Friday, December 22, 2006

WE MADE BETA BITCHES!!!!

Sweeet! God of War 2 is officially beta now. I searched on google images for the word beta and this image came up in the top three…so this is now the god of War 2 Beta mascot…beta the kitten. Don’t be fooled by the innocent exterior this is actually most vicious kitten to ever live. It has already killed 57 people including a local orphan boy that looked at it funny. You don’t mess with beta…ever!

We are burning some discs for everyone to take home over their holiday break and play. So it will be a God of War 2 Christmas for some…hopefully they will all come back with a ton of good notes and we will spend all of January fixing up and polish the game to make is super mint!!! I can’t wait to finish this thing and get more people playing it.

As for the idea that we pushed back so why don’t we add some levels…we pushed back to make sure everything we have now is as tight and clean and fun as it can be. We are using that extra time to make the game solid not to add more stuff to it and release a buggy game. So no luck on that….and for the special edition…I think it would take way more than a few weeks to do that so I don’t see that happening right away.

As for the demo we are still looking to finish that thing up in Jan. as well so I will keep you posted on the status of that and make a big post when the demo’s get shipped out to everyone. It will be friggin’ sweet.

Ok I am out to lunch now.

cory

90 comments:

Anonymous said...

I think I've seen this kitten roaming around my street the other day... I was smart and ran away.

When I read the second paragraph I first thought you were talking about the demos, but alas...

--I'm eagerly waiting for that BIG POST!

friggin' sweeeet!

Anonymous said...

I bet beta cat would get along great with 4chan and YTMND. They love animals..perhaps too much. *Ceiling cat is watching...*

Please do keep us up to date with Beta..do it for beta kitten..he loves attention..it eases is hunger.."don't make me tell you what he eats..he eats eyes to see and ears to hear"..

Beta cat is the creeper

~Good stuff...as long as this blog has updates like this I can manage the wait for the demo..once Soul and I have the demo...we shall find new and exciting ways to "kill the competition like a man on a mission".

Anonymous said...

yay an update soo soon! glad you guys made beta. one step closer to me getting my greedy little hands on one of those games :) have a good day.

Josiah

Devin Greer said...

OMFG... All I have to say is the latest blogs are fuckign great. I truly cannot wait to get my hands on the demo, much less the game. Funny blog, great news... 10/10 for your blog, Cory... 10/10...

Anonymous said...

Alpha beta baby!!!!!!!!!!
One can have the demo in France?

Miagi

Devin Greer said...

Yes, I woujld very much appreciate Elessar's suggestion... Seriously, added assurance is great...

Merry Christmas

-Devin

Anonymous said...

yay for making a tighter beta. I'm afraid to even pet that nice looking kitty, but if its the mascot I have no problems with it lol.

Got my CaC holiday card from Jaffe, now I await this beta disc. :)

Merry X-mas Cory and to the whole crew as well.

Anonymous said...

Congrats. Sounds like things are really taking shape. Relax and have a Merry Christmas before the big push.

Anonymous said...

congratulations with beta and don't you ever get sick about people asking for the demo and when it's coming? haha cause i see you answering a lot of the same questions over and over anyway i just started with zelda twillight princes and it's fucking sweet really it's easy one of the best games out there cory you should check that one if you have some time that is

well see ya

greetings mike

Anonymous said...

Deary Cory, merry christmas and have a happy new year 2007.

I also agree with everyone that if you could post a list of people that you recieved an email from for the demo because I doubt that you recieved mine as I have had no confirmation.

Anonymous said...

Damn, made beta just in time for Christmas, good thing you didn't start development a few days later than you did or you would not have made it. :p

Anyway, now that I have Final Fantasy XII (or at least I know it's under the tree) God of War II is my most wanted PS2 game. Hopefully the rest of development goes well and for all of you, I look forward to playing your game soon.

Devin Greer said...

Yeah, I hope ewverythign goes smoothly. Merry Christmas, Happy Near Year, and all that jazz... Seriously haver a good holiday. Can't wait for GOWII,. GOW is my favorite game of all time, so the next one is sending shivers up my spine. I've been a console gamer for as long as I can remember, but now I only play good console games, and if it's on PC, then I get it for that... Yeah, I love console gaming and God Of War keeps me to it, that and Ratchet & Clank, Jak & Daxter, and the few other good console games, I also have my PSP, which has a few good games. Ohj, by the way, this isn't counting the next-gen stuff, I can't afford that right now.

