Now that 2011 and all of the buzz surrounding its many triple-A video game releases firmly in our rearview – gaming enthusiasts are eagerly waiting to see what iconic sequels will be announced for release in 2012 and beyond. Over the last few days we’ve been treated to a myriad of Resident Evil 6 rumors and details – ramping up anticipation for the high-profile title with a trailer and November 2012 release date.
What other unannounced games might we see announced in the coming months? According to new rumors, Sony is preparing two major reveals arriving as soon as February – Syphon Filter 4 and God of War 4.
According to UK magazine, PLAY, which ran a feature on the “10 Games That Will Be Announced This Year,” both God of War 4 and Syphon Filter 4 are set to be unveiled next month – though it’s not entirely clear when either title will actually reach store shelves. If the rumors are true, one thing is for certain – neither title will be arriving on a next generation console (as a PS4 announcement would be premature at this point).
God of War 4 has enjoyed plenty of pre-announcement buzz with rumors of the game’s development stretching back nearly as far as God of War 3‘s release – until the game was unofficially outed by musician Timothy Williams. As for what players can expect from the story and gameplay, numerous rumors had suggested that the upcoming title would include an online multiplayer component (likely co-op) – speculation that was further corroborated by details that suggested Kratos would team-up with long-dead brother Deimos.
What we’ll actually see when the game is (inevitably) announced is definitely unclear at this point but given the conclusion of God of War 4 and player-requests for some form of God of War multiplayer, it’s easy to imagine a scenario where Kratos and Deimos fight their way out of Hades together.
Also, while there’s no official way of knowing when the game will arrive, God of War 3 enjoyed blockbuster success in a mid-March 2010 timeslot. As a result, it’s certainly possible that Sony’s Santa Monica Studio could be eyeing a similar date for 2013.
Along with a robust amount of pre-announcement details for God of War 4, news on the long-waiting Syphon Filter 4 title has successfully flown under the radar for some time. Rumors indicated that the title was in development at SCE’s London Studio and that the game was being positioned for a Winter 2012 release date. Obviously, as indicated in the Resident Evil 6 timeframe, a February announcement and end-of-year 2012 release are certainly possible. What players might be able to expect from the sequel (which would be the first console Syphon Filter title in over 10 years) is still entirely up in the air.
We’ll keep you posted on the development (and potential announcement) of Syphon Filter 4 and God of War 4.
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Source: PLAY (via Sillegamer)
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I’m all for GoW4, co-op would definitely be fun.
God of War 4 will probably float passed my radar, never finished God of War 3, will probably rent before 4 releases.
I’m definitely looking forward to Syphon Filter.
forget gow4. wheres the next Dante game? waiting for Purgatorio.
Are you kidding?
Well you obviously never played a God of War game if you think Dante’s Inferno is better.
That’s like saying I like Hydrox not Oreos.
i DID play gow. Kratos is one of the absolute worst characters of all time (and i mean that as in he is basically as evil as sin, not as in poorly designed)
i would DRASTICALLY prefer to play as “im-going-to-go-to-hell-and-back-to-save-the-woman-i-love-and-offer-my-soul-as-a-sacrifice-to-free-her-if-necessary” Dante instead of the “f**k the gods, f**k people, f**k you, f**k your dog, f**k the world, f**k everyone and everything” anti-hero that is Kratos. i prefer to play as someone i can feel good about playing as, not someone that just needs to go to anger management class bc he disembowelled a cashier at krogrer bc the kid didnt give him the right amount of change back (which is something he would do with no hesitation). imo the last good gow game (before Kratos became a vengeful spiteful little brat) was the first one.
Oh dance. How much sense you make right now!
“The gods have abandons me! What’ll I do! I need a razor to slit my wrists!”
I’ll play Asura’s Wrath!
You sound like you’d rather play hello kitty island of adventure.
So disemboweling morbidly obese guys as they spew poorly rendered excrement is more your thing?
…or better yet you must have felt really good chopping up all those unbaptised babies.
Better yet. Asura doesn’t cry about status. He’s a man that’s going to kill gods.
Oh so graphics are the reason you buy games eh? Stop playing them on the PS3 then, PC’s have better graphics. Here you want a pretty game? go play Crysis 2.
lol
Dantes Inferno was a watered down GoW.
Exactly, it was serviceable with no God of War 3 yet, but the game was severely ugly compared to GOW.
GOW needs to stop -.-
Yes, because clearly there’s no more money to be made with God of War, nor are there fans clamoring for another…wait…
but hey….go ahead and ruin a good thing… that’s the thing to do these days
1 Hades is DEAD 2 Deimos is dead 3 Kratos is not dead 4 The only multiplayer form that would fit the God of War series is a versus mode. You would create your own Spartan warrior and beat the crap out of some one.
5 Grow some common sense for once
Asura vs Kratos omg
RAGE NEVER DIES
Asura vs Vegeta
best battles ever, cant wait til Asura’s Wrath. It’s like God of War and Dragon Ball Z combined