God Of War developer pleads for fans after suffering online abuse

Ignoring the fact that, as director Cory Barlog repeatedly tried to explain, the developer had nothing to do with the flow of information about the game, fans harassed individual staff members online – to the point where developer Santa Monica Studio had has. to make a statement that calls for calm.

‘Our fans inspire us, and we understand the passion and desire for more information. But that passion should not be toxic and should not come at the expense of any human dignity, ‘reads the message. “Let’s celebrate our community by treating each other, every player and developer alike, with respect.”

Given how many developers have been harassed on social media, all it’s going to do is drive them away, and ‘fans’ will find it much less easy to interact with the people who make their favorite titles.

This was demonstrated earlier this week when Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert simply shut down his website Grumpy Gamer, after suffering endless abuse over Return To Monkey Island. The site is back now, but comments are not, and it will likely remain so.

While it’s odd that Sony will not just announce a release date for God Of War Ragnarök, fans have been repeatedly assured that it has not been delayed, so whatever the date, it’s not going to be anything unexpected.

The most recent rumors suggest that it will likely appear in November, with November 11 appearing to be the most likely date based on other games coming out around that time.