-Devin

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Oh, and here are some pictures of my cat, who I named Kratos. I think I've already stated this, but at this site there are some pictures... Isn't he cute? In the most Kratos-like sort of way? There's also some other funny/kool GOW pictures...

http://s40.photobucket.com/albums/e23
4/luverman1991/

Oh and here's this hilarious picture of Kratos...

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k11
9/dosherm/kratosbq0.jpg

Anonymous said...

Hi there Cory,
I know it's X'mas time and every body is having a good time and I've one quick question. Like GOW1, we haven't seen any of those great cut scenes at all, are there any cut scenes like GOW1? And are there any Bonus Features like GOW1 as well?

Devin Greer said...

I'm sure there is... I mean, those were the things that made GOW so great, the cutscenes were superb...

Anonymous said...

When we send gow2 febuary or march?.
I don't waiiiiiiiiiiiit!!!.

Miagi

Anonymous said...

Sorry,i can't waiiiiiiiiiiiit.

Miagi

Devin Greer said...
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Devin Greer said...

I don't think this is an official trailer. But either way, this is a fucking sweet video. Seriously, check this out... Damn good job...

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuse
action=vids.individual&videoid=8805385
45

Anonymous said...

I Believe it is an official trailer for God of War, cause it uses many sound clips that weren't in the game. I don't remember Kratos yelling "God of War!"... or Ares saying "I gave you all of that" or however he said it in the video.

Devin Greer said...

"Ares! God Of War... Destroy my enemies... and my life... is yours..."

"Do you feel the rage that drives your blades, that is my doing! All your strength comes from me!

Actually, I'm pretty sure he does. The one in a flashback cutscene and the other I think is near the end of the game.

Anonymous said...

Hey please Cory,one a question
we do find the architecte in pandora's temple? in gow1.

Miagi

Anonymous said...

That's not how he says it in the game. Kratos doesn't yell "God of War" and Ares doesn't say "Do you feel the rage that drives your blades, that is my doing!"

You should play the game again...

Wait a minute, now I'm not sure about the second part.

Anonymous said...

Nope.. 100% sure, these are not in the game! and GMG can back me up, I think. Or maybe even Cory...

Devin Greer said...

I think you're right. I looked up the cutscenes on YouTube and I can't find those things either. I suppose you were right, sorry...

Anonymous said...

You should look at making the demo available via the PS Store!

Anonymous said...

Please DON'T release GoW2 then drop a special edition on us later a la Kojima and MGS...that just sucks the fun out of my wallet and time.

Thanks.

Beta! Yea! Congrats and happy holidays.

Anonymous said...

That's good news. I can't wait playing act 2 (that's how I perceive GoW2). I hope all goes well so that we can rush to the stores soon.

Devin Greer said...

I think it would be completely stupid for any of us not to think of it like that. I mean, David and especially Cory havce stated many times that this is just like adding on to God Of War 1, as if it had been 2 or 3 times as long...

Anonymous said...

Devin, your cat is a Fucking ninja.

Josiah

Devin Greer said...

What makes you say that?

Anonymous said...

I've been thumbing through old articles/pics/vids from both GoWI and GoWII..and I see something strange..the two woman depicted in Playboy are supposedly Leda and Persephone..is this accurate Cory?

*I don't really care whether their models are old or not..just if they are who they are in that pic*

I've also seen a boxart recently that conforms to the style laid out by the original boxart..this time with Kratos facing away..was this just a picture from Circuit city made into a fan boxart or has the real deal been finished and leaked already? Seen here:

http://www.gamecrazy.com/games/game.aspx?id=11380&LF=STL/

~Since most of your team likes YouTube I thought I might leave a link to what is in my opinion the best GoW/GoWII tribute..EVAR

http://youtube.com/watch?v=IBBkmws023Y

--This is a topic from TUGOWU that "we" have been working on.. If you had to approximate..how much (in percent) would you say is accurate in that thread? HERE:

http://www.gamespot.com/pages/unions/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=25207900&union_id=8168

---Thanks for your time Cory.... Also, try and get Charlie Wen to get a blog or at least a web site..do it for beta kitten

Anonymous said...

Cory, one request!

if this is the actual boxart... please don't make another one for the PAL version! I want it! leave it for the PAL version too...

Anonymous said...

holy shit that is really a great boxart cory thats good for pal do not change it WOW

greetings mike

Anonymous said...

cory that boxart is pimp. WEST COAST MUTHA FUCKA! well. yeah. have a good day!

devin your cat is a fucking ninja. he just is. he looks like one and is one. my cat is fucking lazy ass.

