{"id":825082,"date":"2026-07-25T10:58:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T10:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/825082\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T10:58:11","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T10:58:11","slug":"god-of-war-laufey-release-date-announced-comic-con-2026-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/825082\/","title":{"rendered":"God of War Laufey Release Date Announced | Comic Con 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/god-of-war-laufey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">God of War Laufey<\/a> has a release date: February 16, 2027.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Confirmation comes from <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/everything-announced-at-the-god-of-war-laufey-sdcc-panel-comic-con-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the God of War Laufey panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2026<\/a>, which IGN attended. <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/god-of-war-laufey-physical-disc-release-confirmed-suggesting-2027-launch\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">A 2027 release date was expected for God of War Laufey<\/a> after Sony Santa Monica confirmed it would ship on-disc. The announcement came after Sony said it would stop production of PlayStation discs from 2028, sparking a backlash.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">At the same panel, Santa Monica Studio head of creative Cory Barlog announced that <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/next-kratos-led-god-of-war-game-is-coming-after-laufey-and-connects-directly-to-her-story-comic-con-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the next Kratos-led God of War game is coming after God of War Laufey<\/a>, and connects directly to her story.<\/p>\n<p>God Of War Laufey Reveal <img alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" decoding=\"async\" role=\"presentation\" class=\"progressive-image jsx-2896921488 image aspect-ratio aspect-ratio-16-9 jsx-2605834259 jsx-2338608387 hover-opacity\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-cy=\"progressive-image\"\/><\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\"><a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/the-internet-reacts-to-god-of-war-laufey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Early reaction to God of War Laufey has been mixed<\/a>, with some fans praising the game&#8217;s combat and visuals, while others have criticized the simplistic gameplay seen in Laufey&#8217;s opening section \u2014 and, predictably, the fact that fan-favorite Kratos wasn&#8217;t center stage. (We\u2019ve got <a class=\"link jsx-1337145738 jsx-3925284146 underlined\" data-cy=\"styled-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/fayes-story-so-far-and-why-you-wont-be-playing-as-kratos-in-god-of-war-laufey\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">an explainer on Faye herself<\/a> for more on her story.)<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Our first glimpse at God of War Laufey, seen in a 20-minute gameplay segment aired at the end of June&#8217;s PlayStation State of Play showcase, began with Kratos and Atreus burning Faye&#8217;s body \u2014 as seen in 2018&#8217;s God of War. Kratos then pops up again shortly after, aiding Faye while she&#8217;s briefly imprisoned. It remains unclear if Kratos will make any other appearances before Laufey&#8217;s credits roll, or if these brief glimpses of the hero are it, as he&#8217;s then busy with the events of God of War Ragnar\u00f6k.<\/p>\n<p data-cy=\"paragraph\" class=\"paragraph jsx-2269604527\">Wesley is Director, News at IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at wesley_yinpoole@ign.com or confidentially at wyp100@proton.me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"God of War Laufey has a release date: February 16, 2027. 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