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  • New God Of War: Ascension Video Takes You Inside The Motion Capture Studio

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    Photo courtesy forbes.com

    A new video released by Sony shows the team at Sony: Santa Monica hard at work in the motion capture studio with actors T.C. Carson (Kratos), Jennifer Hale (FemShep, I mean Lysandra) and Troy Baker (Orkos). The three are suited up in spandex and balls which sounds like fun but they are just motion capture suits. One of the things the team is doing differently is recording the voiceover work at the same time as the mo-cap session to give the performances a more authentic feel.

    We then get a look at the programmers as they take the actors mo-cap session and translate that into the game you will see next month.

    God of War: Ascension releases on March 12th.

    SIDE NOTE: I realize this is T.C. Carson’s seventh time voicing the legendary Kratos, but am I the only one that still thinks of Kyle Barker from Living Single? Or am I showing my age. (We are livinnng sinnngle)

  • God Of War: Ascension ‘From Ashes’ Live Action Trailer

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    So the guesses were correct the other day when Sony teased us with a short trailer showing a woman walking through a field. It is, in fact, Kratos’ wife as you can see by watching the full version below.

    Called “From Ashes”, the live action trailer shows Kratos holding his daughter. She soon begins to break apart and he has flashbacks of his family as a group of soldiers moves in towards him. It is certainly one of Sony’s most ambitious advertisements ever and the company will even be showing a shortened one minute version during the Super Bowl.

    God of War: Ascension releases on March 12th. Sony announced a new God of War Playstation 3 bundle with a red console that will release on the same day.

  • God Of War Legacy Bundle, For The Kratos Fanatic In All Of Us

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    Sony has revealed the God Of War Legacy Bundle, which will coincide with the release of God of War: Ascension this March. The set comes with a garnet red Playstation 3, God of War Saga (which contains God of War 1&2 from PS2 and God of War: Chains of Olympus and Ghosts of Sparta from PSP), a copy of God of War: Ascension and 30 days of Playstation Plus.

    All of this Kratos goodness can be yours for only $349 and will be available on March 12th, the same day God of War: Ascension will hit stores.

    I personally would not mind a red PS3, but I can not get past the fact the new systems are uglier than Rihanna after a bad date with Chris Brown.

  • Challenge Accepted: Four For February

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    2013 is going to hit gamers like a punch in the gut very soon. Between March and May there are no less than five triple-A games set to hit consoles. [amazon_link id=”B004FS8LYK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Tomb Raider[/amazon_link], [amazon_link id=”B007FTE2VW” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Sim City[/amazon_link], God of War: Ascension, [amazon_link id=”B002I0H2AG” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Gears of War: Judgment[/amazon_link] and [amazon_link id=”B007CM0K86″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Last of Us[/amazon_link] will cerainly occupy a lot of your free time. Then you have the new consoles to look forward to.

    If you are like me, you probably have a stack of games that have been started and put aside for a later date. Well that is what February is for! An idea was given on a gaming group I am a part of on Facebook (taken from a story on Kotaku) called “Four for February” in which we pick four games that we decide to finish in the 28 days of the month to catch up on the “Pile of Shame” we collect as gamers.

    I will be attempting to do this beginning next month and encourage all of you who are besieged by unfinished games crying out for your time to do the same. Let us know what games you would want to attempt to finish in February. Here are my four:

    [amazon_link id=”B0076ZPYPI” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Sleeping Dogs[/amazon_link]

    [amazon_link id=”B0050SYLRK” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Assassin’s Creed 3[/amazon_link]

    [amazon_link id=”B005THAX5Q” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Aliens: Colonial Marines[/amazon_link]

    [amazon_link id=”B0050SWTAQ” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Need For Speed: Most Wanted[/amazon_link]

    Will you accept the challenge? Or let your games remain to look sad on your shelf?

     

  • The Last Of Us Demo Packed In With God Of War: Ascension

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    Are you finding it hard to get excited for Kratos’ next adventure in what may be the biggest spring in gaming history? Sony wants to help you with that by offering the first official demo for Naughty Dog’s post-apocalyptic game [amazon_link id=”B007CM0K86″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]The Last of Us[/amazon_link] with copies of God of War: Ascension. the demo will contain one full chapter of the game but it is not known if it will be the first chapter (one would assume).

    God of War: Ascension releases on March 12th and The Last of Us on May 7th.

  • God Of War: Ascension Single Player Trailer

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    Sony has released this 30 second video for [amazon_link id=”B0050SXCQ6″ target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]God of War: Ascension[/amazon_link]. In it, Kratos is chained up and is all mopey and depressing. You know…Kratos. Then he gets all revenge-y and we see some great looking gameplay that the series is always known for.

    Go check out the video below and get your Kratos fix until March 12th when God of War: Ascension is released.

    Video courtesy of IGN

  • Bioshock Infinite Delayed. Yes, Again.

    Not For Too Long So Don’t Panic.

    Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. [amazon_link id=”B003O6E6NE” target=”_blank” container=”” container_class=”” ]Bioshock Infinite[/amazon_link] has been delayed.

    The game will see a one month delay and release on March 26, 2013, so it is leaving a crowded February for a crowded March. March 2013 will already see the releases of Tomb Raider, God of War: Ascension and Gears of War: Judgment.

    Irrational Games Ken Levine made the announcement citing that they could ship the game in February but it wouldn’t hurt to take a few more weeks and do more bug testing to make sure the game is what the fans deserve.

    “I knew I’d probably get beat up in the press a little bit about it, but at the end of the day, if it’s going to make a better game, we’ll do it.”

    I personally have been waiting for three years on this game so another month will be no problem especially if it makes it better.

  • God Of War: Ascension Pre-Order Extra Is Sparta Approved.

    How About Some Leonidas With Your Kratos?

    In today’s video game culture it is normal to have different retailers offer you assorted pre-order bonuses to get you to reserve a game at their store. Gamestop may have jumped the Spartan shark with their latest bit of offer for the upcoming God of War: Ascension.

    When you reserve the game at any Gamestop you will be able to download a set of armor and a special spear from the movie 300. You know, that hot movie that came out five years ago. So should we just assume with this offer that Kratos and Leonidas are in the same Spartan canon? Probably not but let’s say it is true to make this seem more fun.

    God of War: Ascension releases on March 13, 2013.