Josiah

Devin Greer said...

Godmodegod, that's some awesome stuff, I love the forum thing, it's awesome. I think that stuff is totally real and official, because they do have quotes...

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the compliment Devin.
I should hope so..after all that is the work of myself(the-creeper),
vitali (Soulxxx) and lvlUNE3B. I don't recall Evan doing much there.

~I eagerly await the next blog update Cory..but please do consider my question concerning the girls featured in the Playboy article.

I should like to know how representitive their appearance (Leda/Persehpone) there is of their completed look...because quite frankly...I've compared them to the girls form the 3 way sex mini-game and have to say..they appear to be the exact same woman..

Anonymous said...

Looks official, yeah... but sadly it isn't.

Pisses me off that there are no capitals in the names. makes it look childish.

Cory Barlog said...

Those are the twins from the last game...we needed to name them so I decided to use some names I liked. It is not supposed to be "the" persephone or anything...I just dig the name.

I will check out the forum thing this weekend when I get some time to read it.

but I can say that the box art is actually some art taken from the in store posters/standees so it is not the official boxart. We are keeping that one close to the chest right now.

I will be doing another update about our most recent playtest very soon...after I get some sleep.

word,
cory

Anonymous said...

That is really good to hear. most of it is quotes of you from the GI article. but you should still check it out.

I always knew they were the... twins *they're twins?*

after you get some sleep means as soon as you wake up? and do all the morning stuff ofcourse.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for clearing up that Cory.
So the Leda and Persephone we have seen are NOT the Queen of Sparta and Wife of Hades respectively and that isn't the boxart but just a promo card (Ciruit City).

So you are going to check out the board are you? I'll have to organize things.

~Can't wait for the update

Anonymous said...

In an attempt to streamline your visit I'll link to some threads of interest.

Comprehensive Thread
http://www.gamespot.com/pages/unions/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=25207900&union_id=8168

Create-a-CotG Thread
http://www.gamespot.com/pages/unions/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=24795046&union_id=8168

Art Gallery
http://www.gamespot.com/pages/unions/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=24771339&union_id=8168

Boss Ideas
http://www.gamespot.com/pages/unions/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=24745529&union_id=8168

GoWI Tactics/Tips Thread
http://www.gamespot.com/pages/unions/forums/show_msgs.php?topic_id=24785460&union_id=8168

TUGOWU Home
http://www.gamespot.com/pages/unions/home.php?union_id=TUGOWU

~Those are among my favorites
--Our union loves to theorize on the small details of each update like the strange golden plate on Kratos right shoulder during the 1UP Show videos..I think it is some sort of relic but it may be part of our God Armor..little else is known

Anonymous said...

godmodegod i think that golden plate on his right arm is the golden fleece ;)

greetings mike

Anonymous said...

I thought of that long ago..It can't be..at least not if the image they used from the demo hadn't been changed..I have plenty of pics of the fleece (which was never visibly worn by Kratos) and it had spikes coming out of it..this armor had nothing of the sort..it wasn't a perfect match for the pads seen on Kratos' God armor either but it was closer. Besides..there were two pieces and the Golden Fleece is just one item.
~I'm fairly confidant it isn't the fleece mike

Anonymous said...

i see i'm not the only one who thought of that eh creeper?
hey gmg! it's me; evanescfan. i'm just too lazy to start an account now. i just came here on the run, and boy was i missing half of my life!!! i gotta see this place more often
thanx for the link

Anonymous said...

I could have guessed who you were by meerly looking at the name you went with..it's the same one I'm used to calling you by.

~No problem..it's about time you came here *I began to think you just didn't want to*

Anonymous said...

cory

it would be so awesome if you guys released the game on the same week that the movie 300 is released...

what are your thoughts on that movie?

Devin Greer said...

That movie looks completely awesome to me, little bit different action style, but I think it works. Like as if it has sort of a slo-mo Matrix feel at times in the trailer. Truly a promising looking movie. I can't wait to see it. It may even be better than Gladiator in some ways. But never the God Of War movie, whenever that omes out, in more than a few years, probably, but I assume that's the tiem needed.

Anonymous said...

Happy new year,the only war i want see it is "god of war".


