Sony's Santa Monica Studio confirmed during Tuesday's PlayStation State of Play stream that 'God of War: Laufey' is the next entry in the blockbuster franchise, revealing new gameplay footage, casting details and a fresh story centred not on Kratos, but on his late wife Faye in a strange divine afterlife.
Faye also known as Laufey loomed large over 2018's 'God of War' despite being dead before the game began. Her funeral and final wishes drove Kratos and Atreus across the Norse realms, only for players to discover she was a Jötunn, a frost giant who had kept her true nature hidden. The new title picks up directly after that off-screen death, treating it not as an ending but as the start of Faye's own journey.
