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Sony’s God of War team say it still has more story to tell when discussing why the team have never moved away from the franchise.
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PS All-Stars: Battle Royale reviews are here. Are we looking at a clone of Nintendo’s Smash Bros. or does it offer a different take on the mascot mash-up? Dave Cook enters the fight to find out.

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PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale is now available in North America for PS3 and Vita and reviews have started going live for the brawler on both sides of the pond. Scores are posted below.

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PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale is now available in North America for PS3 and Vita. The game launches with 20 first and third-party PlayStation characters and up to four players can battle it out online through 14 mash-up arenas, various play modes, team battles and more. There is also a single-player story campaign. Post-launch downloadable content through PSN will accompany the game in the coming months, and will consist of new characters, environments, costumes and more. The first characters to be released post launch will be Gravity Rush’s Kat and Starhawk’s Emmett.

God of War: Ascension will offer multiplayer beta access through two paths -one free but requiring effort, and the other not so much.

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God of War: Ascension developers Sony Santa Monica has showed off one of the enemies Kratos will face when the game releases next year.

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Although the God of War games are undeniably violent, Sony Santa Monica strives to keep from glorifying the gore, and is very careful about how it approaches tricky situations like violence against women.

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Seth Killian, former Capcom community manager and co-founder of the EVO fighting game tournament, has joined the external group at Sony Santa Monica as lead game designer, he’s just revealed via a blog post on the official PS Blog.

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Sony hasn’t sent an announcement, but Amazon expects a fairly fancy pile of goodies with a Collector’s Edition of God of War: Ascension.

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Sony announced last night during its E3 press conference that the God of War series has sold 21,650,595 units since it first launched back in 2005 for PS2. It was announced during the press conference the next GoW game, Ascension, would launch on March 12. Cumulative sell-in numbers per region and title are posted below.

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Sony has announced that Kratos’ next PlayStation 3 outing, God of War: Ascension, will officially hit shelves on March 12, 2013, releasing a length stage demo with plenty of action.

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Sony Santa Monica studio head Shannon Studstill has said the developer is lucky to be able to produce games driven by creativity, rather than purely business interests.

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Sony has released the launch trailer for Sorcery, with a peek at Finn’s magical powers as well as a bit about the storyline. The game requires a PS Move controller, and is due for release on May 22 in the US, and May 23 in the UK. Get the trailer below the break.

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Sony has released another making-of video for Sorcery, this time focusing on the Move-centric title’s music and sound design. It’s below. In case you missed the first two, they’re posted here and here. Sorcery lands on PS3 May 22 in US, and May 23 in Europe.

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Sony has posted the second video in its four-part developer series for Sorcery. While the first video in the series focused on technology, this one is all about the game’s story. Get it below. Sorcery lands on PS3 May 22 in US, and May 23 in Europe.

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The EU PS Blog has posted the first video in a four-part series for Sorcery. The Sony Santa Monica magic Move game, announced at E3 2010, take a look at the technology that drives the game. Get it below the break.

Sorcery launches on May 23 for PS3.

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Franchise creator David Jaffe is impressed with the latest entry in the God of War series.

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The surprise inclusion of a multiplayer mode in God of War: Ascension has some analysts cheering, and others a bit stumped.

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Missed Sony’s livestream of God of War: Ascension director Todd Pappy on multiplayer earlier today? We’ve got your back. Head in to watch 30 minutes of captured footage.

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God of War: Ascension director Todd Pappy has confirmed on the US PS Blog the game will have a multiplayer mode, the first time it has been introduced into the series.

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