173w ago - SCEA Product Marketing Manager Anthony Caiazzo has announced that God of War III has gone gold, an E3 demo is now on PSN and a new gameplay video (preview and full video below) will be revealed on Spike GTTV tonight!

To quote: Yes the rumors floating around the net are true. Everyone is very excited to share the news that God of War III has gone gold and will bring the chaos to stores on March 16.

We also are happy to announce that starting today, the God of War III E3 Demo is now available to download on the PlayStation Store. Just in time before the big release, get your hands on the epic demo that all the fans have been talking about.

And if you just can't get enough of God of War news today, Geoff Keighley will reveal new gameplay footage tonight during Spike's GameTrailers TV.

Make sure to set your DVR to catch exclusive interviews with the Santa Monica Studio team, behind the scenes footage and new gameplay to top it all off. DIRECTV customers can see it at 9:30 PM EST/PST, and cable customers can watch at 12:30 AM EST/PST.

173w ago - SCEE's Senior European Product Manager Thach Quach has shared a video to accompany his announcement of the God Of War III PS3 demo arriving today on Sony's PlayStation Store!

Additionally, Sony's Director of Technology Christer Ericson has confirmed that there will be virtually no loading screens in a recent Tweet, as follows:

"And since people asked: #GoW3 has seamless loading. No install, followed by 10+ hours of play uninterrupted by load screens!"

To quote: In case you don't already know, the God of War III demo is now downloadable from PlayStation Store. Make sure you go and get hold of it immediately, you won't be disappointed

And for those of you who haven't yet seen it, here's the latest trailer where you'll be able to see Kratos inflicting total chaos and destruction.

That's all for now, I'll be back soon for some more news. Enjoy the demo.

174w ago - SCEA Product Marketing Manager Anthony Caiazzo has announced news today of a God of War III PS3 GameStop pre-order sweepstakes, as follows:

Today GameStop announced a God of War III Sweepstakes that gives fans a shot at prizes even the Gods would envy.

Want pizza for a year or the ultimate Sony Home Entertainment System? Maybe a VIP trip to a music festival or MMA experience in Las Vegas?

GameStop is giving away four weekly grand prizes and more than 2,200 ungodly prizes through March 15 exclusively for GameStop pre-order customers.

Entering the "Be the Envy of the Gods" sweepstakes is simple. Fans can pre-order the game at any local GameStop or online at www.gamestop.com, and use their receipt code or online order confirmation number to enter.

The code can be entered once a week on the Web site, www.gamestop.com/gow3, for a chance to win instant and weekly grand prizes.

For complete rules and additional details, visit a local GameStop retail location. Note: Customers who pre-ordered the game prior...

174w ago - Update: Director of Technology Tim Moss of Sony Santa Monica has now confirmed the size of God of War III on PS3 via Twitter, to quote: "GOW3 35Gb of goodness. Thank heavens for Dual Layer Blu-rays."

Today SCEA Product Marketing Manager Anthony Caiazzo has announced news of a Spike TV video contest for God of War III PS3 fans.

To quote: Do you have what it takes to prove your worth as the Ultimate Warrior in the Spartan Army! Some of you have already shown your allegiance and passion during the Ultimate Edition Fan Video Contest, but now Sony and SPIKE TV challenge you once again on your strength and loyalty.

Embrace your inner warrior and join us on a quest to become the LAST TITAN STANDING, a thirty minute God of War III SPIKE TV special that will air the night before God of War III's big release on March 16th.

The story, puzzles, and straight-up action in God of War III will be recreated and YOU can be standing in the midst of the battles. SPIKE TV is looking for brute power, acute intellect, and the fastest PlayStation 3 trigger finger that's ready to rumble.

The...

175w ago - Game Director Stig Asmussen has posted up the latest God of War III PS3 Vengeance - Chaos Will Rise trailer today on the PlayStation Blog!

To quote: Just wanted to tell everyone how excited we are at SCEA Santa Monica Studio to release this new trailer for God of War III.

Considering it has been almost a year since we have put out a new video, this is a really special time for us and we hope everyone enjoys it!

Just to give a little perspective on what we were going for with this trailer, we really wanted to sell the high action of the game and put together snippets of several of the big moments.

Everything is pulled straight from the game - there is no trickery, etc. Everything is running in "real time." There are no "cinematic" sequences here, meaning this is all gameplay.





Towards the end of the trailer we reveal some of the moments from our January media event. If you look closely you can see Kratos on the arm of Gaia fighting against the "Leviathan" water creature, giving a sneak peek of the scale in our game.

I am very proud of the work our team has done and how this trailer showcases it. The final game has a ton more that is not shown here...