God of War Ragnarök
2022 video game
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| March 20 2025 | Free 'Dark Odyssey Collection' DLC will be released as part of the God of War franchise's 20th anniversary, including special skins and armor sets. |
| March 2025 | Ronald D. Moore reveals that Amazon has ordered two seasons of the God of War television series. |
| 2025 | Nominated for Grammy Awards' Best Score Soundtrack for Video Games (Valhalla) |
| January 30 2025 |
PlayStation Network account requirement for PC version was removed, increasing accessibility for international players.
Sony Drops Mandatory PSN Account Requirement For PC Ports Of Single Player Games Like 'Marvel's Spider-Man 2' And 'God of War Ragnarök', Will Instead Offer Exclusive "In-Game Content" To Those Who Use Service
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PC modder removes annoying PSN account requirement for God of War Ragnarök - Ars Technica
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| January 16 2025 | Bloomberg reported that Sony canceled an unannounced live-service God of War game that was being developed by Bluepoint Games. |
| 2024 | Nominated for Grammy Awards in Best Score Soundtrack and Best Immersive Audio Album categories |
| November 2024 | PS5 version of Ragnarök received an enhancement patch to utilize PS5 Pro performance capabilities. |
| November 7 2024 | Update patch 6.00 released, adding puzzle hint reduction and PlayStation 5 Pro enhancements including 60fps and 120fps frame rate options. |
| October 2024 | Ronald D. Moore hired as the new series writer, showrunner, and executive producer for the God of War television adaptation. |
| October 2024 | Original writers Fergus, Ostby, and Judkins left the project. Ronald D. Moore was hired as the new series writer and showrunner. |
| September 2024 | Ragnarök and Valhalla ported to Windows with improved performance capabilities. |
| September 2024 | Windows port of God of War Ragnarök, including the Valhalla expansion, was released. |
| September 19 2024 | Windows PC release of God of War Ragnarök on Steam. |
| September 19 2024 | God of War Ragnarök is released for Windows. |
| May 2024 | Sony announced the Windows (PC) release of God of War Ragnarök during the State of Play event, scheduled for September 19, 2024. |
| January 2024 | Initial writing for the series by Fergus, Ostby, and Judkins is underway. |
| January 2024 | Writing for the God of War series begins. |
| 2023 | Wins multiple prestigious awards including D.I.C.E. Awards for Adventure Game of the Year, Animation, Art Direction, Audio Design, Character (Kratos), Original Music Composition, and Story |
| 2023 | Wins 10 Game Audio Network Guild Awards across multiple categories including Audio of the Year and Music of the Year |
| 2023 | Wins Game Developers Choice Awards for Best Audio, Best Technology, and Audience Award |
| 2023 | Won six of 15 nominations at the 19th British Academy Games Awards, including the EE Game of the Year Award, marking the most awards won at the event. |
| December 12 2023 | A free downloadable content pack titled Valhalla is released, serving as an epilogue to Ragnarök and following Kratos in a series of trials within Valhalla. |
| November 19 2023 | God of War Ragnarök sales increased to over 15 million units worldwide. |
| November 19 2023 | Sales increased to over 15 million units worldwide. |
| April 5 2023 | Update patch 4.00 introduced New Game Plus (NG+) mode, which allows players to replay the game with carried-over experience levels and gear, and adds new challenges. |
| February 2023 | Reached 11 million units sold worldwide by February 2023. |
| 2022 | God of War wins Outstanding Story-Rich Game at The Steam Awards. |
| 2022 | Bluepoint Games completed work on Ragnarök. |
| 2022 | Won all 14 nominations at the Game Audio Network Guild Awards. |
| 2022 | At the 26th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, received 12 nominations and won 7 awards. |
| 2022 | Received 15 nominations at the 19th British Academy Games Awards, winning six including the EE Game of the Year Award. |
| 2022 | The game was named Time magazine's #1 game of the year. |
| 2022 | The reveal of Angrboda as a Black character sparked controversy, with some fans criticizing the decision and accusing the developers of cultural appropriation. |
| 2022 | Game director Cory Barlog publicly defended the development team, stating he personally made the decision to delay the game and that lower-level staff were not responsible. |
| 2022 | Christopher Judge initially considered quitting the project after learning Eric Williams would direct the game, but was convinced by Cory Barlog that Williams was capable of directing the sequel. |
| 2022 | After Brok's death, Sindri attends his brother's funeral in Svartalfheim but leaves without acknowledging the others, still bitter about his loss. |
| 2022 | Sindri reluctantly rejoins the group for Ragnarök, destroys a weakness in Asgard's walls, and ultimately kills Odin to avenge Brok. |
| 2022 | Hildisvíni returns in human form and fights against Odin's forces in Vanaheim and Asgard during Ragnarök. |
| 2022 | Freya joins the attack on Asgard during Ragnarök, successfully killing Odin and freeing the realms from his control. She reclaims her role as Valkyrie Queen by defeating Gná. |
| 2022 | God of War Ragnarök was released, concluding the Norse mythology storyline in the God of War series. |
| 2022 | Game releases and wins multiple awards including Game Audio Network Guild Awards for Best Game Trailer Audio, Hollywood Music in Media Awards for Original Song 'Blood Upon The Snow', and Titanium Awards for Game of the Year and Best Narrative Design |
| 2022 | Santa Monica Studio delayed God of War Ragnarök, which sparked significant fan backlash and harassment towards developers, including Alanah Pearce. |
| 2022 | SungWon Cho was announced as providing voice and motion capture for the character Ratatoskr, working directly with writers to develop his scenes. |
| 2022 | Scott Porter revealed he played the character Heimdall a day before the game's release, and Bear McCreary was confirmed to play a Dwarf musician named Ræb. |
| December 2022 | By the end of December 2022, the game had sold 670,617 units in the UK, making it the sixth best-selling game of the year in the country. |
| December 2022 | By the end of December 2022, the game had sold over 200,000 units in Germany. |
| December 2022 | The game won six out of 11 nominations at The Game Awards, including Best Narrative and Innovation in Accessibility. Christopher Judge won Best Performance, and the game was awarded Game of the Year at the Titanium Awards. |
| December 2022 | The game receives 11 nominations at the Game Awards 2022, winning six awards including Game of the Year. |
| December 14 2022 | God of War television series was officially ordered by Amazon Prime Video, to be produced by Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios. |
| December 8 2022 | Hozier and Bear McCreary perform the song 'Blood Upon the Snow' live at the Game Awards, marking Hozier's first video game soundtrack contribution. |
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