A lot is going on for the God of War franchise, with multiple projects in the works, including remakes, new titles, and a streaming series. It was revealed last week during Sony’s State of Play event that Santa Monica Studios is celebrating the franchise’s 20th anniversary by working on remaking the original trilogy set in ancient Greece. The new announcement caught many by surprise during the event that featured a flood of other new game reveals.
Of course, the question of who is voicing Kratos has been on fans’ minds, and one such person managed to meet Christopher Judge, who’s voiced the character in the most recent games, and asked for an update. Per VGC, Judge, who may not have been aware he was being recorded, said we should get news about a new game featuring him sometime this summer, but he will not voice the character in the remakes. TC Carson will be reprising the role for them instead, and this is good news for fans, as it is rare to have such great talent available when it comes to multiple actors portraying the same character. Judge did leak that the remakes will feature a new fighting system.
Another surprise reveal during last week’s event was a new game, which was shadowdropped on Steam. God of War: Sons of Sparta did, at first, appear to be something many fans had hoped for by offering a 2-player couch co-op mode. However, what was not made clear in the $29.99 (base)/$39.99 (deluxe) side scroller’s description is that the 2-player mode is locked until the single-player campaign has been completed. Per Push Square, this led number of fans to vent their frustrations online but also demand refunds. Santa Monica Studio has since posted a response on social media clarifying details regarding the game’s co-op mode.
❗PSA: God of War Sons of Sparta 2-Player Mode
— Santa Monica Studio – God of War Sons of Sparta (@SonySantaMonica) February 13, 2026
After completing Sons of Sparta's main story, you will unlock a challenge mode that can be played solo or with local 2-player couch co-op.
Lastly is the Amazon God of War streaming series. The show is said to focus on the loss of Kratos’ wife and possibly set during the time of the more recent games based on Norse mythology, but would likely include flashbacks to ancient Greece. Many of the major characters have been cast and include some actors from the games. Amazon has not given a release date yet, but it could arrive in 2027. More details regarding the live-action show can be found here.
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I've always been in the middle with it. Never played the original trilogy but did finish the first that was set in Norse mythology and haven't gotten Ragnarok despite hearing many great things about it.
I tried to play through the first game on PS2, but it was too dang hard.
I tried to play through the second game on PS2, but it was even more impossible.
Then I played the first PSP game, Chain of Olympus. Didn't really care for it, didn't bother to finish it (also it was hard).
Next I played the 2nd PSP game, Ghost of Sparta. And you know what, that was actually decent, and fairly well balanced. As a result I finished it. First God of War game I ever beat. Nothing to write home about, from what I call, but wasn't a waste of time to play either. I enjoyed it well enough.
Then years later I finally played God of War 3, when I grabbed the God of War Collection for PS3 during the PS4 era. Also a good game, also well balanced, challenging but fair, and I finished that one too. I recalled that people really liked that one, and said it was the best in the series up to that point. I agree.
At some point there was a prequel, God of War: Ascension. Never played that one. No idea how people feel about it either.
A lot of friends and other people I knew were ranting and raving about God of War 4. Heard a lot of good things about it online too. Eventually got a PS4 during the last year of its generation, and I grabbed a brand-new physical copy of GoW4 for $10. Also turned out to be a good, enjoyable game, and I finished it. So I am looking forward to playing God of War 5: Ragnarok. Too bad I didn't know at the time that Sony was gonna start putting their games on PC (and no one could have ever imagined they would do this), otherwise I never would have gotten a PS4, and would have bought all those games on PC. Oh well. Now I know wassup though, and I will only be playing Sony-exclusive games on PC from now on.
Well, maybe the remakes will be my chance to finally beat 1 and 2. I did hear that the original voice actor for Kratos is returning for the remakes, so that's awesome. One question remains though: are they gonna bring back the sex mini-games too?