Miagi

Anonymous said...

cory

why does europe always gets a different boxart then the us? and why did you guys change the gage scene in the european version i saw the us version on youtube and that guy begging for his life is awesome it really shows the hard nature of kratos and the european gets a monster why??? that scene lost a lot of impact i hope you guys do not make any of those differences in god of war 2

greetings mike

Anonymous said...

oh sorry and happy newyear to all here

greetings mike

Anonymous said...

Happy New Year to all!

Anonymous said...

Still no Update... I wonder what's keeping him. Probably playtests and all that.

I need GOWII!

Anonymous said...

Oh yeah! HAPPY NEW YEAR! have a great 2007. you only get one of those...

Anonymous said...

happy new year :)
2 months left to go!!! :D
speaking of which; how come GOW2 hasn't a box cover art yet?! only 2 months left!!

Anonymous said...

This is going to be the best 2007AD EVAR *do you concur?*

~MOAR

Anonymous said...

For the ennemies of kratos,(i think) her brother must have the grudge versus Sparta not kratos.It want to destroy Sparta,but isparta is kratos?.


mike

Anonymous said...

Chosen kratos your brother or sparta???.


mike

Anonymous said...

look at this one cory and the rest

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFkX-qAG_eU&mode=related&search=

mike

Anonymous said...

NICE , im dying to get my hands on this game! im teling you guys , this game will the best ps2 game ever released... i hope you guys will also send some demo's to belgium :)
either way , gow 2 will own :D

Anonymous said...

god of war wordt zeker goed buurman haha en als het goed is stuurt hij wel een demo naar belgie doet ie ook naar nederland dus.

greetings mike

sorry for the language guys

Anonymous said...

Wat. Te vertalen gelieve.

Anonymous said...

huh te vertalen gelieve oké

i said cory will send demo's all over the world so also to belgium haha are you a france talking belg or something?

greetings mike

Anonymous said...

Cmon Cory! we're dying out here... you don't want us to die, do ya?

are you just busy making the demos? If so, then you're excused.

Anonymous said...

i wouldn't be surprised if he is, even if the team is in the beta process, i still think they don't get a lot of breaks.....amirite?

Anonymous said...

Salut à tous j'atttend gow2 avec impatience, MERCIE!gowteams.


Sorry for my language.

Anonymous said...

Bonne continuation.

FRANCE

Anonymous said...

No aguanto mas!!!Quiero este juego!!
Un saludo a todos los responsables de GOW 2!!!
saludos y felicitaciones!!


ARGENTINA

Anonymous said...

yes i have no idea what those last 2 posts are but im sure cory cant read that so why dont we keep it english? wells. hows it going ppls. (this comment area is turning into a forum) haha.

USA MUTHA FUCKA!

Anonymous said...

i think your right josiah let's keep it english haha i was only talking to someone in our home language cause he had a question about the demo but now he is starting to talk france and spanish haha

greetings mike

and yes it's begining to look like a forum or chatroom or something haha

Anonymous said...

Not forum or chatroom whe are fans of gow.


EARTH

Anonymous said...

your right fans of god of war indeed

GREECE ;)

Anonymous said...

How has the Beta push been going so far Cory? Does it stack up well to GoWI's Beta? *I should think so*

~MOAR

Anonymous said...

GoWII RULES

ISRAEL

Anonymous said...

Here in Spain we are looking forward to playing GOW2. We'd love to see a perfect PAL conversion with the same cover artbook as USA release and most important!!! options for adjust screen in the game!!!

Best wishes fot this year!

Anonymous said...

Is there an official trailer out yet?

Anonymous said...

Or trailers.

Anonymous said...

Hi cory could u possible confirm the release date? or atleast the month? because i have seen some sites saying january whereas some are saying february and some even go as far as march. i hope you wont let the fans suffer for that long hehe

Anonymous said...

Hey cory
we are dying here!
Please give us some news about the game, we don't care if it's just a little update,please! :(



bye

Anonymous said...

The Release date was originally February, but then they decided to delay it EVEN THOUGH 1UP says they hate delays. so now it's March.

Kinda weird, Cory.

Anonymous said...

yeah that really pissed me off! march? now i'll have to wait for april till i get it here!!!

Anonymous said...

Let me ease your suffering, Evan.

Cory said it won't be months till the game releases in Europe. I suppose he means one month tops. now, that doesn't neceessarily means a month. it could be two weeks, or maybe even a week. so keep your hopes up.

I sincerely (want to) believe that the reason Cory hasn't updated his blog like he said he would is that they're working on the demos..If only we could get a confirmation of some sort. Kratos - Give me a sign!

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