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Amazon and Gamestop offering God of War III pre-orders, claim March 2 release
We know that a vast majority of the gaming media consumers out there have a fairly negative outlook when it comes to pre-orders for popular titles (did anyone really have a hard time finding Halo 3 last September?), but that's not why we're writing about the recent pre-order listings on Amazon and Gamestop for the next (Barlog-less) installment in the well-received God of War franchise. What we find intriguing is the March 2 release date listed on both websites -- three quarters earlier than the last rumored launch window for the title. Is this wishful thinking from these two gaming retailers, or could the further adventures of everyone's favorite ashy Spartan hit shelves much sooner than expected?
Cory Barlog talks E3 inside the developers studio
Like the subject of a James Lipton (pictured) interview, Cory Barlog, creative director on God of War, enjoyed the fluffiest time on the receiving end of a journalist's questions in the latest Sony blog post. So fluffy, in fact, that there wasn't even a journalist asking the questions. It was Barlog asking the questions, which he then answered. But wait, it gets better. Instead of talking about the game he's working on, namely God of War: Chains of Olympus, the self-scribed interview tangents into "mini-E3." Although an utterly pointless post that actually takes shots at Min-E3, it's still fun to watch a developer ask questions to himself, which he then answers back.Our favorite question in the "interview" is when Barlog asks himself if he could sit one person in front of his game, who would it be? Barlog answers himself, "Jack Thompson. I think after 5 minutes of playing the game that hard crunchy exterior would melt away and reveal his candy coated liberal center." Best answer ever! Only to be outdone a few moments later saying that he doesn't really consider Min-E3 a real E3, so when he attends this year it'll be his "7 and 1/2" time going. He also says he wants to play BioShock (a non-PS3 title as far as we know, which is kinda refreshing to see on the site). We hope to actually speak to Barlog at Min-E3 about Chains of Olympus, or at least host witness to him talking to himself about it. By the way, we're totally kidding around here about Barlog interviewing himself. It's just that the byline to the Sony post says it was written by Cory Barlog instead of giving the actual author who then pasted Barlog's answers into the ongoing series.
Cory Barlog's role in the handheld God of War
God of War creator David Jaffe has been removing himself more and more from the franchise he created, opting to focus on new titles, like the perpetually delayed Calling All Cars (PS3). In his stead is Cory Barlog, who became director of the PS2 sequel, God of War II. As any player of the game can tell you, the sequel is vastly improved over the original, addressing all the criticisms that the first title faced. The incredible action of God of War II proved that Barlog was a fantastic replacement for Jaffe.However, what's Barlog's involvement with the upcoming PSP iteration, Chains of Olympus? Development is in the capable hands of Ready At Dawn (Daxter), and initial screens and video show almost limitless potential for the title. Although we're excited to see the title develop so well, we're disappointed by Barlog's fairly removed involvement from the title. Speaking to GameDaily, Barlog reveals "I'll be working on it kind of in the way Dave oversaw God of War II, being a sounding board for [developer] Ready at Dawn. My main focus is to try and make sure it's within the God of War universe."
