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When the PlayStation Store updates later this evening, those who purchased of God of War: Ascension will be able to access the demo for The Last of Us through the disc. According to the PS Blog, instructions for installation came with a voucher code, but if you have lost it, no worries: just insert your Ascension disc and navigate to the “Launch The Last of Us Demo” option on the main menu. Still need more information? Hit up the link. The Last of Us hits PS3 worldwide on June 14.

The Elite update for God of War: Ascension is live alongside a double XP weekend. The update is rather hefty, and it comes with new elite levels, relics, magic, and items for Poseidon and Zeus. The allegiance level cap has increased from 30 to 40 with the addition of 10 levels for every God allegiance, a player stat card, a game mode inspect card and Match of Champions adjustments. Key bugs and combat balancing have also been addressed. You can look over the entire patch notes through the official website.

God of War: Ascension will soon be updated to version 1.04, which comes with a fix to audio issues as well as enhancements to multiplayer.

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God of War: Ascension’s lead combat designer, Jason McDonald, has said the game’s multiplayer component was something that came about out of curiosity, and not from ticking boxes on a development sheet.

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Sony has released a multiplayer trailer for God of War: Ascension showing off the Mythological Heroes pack you get when pre-ordering the game at select retailers. It’s below. Game’s out March 12 in North America, and from March 13 in Europe.

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A new God of War: Ascension developer diary has been released, discussing the mythological succubus Empusa. In Greek mythology, she was at one time a demigoddess and the daughter of Hecate, but in later writings she became a type of spectre-monster under the control of Hecate. Whatever her origins are in the game, though, she looks rather formidable and her physical attributes seem to defy gravity. Lucky her. Game’s out March 12 in NA, and from March 13 in Europe.

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The God of War: Ascension single-player demo will be released next week to the “winning team” in the Rise of the Warrior social challenge. It’s a week earlier than when everyone else gets it on February 26. The first team playing as Spartans or Trojansto to hit 10-million points, will earn said early access to the demo on February 20. Join here or just click for more information.

Sony has announced that if you pre-order God of War: Ascension through Best Buy, you’ll nab an exclusive Viking-centric multiplayer weapon inspired by the Viking series on the History Channel. While supplies last, every copy will come with a voucher for the DLC weapon “Mjölnir,” or Hammer of Thor, for use in Ascension’s multiplayer mode. The code also unlocks the Mythological Heroes Multiplayer Pack, which includes four armor sets inspired by: Achilles, Orion, Odysseus and Perseus. Hit up the PS Blog for more information.

Sony has detailed the God of War: Ascension bundles to be made available in Europe a bit more, which means if you don’t want a white PS3 with a Gold Controller, you can get the console in black instead. White shows a lot of smudges, well, it does in my animal filled house. Anyway, it’s nice to have options, and you can also pick up the Gold DualShock Controller separately. All console bundles come with a 500GB system. Hit up the links for more information. Thanks, CyberMarco.

God of War: Ascension is out next month, and Sony wants to show you what all went into the motion and voice capture for it. You can watch it below, courtesy of the PS Blog.

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Sony has released two videos showing how Kratos was brought to life in the God of War: From Ashes live-action spot. You can view the videos below, or through the PS Blog. God of War: Ascension is out in March.

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Some concept art for God of War: Ascension has turned up on AGB. A couple look familiar to us, but they are still cool to look at, and honestly we look at so many screenshots on a daily basis it’s hard to tell what’s new and what’s not anymore. You can have a look for yourself below the break. Game’s out on PS3 in March.

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The God of War: Ascension “From Ashes” live action trailer teased earlier in the week has been released in full. Watch it below.

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God of War: Ascension players beware of the Manitcore. It is an unfathomable, monster you will face in the game and it looks rather formidable. Check out this mythical beast in the latest developer video below. Game’s out in March. Thanks, Dark.

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Sony has released another God of War: Ascension teaser, which relates to a commercial to be shown during the Super Bowl. The ad will be aired online, not on TV. The big football match takes place Sunday, February 3. Game’s out on PS3 in March.

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A God of War: Ascension single-player demo will be made available in February, Sony has announced. The firm called it a “full-fledged single player demo,” so hopefully it will last quite while. Details on the demo will be announced “in the coming weeks.” You can get a 38 second look at the portion you’ll be playing via the teaser trailer posted yesterday. Meanwhile, the PS Blog has also posted a look at the final contents of the Collector’s Edition for the game. You can have a look at it below or through the link. Game’s out on PS3 in March.

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A teaser trailer for the single-player portion of God of War: Ascension has been released. It’s below, and it’s only 38 seconds long so don’t blink too many times. God of War: Ascension lands on PS3 in March.

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The God of War: Ascension multiplayer beta will release on Plus later this afternoon.

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God of War: Ascension pre-orders at GameStop will net players King Leonidas from 300 himself as a multiplayer character. This is Sparta, after all.

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The God of War: Ascension panel from PAX Prime has been released by Sony on highlight video form. Panelists include: Mark Simon – lead designer, Patrick Murphy – principal character artist, Marianne Krawczyk – writer of the God of War series, and Todd Papy – game director. God of War: Ascension will release March 12 in North America, March 13 in Europe, March 14 in Australia and New Zealand, and March 15 in the UK.

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