God of War: Ragnarök is the latest success in the long-beloved action-adventure franchise, with the series showing no signs of disappearing anytime soon. To celebrate two decades of visceral action spanning a wide array of systems, Sony is even launching a 20th-anniversary campaign in honor of the series inspired by the working title for the original God of War from 2005. Unlike most cosmetic DLC or anniversary options of the past, Ragnarök's Dark Odyssey Collection will be entirely free for all owners of the base game when it launches on March 20th. b4j35

Sony has confirmed the cancelation of two previously unannounced live-service PlayStation games. This follows a round of canceled live-service games for the PlayStation 5, and it was also confirmed that one of these live-service games was a God of War spinoff.

God of War: Ragnarokis coming to PlayStation Plus next week. A 2022 action-adventure game, God of War: Ragnarok received rave reviews, much like 2018's God of War reboot. Praise focused on its positive development of certain mechanics from its predecessor, along with its engaging story and explorable environments. It's an excellent piece of recent video game history that everyone should experience at least once - and it just got a whole lot easier for PS Plus subscribers to do so.

Despite their focus on a new IP, Santa Monica Studios is unlikely to stop making God of War games, so there's some speculation as to what the next title's story could be. Previously, it was confirmed that God of War Ragnarök would conclude the Norse saga of the series, leaving it a duology. However, the Valhalla DLC released for the game suggested there may be more Norse stories to tell.

God of War Ragnarokhas a whole host of gods and monsters for Kratos to fight, but some of the bosses stand out from the rest as the hardest in the game. The fights of Ragnarok have received significant amounts of positive from fans and critics. Specifically, many praise the fact that developers listened to criticism about the first game lacking enemy variety, and here, this is far from a problem. In fact, gone are the yawn-inducing trolls in favor of new blood.

For all the ways that Kratos can be customized in God of War Ragnarok, armor has one of the biggest impacts on gameplay. Like weapons, weapon attachments, and shields, each set has stats and abilities that suit a certain playstyle, but armor sets also allow players to drastically change Kratos’ appearance during gameplay and cutscenes. As the game introduces more armor as the story progresses, it can be fun to experiment with new styles of combat and give Kratos a hard-earned fashion makeover.

The Shattered Gauntlet of Ages is a gear piece in God of War that gives Kratos special attacks that become stronger as you add enchantments to the item. Several quests must be completed to gain new upgrades for this artifact to increase its power. You will have to travel nearly every realm available to acquire everything you need to bring out the Gauntlet's potential.

Those looking to earn some extra Hacksilver to craft gear or upgrades in God of War: Ragnarök should consider searching for all the Family Crests in Vanaheim. Unlike Frozen Flames or Chaos Flames, these crests hold no worth to Kratos or his equipment. On the other hand, families throughout multiple realms see such Artifacts as highly valuable treasures.

When considering which pieces of equipment to prioritize upgrading in God of War: Ragnarök, one of the first choices should always be the Leviathan Axe. Kratos's signature weapon can be enhanced with Frozen Flames, a type of Weapon Upgrade that improves your axe's stats. Out of Kratos' three primary weapons, the Leviathan Axe can be one of the most reliable to improve due to its ability to inflict Frost.

DLC has somewhat of a bad reputation with all the microtransactions in the world, but some DLC and expansions like God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla or Monster Hunter: Iceborne buck the trend by being bigger and better than some full-priced games. Of course, many expansions benefit from having brilliant base games to build upon, offering players more of what they love. There is some controversy about the price of some expansions of late, but the best earn their price.