Since its revelation last year, many have called the new God of War PlayStation 5 sequel “God of War: Ragnarok” by default. This is mainly because, at this point, Santa Monica Studio and PlayStation have not yet announced the formal name of the next installment in the God of War series will really be. That said, if a new provocation from God of War director and screenwriter Cory Barlog is a nomination, it looks like “Ragnarok” won’t be in the title, after all.
In a new tweet from Barlog on Twitter, the famous video game director shared an article that used the God of War: Ragnarok naming convention. Barlog provided his own caption when sharing the tweet and asked, “How come I never heard of this game?” Although it was not confirmed by him, it seems to be a suggestion that God of War: Ragnarok after all, it is not the name of the next game in the series.
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How have I never heard of this game? https://t.co/zyDCww2eFN
– Cory Barlog 🖖 (@corybarlog) February 21, 2021
That said, Barlog could be pulling everyone’s legs with this latest tweet. If you follow Barlog on Twitter, you probably know that he doesn’t talk about the next God of War I play so much. And even when it does, it’s usually in cunning ways like this that somehow mock the existence of the project in the first place.
Still, it stands to reason that God of War: Ragnarok it is not the name of the next sequence. The only reason this title came in the first place is because the game’s reveal trailer simply featured the God of War right next to the words “Ragnarok is coming”. Many then started using God of War: Ragnarok as an abbreviation to refer to the next title, although those who work on the game in any capacity have never called it something like that.
For now, everything we know with absolute certainty about the next God of War is that it is scheduled to be released on the PS5 in 2021. A version of the game for the PlayStation 4 could be on the cards too, but the powers that ended up at Sony have not confirmed or denied this information. With its release still planned for this year, be sure to keep following our coverage of the sequel here if you want to stay on top.
Do you think that Barlog’s provocation here indicates that God of War: Ragnarok after all, isn’t it the name of the sequence? Be sure to let me know in the comments or on Twitter at @ MooreMan12.