God of War Ragnarok release date revealed in achingly short new trailer

A sight for thor eyes

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While we’ve knownGod of War Ragnarokwas coming since the post-credit scene at the end of 2018’sGod of War,Sonyhas been umming and ahhing about the release date for years.

No longer, though, as the publisher has finally announced when we’ll be able to get our frostbitten fingers on the Norse saga sequel.

In a somewhat muted announcement, opting not to share the news as part of aState of Playbroadcast, developer Sony Santa Monicatweetedout an image revealingGod of War Ragnarok’s release date is November 9, 2022.

There was a brief new trailer paired with the news, which you can watch below.

The new trailer doesn’t reveal much that we’ve not seen before. Kratos and his son Atreus are returning to battle the gods and monsters of Norse mythology, this time going toe to toe with the human electrical outlet, Thor.

Somewhat unsurprisingly, the scenes on show in the trailer look very similar to what we played through in the previous games. Kratos and Atreus duke it out with undead Draugr, cutting them down with axe and arrow. Though, we do get a glimpse of what is sure to be a big boss battle in Ragnarok, the giant wolf Fenrir.

It will be fascinating to see how Sony Santa Monica works Fenrir into God of War Ragnarok, the giant wolf is a child of Loki. Which, spoilers, if you’ve not played throughGod of War(2018), is Atreus. Perhaps in this version of the myth the wolf will have a new genesis – or maybe we’ll see Atreus birth a pup. Though that feels like it would be a brave move on Sony’s part.

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While Sony didn’t reveal much more about God of War Ragnarok, besides its release date, it did speak more about the two collector’s editions that will be available to pre-order on July 15.

If you pre-order God of War Ragnarok then your copy of the game will come with two items: Kratos Risen Snow Armor and the Atreus Risen Snow Tunic, the latter of which is a cosmetic item.

The digital deluxe edition comes with:

Then there’s the God of War Collector’s Edition, which comes in a large box, modelled after the Knowledge Keeper’s Shrine. As well as all the digital extras that come in the deluxe edition, it also comes with:

And then, finally, there’s the God of War Ragnarok Jotnar Edition. This set comes with all of the digital offerings of the Deluxe Edition, with these added physical extras:

You can see the whole thing being unpacked in this video below.

After so long waiting, it’s excellent to have confirmation that God of War Ragnarok will indeed be coming out in 2022, meaning we will be having a major first-party release on Playstation this year.

Julian’s been writing about video games for more than a decade. In that time, he’s always been drawn to the strange intersections between gaming and the real world, like when he interviewed a NASA scientist who had become a Space Pope in EVE Online,  or when he traveled to Ukraine to interview game developers involved in the 2014 revolution, or that time he tore his trousers while playing Just Dance with a developer.

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