This project has been a long time coming and I’m proud today that we finally have a chance to give you a first look into our new game, The Order: 1886. This is the first original IP created by Ready At Dawn and the game is targeted exclusively for the PlayStation 4.

The genesis of this project happened many years ago but it was not until 2010 when hearing of the upcoming PS4 that we, as a studio, decided it was time for us to bring this IP to life. We saw that the platform could finally give us the potential needed to achieve the vision we had for this game.

With The Order: 1886, we introduce players to a unique vision of Victorian-Era London, an alternate history where technological advances take centre stage in a battle against a powerful and ancient foe. The game takes place nearly 40 years after the Industrial Revolution. But unlike in real history, our Industrial Revolution stems from mankind’s desire to prevail in a centuries-old war. The advances in technology invented by some of the foremost minds of the time, give man an opportunity to take the upper-hand for the first time in their struggle.
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Re-mastering both of the God of War PSP games in full HD for the PS3 God of War: Collection Volume II definitely had its share of challenges for us. The first goal we had was simply the daunting task of up-rezing the engine and content authored on a PSP running at 480 x 272 resolution and 30 frames per second to 1920 x 1080p at a steady 60 fps on the PS3. This required a custom PS3 version of our engine, coded in-house exclusively for Collection II, as well as a painstaking process by art team. We ended up going through every single character in the game and doubling or tripling polygon count by hand, as well as up-rezing and re-painting every texture across both games at 4x resolution on both characters and environments.
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I’m pleased to confirm that God of War: Ghost of Sparta will be available this week.

Mainland Europe from 3 November.

Australia and New Zealand from 4 November.

UK and Ireland from 5 November.

RRP of UMD €29.99 / £24.99.

RRP of digital version €26.99 / £16.99 and will be available in this weeks PlayStation Store update.

For those that have missed the blog posts and announcements, please find a quick recap of what’s been happening in the world of Kratos!

So, the guys that made the multiple award winning and highly acclaimed God of War: Chains of Olympus, Ready At Dawn Studios, have been working their magic on God of War: Ghost of Sparta over the last few years to deliver yet another epic to the PSP.
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Earlier this month, we unveiled our “Origins” trailer providing a few details about Kratos’ dark past and offering a glimpse of his journey to find his long lost Brother, Deimos. Find out what other secrets remain unseen as our marked warrior sets forth on his quest for redemption.

God of War: Ghost of Sparta will be available across mainland Europe from 3 November, in Australia and New Zealand from 4 November and in the UK and Ireland from 5 November for a RRP of €29.99 / £24.99.

Stay tuned for further updates on God of War: Ghost of Sparta.

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Hope you’ve all enjoyed unleashing chaos in the God of War: Ghost of Sparta demo available on PlayStation Store.

As we move closer to the launch of the game in PAL regions, we thought it only fair to share even more amazing gameplay footage. Check out the latest “Origins” trailer which provides a glimpse of the endless nightmares that continue to haunt Kratos.

You will notice that Kratos’ brother Deimos makes an appearance in the trailer. To reward all of God of War fans who purchase the game, I’m really excited to tell you that will receive an EXCLUSIVE DOWNLOAD voucher in the Ghost of Sparta box that unlocks the Deimos character skin for God of War III on PS3.

So relive the God of War III experience like never before as you get to PLAY as Kratos’ brother, Deimos, who benefits from enhanced combat damage and 4x the Health, Magic and Gold Orbs, giving you the ultimate rage-fuelled Spartan!

For those who own a PSP GO, don’t worry we have made sure you’ll get the Deimos skin when you purchase God of War: Ghost of Sparta from the PlayStation Store as well.

If you have comments for the studio then please let me know and make sure you stay tuned for further updates.

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