Santa Monica Studio
Santa Monica Studio is a video game development organization associated with the God of War franchise, including God of War Laufey and subsequent Kratos-centered releases.
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Santa Monica Studio is a video game development organization associated with the God of War franchise. The studio is linked to games centered on Kratos and Faye, including the announced God of War Laufey and a later Kratos sequel. It is also connected to production and announcement activity for PlayStation 5 releases in the series.
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Kratos may be taking a break, but Cory Barlog just made it clear he is not going anywhere: Santa Monica is using Laufey to test a new direction while keeping the Spartan father as God of War’s long-term anchor.
Laufey gives God of War a bold Faye-led detour, but February 2027 will be a brutal launch window and the game needs gameplay proof fast.
Cory Barlog confirmed at SDCC that Kratos's next mainline adventure arrives after Laufey and continues directly from Faye's afterlife journey. The spin-off isn't optional — it's the first half of a two-act structure the sequel assumes you've played.
Santa Monica is betting the franchise's future on a prequel where the ending is already written in stone — and the God of War isn't playable for the first time in eighteen years.
The next Kratos game won't arrive until after Faye's 2027 afterlife odyssey, and a Greek trilogy remake is also in early development — meaning three massive God of War projects are simultaneously in the works.
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Sony anchors its fiscal year with Faye's solo debut in a murderer's row of February releases — and the physical edition comes with an actual disc, not a download code.
Nine years after Deborah Ann Woll was first pitched the role, Santa Monica Studio bets the franchise on a magic-focused protagonist swap — but whether Laufey's toolkit carries the same weight as Kratos' axe won't be clear until hands-on previews arrive late next year.
Santa Monica just confirmed Kratos' return, but you'll have to play through his wife's story first — and wait until at least 2028 to pick up the Blades of Chaos again.
Kratos is officially coming back after Faye's 2027 solo outing, but Santa Monica's keeping the title, date, and whether we're heading to Egypt or Tibet completely under wraps.
Santa Monica Studio finally pulls back the curtain on its boldest pivot yet — swapping Kratos for Faye in an ensemble-driven chapter that could make or break Sony's 2026 lineup.
The company knew the backlash was coming, and it's keeping its developers on a short leash to weather the storm.
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Kratos may be taking a break, but Cory Barlog just made it clear he is not going anywhere: Santa Monica is using Laufey to test a new direction while keeping the Spartan father as God of War’s long-term anchor.
Laufey gives God of War a bold Faye-led detour, but February 2027 will be a brutal launch window and the game needs gameplay proof fast.
Cory Barlog confirmed at SDCC that Kratos's next mainline adventure arrives after Laufey and continues directly from Faye's afterlife journey. The spin-off isn't optional — it's the first half of a two-act structure the sequel assumes you've played.
Santa Monica is betting the franchise's future on a prequel where the ending is already written in stone — and the God of War isn't playable for the first time in eighteen years.
The next Kratos game won't arrive until after Faye's 2027 afterlife odyssey, and a Greek trilogy remake is also in early development — meaning three massive God of War projects are simultaneously in the works.
Sony anchors its fiscal year with Faye's solo debut in a murderer's row of February releases — and the physical edition comes with an actual disc, not a download code.
Nine years after Deborah Ann Woll was first pitched the role, Santa Monica Studio bets the franchise on a magic-focused protagonist swap — but whether Laufey's toolkit carries the same weight as Kratos' axe won't be clear until hands-on previews arrive late next year.
Santa Monica just confirmed Kratos' return, but you'll have to play through his wife's story first — and wait until at least 2028 to pick up the Blades of Chaos again.
Kratos is officially coming back after Faye's 2027 solo outing, but Santa Monica's keeping the title, date, and whether we're heading to Egypt or Tibet completely under wraps.
Santa Monica Studio finally pulls back the curtain on its boldest pivot yet — swapping Kratos for Faye in an ensemble-driven chapter that could make or break Sony's 2026 lineup.
The company knew the backlash was coming, and it's keeping its developers on a short leash to weather the storm.