Santa Monica Studio creative director, Cory Barlog, recently revealed that the studio known for God of War is working on a new “technically ambitious” intellectual property. Santa Monica Studio is most well-known for the God of War franchise, so it’s both surprising and exciting to see it moving towards a new IP.
Formed in 1999, Santa Monica Studio is well-known for its work on the popular God of War series. Despite offering external support for the development of multiple games, Santa Monica Studio has been the primary developer of all mainline God of War games, with the most recent release being God of War Ragnarok in 2022, followed by its subsequent DLC. The latest entry in the franchise sold over 15 million units, becoming a huge hit.
Now, the game director of God of War 2 and 2018’s God of War, Cory Barlog, has shared some new details about one project he’s been working on at Santa Monica Studios in a now-deleted social media post (spotted by Game Informer). According to Barlog, the project is “technically ambitious” and “something that’s not easy to achieve.” He also revealed that the team has been working on this new IP for...
