Cory Barlog Leaves SCEA News
Gwynne Dixon
07/11/2007

God of War 2's Director is leaving the SCEA Santa Monica Studios to seek out new opportunities...
Cory Barlog, the Director of one of this year's most critically acclaimed games, God of War 2, is reported by 1UP to be leaving Sony Computer Entertainment America's Santa Monica Studios. This follows the departure of David Jaffe (the Creator of the God of War series) from SCEA Santa Monica earlier this year to set up Incognito Studio.
A Spokesperson for Sony told 1UP, "We can confirm that Cory Barlog, game director for God of War II, is leaving the SCEA SM Studio and we are grateful for his work and creative vision for the critically acclaimed God of War franchise."
However, it's not all bad news for fans of the God of War series as an official confirmation of the much expected God of War 3 on PlayStation 3, was also made: "Moving forward, we are confident in the God of War team, as they are an extremely talented group of people that are passionate about the franchise and dedicated to creating even more epic content with God of War: Chains of Olympus for the PSP and God of War III for PS3."
Despite these reassurances from Sony, it is nevertheless a blow for one of their highest profile first party titles. Given the series' epic cinematic style and stress on detailed plot that runs alongside the gameplay, the loss of key figures in this process such as Barlog and Jaffe is a bit worrying.


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