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

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While we’ve known God of War Ragnarok was coming since the post-credit scene at the end of 2018’s God of War, Sony has 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 a State of Play broadcast, developer Sony Santa Monica tweeted(opens in new tab) out an image revealing God 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 through God 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. 

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