God of War Ragnarok's Cory Barlog is teasing fans over State of Play requests
Producer and creative director Cory Barlog is still trolling fans desperate for news about God of War Ragnarok.
In between normal tweets about life and family this week - you know, because game developers are humans with interests beyond the games they make - Barlog has been making tweets that can only be described as trolling. In response to one fan saying "I hope we'll hear from the game very soon," Barlog sent a gif of Nacho Libre noncommittally nodding (opens in new tab). In response to another fan lamenting "no State of Play announced," Barlog offered a Silence of the Lambs gif with the text "all good things to those who wait." (opens in new tab)
He's also channeling Kratos himself for some calming rituals - though whether that's in anticipation of an announcement or an effort at patience amid a sea of desperate fans is unclear.
*breathes in video game*….stay……calmboy…… pic.twitter.com/b9WutESKvNJune 22, 2022
Psychoanalyzing a group of tweets like this is a very silly thing to do, but then so is directly responding to rumors around a hotly anticipated upcoming video game. Balrog's been doing exactly that throughout the month, previously teasing fans over rumors that Ragnarok had been delayed until 2023.
A recent report from Bloomberg suggested that God of War Ragnarok is internally targeted for launch in November, and that an announcement is set for sometime in June. With June running out fast, fans are analyzing seemingly innocuous messages with ever greater scrutiny.
A tweet from God of War developer Santa Monica Studio earlier this week wished a happy birthday to Thor actor Ryan Hurst (opens in new tab) - and since it included a joke about "Thorsday," some fans took that to mean a Ragnarok State of Play would
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