Heaven Angel Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 God of War dev hit with layoffs, one project might be canceled."We do not take these decisions lightly," Sony representative says. Following the publication of this story, a Sony representative confirmed the job cuts in a statement to GameSpot. The company did not, however, address the speculation that an in-development game had been canceled."SCEA can confirm that we have completed a reduction in workforce at Santa Monica Studio," the Sony representative said. "This is a result of a cycle of resource re-alignment against priority growth areas within SCE WWS. We do not take these decisions lightly. However, sometimes it is necessary to make changes to better serve the future projects of the studio. We have offered outplacement services and severance packages to ease transition for those impacted." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 as i posted in the PS4 thread, the layoffs is really strange. they just moved to a new office this month to expand and were even hiring the irrational guys just before this happened. i hope some insider leaks stuff on what project got shafted. as far as i can make out its one of either the three. 1. Gow 3 directors game, which was said to be a new huge IP got cancelled. its was in pre production since gow 3 release and after ascension was shipped, majority of the team moved to that game's development. 2. cory barlog (gow 2) who returned to sony and SSm was assembling his 'dream team' for the next project. believed to be the next instalment in the God of war IP. its one of their bigger IP's and even if ascension didnt sell as much they expected, there is no way they'll not make another god of war game in the future. 3. the external development team which helps smaller developers. games include rime, hohokum, escape from rapture and the order 1886. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarketTantrik Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Damn! Just remembered that I have a sealed copy of this game that has been lying in my games cabinet for a long while now. Need to try it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Fuuuck. It was their new sci fi ip. Man these guys got black tusk'ed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sach4life Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Fuuuck. It was their new sci fi ip. Man these guys got black tusk'ed. Source? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 Was on twitter. Rocket chainsaw.com says that the game was similar to destiny and after the destiny reveal and sony marketing it as a ps product, the game underwent quick and drastic changes and never came back on track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sach4life Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 :'( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteWolf Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 Stig (director of gow 3). Apparently it was the space game ponies were excited about. It was 4 years into development and set for reveal this e3. Instead the poor guys got shafted by Sony. Poor Management? Lack of money? Could be a number of reasons. ya..it was quite big and ambitious project ... http://www.dualshockers.com/2014/02/26/sony-santa-monicas-canceled-new-ip-was-sci-fi-really-unique-set-to-be-unveiled-at-e3-insider-says/ New IP was really unique, sci-fi…legitimately saddened at the news. Sorry to everyone involved, damn. What’s worse is that it was set to be unveiled at E3. Something massive must have happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted February 27, 2014 Report Share Posted February 27, 2014 Lol Why feel sad for something that never existed Who was heading this project?! Sony has an old habit of cancelling games mid way They canned 8 days,Getaway PS3,one Resistance look alike game & god knows what not I hope they are still making a Syphon Filter game Stig asmussen, director of god of war 3. From the job description and teases it sounded like star/warhawk mixed with borderlands which is exactly what destiny is turning out to be. Sony likely read the leaked court files where bungie and acti next big ip aka destiny was said to be a 360 & one exclusive like titanfall, shat bricks and ended up signing a multi year deal with them like ms has for cod. In the process they screwed their own internal ip, told them to rework it and when it didnt work, ultimately cancelled it. Not to mention the more time they would put into this game, the more the next god of war game would get delayed which is pretty big ip for sony despite ascension being a misstep. So by the looks of it, it was either a new gow game by 2016 or wait till this launches and then go full steam ahead with it , so ur looking at a 2017-18? Release. Almost same reason why that spy game was cancelled and the team was put into making gears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santanu18 Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 Completed the game finally during the last weekend. I kinda liked it. Can anyone tell me according to the story timeline Chains of Olympus & Ghost of Sparta comes after 1 or 2? I plan on playing the entire series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnackChap Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 chains is before god of war 1 and after ascension. ghost of sparta is after 1 and before 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phreak Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 Jeez no more f**king GOW What's the use of a good machine if you don't have any good games to play on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santanu18 Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 chains is before god of war 1 and after ascension. ghost of sparta is after 1 and before 2. Thanks I will play Chains of War next then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hope Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Thanks I will play Chains of War next then.Chains of war what GTFO Sony India ko aag laga dunga mein agar god of war 4 cancel hua toh. Will surely cry when its revealed :cry: Still remember that god of war 3 first and second trailer :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hope Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 This :cry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZHSGckREdY&feature=youtube_gdata_player http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hiieqlgbn2c&feature=youtube_gdata_player Port at least god of war 3 to ps4 sony Miss god of war Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtheK Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 the epic Poseidon killing cutscene... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hope Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 And SamWise Gamji should stay away from god of war this time Usko ios and android games review ka section do Poseidon,Cronos,Hades and Hercules Boss Fights ,Zeus Bashing and that last level :panic: March 2016 is when the daddy of all games will come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentassassin Posted March 8, 2014 Report Share Posted March 8, 2014 chains is before god of war 1 and after ascension. ghost of sparta is after 1 and before 2. Ascension Chains of Olympus GOW1 Ghost of Sparta GOW 2 GOW 3 This is the correct order i guess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somebody Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 PSA: God of War: Ascension multiplayer DLC now free on PSN Sony's Santa Monica Studio commemorates the one-year anniversary of God of War: Ascension's release by giving away its multiplayer DLC for free through next week.From now through next Tuesday, players can pick up God of War: Ascension's armor and weapon DLC packs free of charge via the PlayStation Network. Sony Santa Monica has also slashed the price of its XP Booster add-ons by 50 percent, in a bid to entice new players to join Ascension's multiplayer component.Dedicated fans can also earn a PSN voucher code for a unique in-game tattoo and a cape that boosts character health and attack power by posting in this community thread through April 8. Source: Sony Blog via Joystiq Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteWolf Posted March 26, 2014 Report Share Posted March 26, 2014 Too late..Everyone is done with Ascension now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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