 7-Eleven continues as Sony just announced that those who pre-order God of War 3 at the home of Slurpees and hot dogs will receive a free God of War 3 poster.  That may not sound like the best pre-order offer ever but once you check out the poster below you may change your opinion.

We all know God of War 3 is going to be an intense action experience and those of us who have played the demo have gotten a small taste of what to expect.  But something that seems to have not registered that much with gamers is that we’ve practically only seen 5% of GOW3. Unlike other games Sony has been careful not to reveal too much of Kratos’ last adventure and that means when the game ships in March we’ll going to have some mind explosions going on.

For some reason this generation gamers expect every game to feature some sort of co-op feature even if such a thing doesn’t fit the franchise and the narrative of the single-player experience.  Games like Resident Evil 5 somewhat suffered by the inclusion of a co-op mode as it took away that level of isolation and dread of what awaits you.  One game that keeps being mentioned during co-op discussions is God of War 3.

It’s a good time to be a God of War fan with the God of War Collection almost upon us, an awesome Collector’s Edition for God of War 3 just announced and now we have a God of War 3 demo.  If you were a lucky EU PS3 owner, a member of the GOW3 website or pre-ordered the GOW3 CE then you were graced with the awesome that is God of War 3.

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Earlier this year PS3 owners received a survey from Sony concerning bonus items for a God of War 3 Collector’s Edition.  Besides asking if gamers would be interested in a possible HD release of the first two games, which we all know is happening, questions included things like if we would be interested in having seeing a Making-Of feature or even a Kratos statue so we can look in awe of how badass he is.

In a somewhat odd pairing Sony has announced that the Blu-ray version of the sci-fi drama District 9 will include a demo for God of War 3.  So if you weren’t planning on picking up the God of War Collection which includes a download voucher for the game you can try out Kratos’ latest adventure if you were planning to pick up D9.